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Which of the following will give haloform reaction

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Acetophenone
Ethanol
Acetaldehyde
Pentan-3-one

Solution :`CH_(3)-overset(O)overset(||)(C)-` group should be present for haloform reaction, `CH_(3)-overset(O)overset(||)(C)-` group is present in Acetophenone `C_(6)H_(5)-overset(O)overset(||)(C)-CH_(3)` and `CH_(3)-overset(O)overset(||)(C)-H` (Acetaldehyde).
`CH_(3)CH_(2)OH overset("Mild OXIDATION")rarrCH_(3)-overset(O)overset(||)(C)-H`, therefore it responds to haloform reaction.
(d) `CH_(3)-CH_(2)-overset(O)overset(||)(C)-CH_(2)-CH_(3)` does not give haloform reaction because it does not have `CH_(3)-overset(O)overset(||)(C)-` group.


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