Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

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68 topics · 91 questions
  1. 1Acidity of Carboxylic Acids3.3%3 questionsPractise Acidity of Carboxylic Acids
  2. 2Reactions with Grignard Reagent1.1%1 questionPractise Reactions with Grignard Reagent
  3. 3Preparation of Aldehydes4.4%4 questionsPractise Preparation of Aldehydes
  4. 4Fehling's Test for Aldehydes1.1%1 questionPractise Fehling's Test for Aldehydes
  5. 5Oxidative Cleavage of Alkenes with KMnO41.1%1 questionPractise Oxidative Cleavage of Alkenes with KMnO4
  6. 6Oxidation, Friedel-Crafts and Ozonolysis Reactions1.1%1 questionPractise Oxidation, Friedel-Crafts and Ozonolysis Reactions
  7. 7Reduction of Carbonyl Compounds – Clemmensen Reduction1.1%1 questionPractise Reduction of Carbonyl Compounds – Clemmensen Reduction
  8. 8Nucleophilic Addition – Cyanohydrin Formation2.2%2 questionsPractise Nucleophilic Addition – Cyanohydrin Formation
  9. 9Oxidation of Aldehydes – Tollens' Test1.1%1 questionPractise Oxidation of Aldehydes – Tollens' Test
  10. 10Reduction, Dehydration and Wurtz-Fittig Reaction Sequence1.1%1 questionPractise Reduction, Dehydration and Wurtz-Fittig Reaction Sequence
  11. 11Preparation of Carboxylic Acids – Grignard Reagent1.1%1 questionPractise Preparation of Carboxylic Acids – Grignard Reagent
  12. 12Physical Properties of Aldehydes and Ketones1.1%1 questionPractise Physical Properties of Aldehydes and Ketones
  13. 13Nucleophilic Addition and Addition-Elimination Reactions2.2%2 questionsPractise Nucleophilic Addition and Addition-Elimination Reactions
  14. 14Aldol Condensation6.6%6 questionsPractise Aldol Condensation
  15. 15Preparation of Aldehydes – Etard Reaction1.1%1 questionPractise Preparation of Aldehydes – Etard Reaction
  16. 16Chemical Reactions of Carboxylic Acids – Decarboxylation1.1%1 questionPractise Chemical Reactions of Carboxylic Acids – Decarboxylation
  17. 17Named Reactions of Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids1.1%1 questionPractise Named Reactions of Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
  18. 18Preparation of Aldehydes – From Benzal Chloride1.1%1 questionPractise Preparation of Aldehydes – From Benzal Chloride
  19. 19Carboxylic Acids – Reaction with Ammonia (Formation of Imides)1.1%1 questionPractise Carboxylic Acids – Reaction with Ammonia (Formation of Imides)
  20. 20Identification tests (2,4-DNP, Fehling's) and oxidative degradation of methyl ketones1.1%1 questionPractise Identification tests (2,4-DNP, Fehling's) and oxidative degradation of methyl ketones
  21. 21Preparation and reactions of carboxylic acids and amides1.1%1 questionPractise Preparation and reactions of carboxylic acids and amides
  22. 22Rosenmund reduction3.3%3 questionsPractise Rosenmund reduction
  23. 23Reactions of dicarboxylic acids - anhydride and imide formation1.1%1 questionPractise Reactions of dicarboxylic acids - anhydride and imide formation
  24. 24Aldol condensation of acetone1.1%1 questionPractise Aldol condensation of acetone
  25. 25Nitrile hydrolysis followed by Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky reaction1.1%1 questionPractise Nitrile hydrolysis followed by Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky reaction
  26. 26Cyanohydrin formation and decarboxylation1.1%1 questionPractise Cyanohydrin formation and decarboxylation
  27. 27Grignard carboxylation and amide formation1.1%1 questionPractise Grignard carboxylation and amide formation
  28. 28Preparation of carboxylic acids2.2%2 questionsPractise Preparation of carboxylic acids
  29. 29Friedel-Crafts acylation and haloform reaction1.1%1 questionPractise Friedel-Crafts acylation and haloform reaction
  30. 30Cross aldol condensation1.1%1 questionPractise Cross aldol condensation
  31. 31Preparation of aldehydes - Rosenmund reduction1.1%1 questionPractise Preparation of aldehydes - Rosenmund reduction
  32. 32Physical properties of carboxylic acids1.1%1 questionPractise Physical properties of carboxylic acids
  33. 33Haloform (iodoform) reaction1.1%1 questionPractise Haloform (iodoform) reaction
  34. 34Preparation and reactions of aldehydes1.1%1 questionPractise Preparation and reactions of aldehydes
  35. 35Keto–enol tautomerism1.1%1 questionPractise Keto–enol tautomerism
  36. 36Reactions with ammonia derivatives – Schiff base1.1%1 questionPractise Reactions with ammonia derivatives – Schiff base
  37. 37Selective catalytic hydrogenation1.1%1 questionPractise Selective catalytic hydrogenation
  38. 38Acidity of carboxylic acids – inductive effect1.1%1 questionPractise Acidity of carboxylic acids – inductive effect
  39. 39Acidity of alpha-hydrogens1.1%1 questionPractise Acidity of alpha-hydrogens
  40. 40Tests for carbonyl compounds3.3%3 questionsPractise Tests for carbonyl compounds
  41. 41Nucleophilic addition reactions4.4%4 questionsPractise Nucleophilic addition reactions
  42. 42Hydrolysis of esters1.1%1 questionPractise Hydrolysis of esters
  43. 43Reactions of carboxylic acids2.2%2 questionsPractise Reactions of carboxylic acids
  44. 44Cannizzaro reaction3.3%3 questionsPractise Cannizzaro reaction
  45. 45Named reactions of aromatic compounds1.1%1 questionPractise Named reactions of aromatic compounds
  46. 46Nucleophilic addition to carbonyl compounds1.1%1 questionPractise Nucleophilic addition to carbonyl compounds
  47. 47Reduction of aldehydes and ketones1.1%1 questionPractise Reduction of aldehydes and ketones
  48. 48Haloform reaction1.1%1 questionPractise Haloform reaction
  49. 49Carboxylic acids1.1%1 questionPractise Carboxylic acids
  50. 50Named reactions1.1%1 questionPractise Named reactions
  51. 51Derivatives of carboxylic acids1.1%1 questionPractise Derivatives of carboxylic acids
  52. 52Reactivity of Carboxylic Acid Derivatives1.1%1 questionPractise Reactivity of Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
  53. 53Acidity of Alpha Hydrogen1.1%1 questionPractise Acidity of Alpha Hydrogen
  54. 54Reactivity of Acid Chlorides1.1%1 questionPractise Reactivity of Acid Chlorides
  55. 55Reduction of Carbonyl Compounds1.1%1 questionPractise Reduction of Carbonyl Compounds
  56. 56Nucleophilic Addition of HCN1.1%1 questionPractise Nucleophilic Addition of HCN
  57. 57Reactivity towards Nucleophilic Addition1.1%1 questionPractise Reactivity towards Nucleophilic Addition
  58. 58Claisen Condensation1.1%1 questionPractise Claisen Condensation
  59. 59Friedel-Crafts Acylation and Cyanohydrins1.1%1 questionPractise Friedel-Crafts Acylation and Cyanohydrins
  60. 60Iodoform Test1.1%1 questionPractise Iodoform Test
  61. 61Nucleophilic Addition and Stereochemistry1.1%1 questionPractise Nucleophilic Addition and Stereochemistry
  62. 62Friedel-Crafts Acylation and Grignard Reaction1.1%1 questionPractise Friedel-Crafts Acylation and Grignard Reaction
  63. 63Preparation of Ketones from Nitriles1.1%1 questionPractise Preparation of Ketones from Nitriles
  64. 64Preparation of Carboxylic Acids from Grignard Reagents1.1%1 questionPractise Preparation of Carboxylic Acids from Grignard Reagents
  65. 65Tests for Functional Groups1.1%1 questionPractise Tests for Functional Groups
  66. 66Esterification1.1%1 questionPractise Esterification
  67. 67Nucleophilic Addition-Elimination with Ammonia Derivatives1.1%1 questionPractise Nucleophilic Addition-Elimination with Ammonia Derivatives
  68. 68Hydrolysis of Esters and Reduction1.1%1 questionPractise Hydrolysis of Esters and Reduction

