Aldehydes Ketones Question 170
Question: When acetone is heated with hydroxylamine, the compound formed is
[MP PMT 1993]
Options:
A) Cyanohydrin
B) Oxime
C) Semicarbazone
D) Hydrazone
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
$ \begin{matrix} CH_3 \\ CH_3 \\ \end{matrix}>C=O+NH_2OH\to \begin{matrix} CH_3 \\ CH_3 \\ \end{matrix}>\underset{Acetoxime}{\mathop{C=N-OH+H_2O}} $
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