Aldehydes Ketones Question 93
Question: Dry heating of calcium acetate gives
[DPMT 1979, 81, 96; NCERT 1981; KCET 1993; Bihar CEE 1995; MNR 1986; MP PMT 1997; MP PET 1993, 95; JIPMER 2002; AIIMS 1996; CPMT 1982, 86, 96, 2003; RPMT 2002]
Options:
A) Acetaldehyde
B) Ethane
C) Acetic acid
D) Acetone
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
$ \begin{matrix} \underset{CH_3-C-O}{\mathop{\underset{||}{\mathop{O}}}} \\ CH_3-\underset{O}{\mathop{\underset{||}{\mathop{C}}}}-O \\ \end{matrix}>Ca\xrightarrow{Dryheating}\underset{Acetone}{\mathop{CH_3-CO-CH_3}}+CaCO_3 $
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