JEE Main & Advanced Chemistry Aldehydes, Ketones Question Bank Preparation

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    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]

    A)                 Acetaldehyde   

    B)                 Ethane

    C)                 Acetic acid          

    D)                 Acetone

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

                    \[\begin{matrix}    \underset{C{{H}_{3}}-C-O}{\mathop{\,\,\,\,\underset{||}{\mathop{O}}\,}}\,  \\    C{{H}_{3}}-\underset{O}{\mathop{\underset{||}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,-O  \\ \end{matrix}>Ca\xrightarrow{\text{Dry}\,\text{heating}}\underset{\text{Acetone}}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}-CO-C{{H}_{3}}}}\,+CaC{{O}_{3}}\]


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