Aldehydes Ketones Question 123

Question: Which of the following will not give iodoform test

[Kurukshetra CEE 1991; Bihar CEE 1995; CBSE PMT 1998; MP PMT 2004]

Options:

A) Ethanal

B) Ethanol

C) 2-propanone

D) 3-pentanone

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

$ CH_3-CH_2-\overset{O}{\mathop{\overset{||}{\mathop{C}}}}-CH_2-CH_3 $ do not have $ CH_3-\overset{O}{\mathop{\overset{||}{\mathop{C}}-}} $ group