Questions per paper

Asked in 16 of the last 16 papers (2017–2026).

  1. 2026: 1 question
  2. 2026 Re-NEET: 3 questions
  3. 2025: 3 questions
  4. 2024: 3 questions
  5. 2024 Re-NEET: 1 question
  6. 2023: 4 questions
  7. 2023 Manipur: 3 questions
  8. 2022: 4 questions
  9. 2022 Phase 2: 4 questions
  10. 2021: 3 questions
  11. 2020: 2 questions
  12. 2020 Phase-2: 2 questions
  13. 2019: 1 question
  14. 2019 Odisha: 1 question
  15. 2018: 2 questions
  16. 2017: 2 questions

Concepts tested

  • Iodoform test 3
  • Rosenmund reduction 3
  • Clemmensen reduction 2
  • Cross aldol condensation 2
  • Inductive effect and acid strength 2
  • Acid chloride to aldehyde
  • Acid chloride to ketone to tertiary alcohol
  • Acid reduced to alcohol
  • Acidity of alpha hydrogen of carbonyl compounds
  • Addition-elimination with ammonia derivatives
  • Addition–elimination with ammonia derivatives
  • Aldehydes without alpha hydrogen
  • Aldol condensation of a ketone
  • Aldol condensation of acetone
  • Aldol product
  • aldol-condensation-cyclohexanone
  • Benzoin condensation, Fries rearrangement
  • boiling points of carbonyl compounds