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The reagent with which both acetaldehyde and acetone react easily, is : (a) Fehling’s solution (b) Grignard’s reagent (c) Shiff’s reagent (d) Tollen’s reagent |
| Answer» <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000"><strong>Correct option (b) Grignard’s reagent</strong></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000"><strong>Explanation:</strong></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000">Grignard’s reagent (R—Mg—X) is a polar molecule. It adds on polar >C==O group which is present in both aldehydes as well as ketones. Fehling solution, Schiff’s reagent and tollen’s reagent react with aldehydes only.</span></span></p> | |