BITSAT SERIES
Chemistry

Carbonyl Compounds

9 previous year questions.

Volume: 9 Ques
Yield: Medium

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Chapter Questions
9 MCQs

01
PYQ 2010
medium
chemistry ID: bitsat-2

Name of the following reaction is 

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Claisen condensation
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Diels–Alder reaction
3
Dieckmann cyclisation
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Michael addition reaction
02
PYQ 2011
medium
chemistry ID: bitsat-2
Which of the following esters cannot undergo Claisen self-condensation?
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CH₃CH₂CH₂COOC₂H₅
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C₆H₅COOC₂H₅
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C₆H₁₁CH₂COOC₂H₅
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C₆H₅CH₂COOC₂H₅
03
PYQ 2011
medium
chemistry ID: bitsat-2
The reagent(s) which can be used to distinguish acetophenone from benzophenone is (are):
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2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine
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aqueous sodium bisulphite
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Benedict reagent
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I₂ and NaOH
04
PYQ 2012
medium
chemistry ID: bitsat-2
Which of the following processes is used for the preparation of acetone?
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Haber process
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Wacker process
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Wolff-Kishner reduction
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Gattermann-Koch synthesis
05
PYQ 2012
medium
chemistry ID: bitsat-2
The preparation of ethyl acetoacetate involves:
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Witting reaction
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Cannizzaro’s reaction
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Reformatsky reaction
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Claisen condensation
06
PYQ 2012
medium
chemistry ID: bitsat-2
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
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(Clemmensen reduction)
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(Wolf-Kishner reduction)
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(Rosenmund reduction)
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(Stephen reduction)
07
PYQ 2013
medium
chemistry ID: bitsat-2
Nucleophilic addition reaction will be most favoured in
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PYQ 2013
medium
chemistry ID: bitsat-2
Identify the product C in the series
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PYQ 2014
medium
chemistry ID: bitsat-2

P and Q are isomers. Identify Q. 



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