Aldehydes and Ketones - Result Question 68

79. Answer the followings with suitable equations wherever necessary

(i) suggest a reagent to distinguish acetaldehyde from acetone.

(ii) what happens when excess chlorine is passed through boiling toluene in the presence of sunlight?

$(1987,2 M)$

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Solution:

  1. (i) Tollen’s reagent gives grey precipitate of $Ag$, acetone does not.

(ii)

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