- Assertion and reason both are correct statements and reason is correct explanation for assertion.
- Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason is not correct explanation for assertion.
- Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.
- Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement.
- Assertion: Fehling's solution can be used to distinguish between acetaldehyde and acetone.
Reason: Fehling's reagent is a mixture of two solutions.
- Assertion: Aromatic aldehydes can be distinguished from aliphatic aldehydes by Fehling's solution.
Reason: Aromatic aldehydes reduce Fehling's solution, but aliphatic aldehydes do not.
- Assertion: Fehling's solution oxidises acetaldehyde to acetic acid but not benzaldehyde to benzoic acid.
Reason: The C-H bond of -CHO group in benzaldehyde is stronger than in acetaldehyde.
- Assertion: CH3CHO and C6H5CH2CHO cannot be distinguished chemically by Fehling's solution.
Reason: CH3CHO and C6H5CH2CHO cannot be distinguished chemically by Fehling's solution.
- Assertion: Formaldehyde, when heated with Fehling's reagent produces a reddish brown ppt, of Cu.
Reason: Fehling's reagent oxidises fonnaldehyde to formate ion.
- (b) Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason is not correct explanation for assertion.
Explanation:
All aliphatic aldehydes give red ppt, with Fehling's solution, but ketones do not reduce Pehling's solution.
- (c) Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.
Explanation:
Aliphatic aldehydes reduce Fehling's solution, but aromatic aldehydes do not.
- (a) Assertion and reason both are correct statements and reason is correct explanation for assertion.
Explanation:
Fehling's solution is a mild oxidising agent. It cannot oxidise aromatic aldehydes to corresponding carboxylate ion.
- (b) Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason is not correct explanation for assertion.
Explanation:
CH3CHO and C6H5CH2CHO both are aliphatic aldehydes, hence cannot be distinguished by Fehling's solution. CH3CHO contains CH3CO-group whereas C6H5CH2CHO does not contain any CH3CO-group. Thus, CH3CHO will give yellow ppt. with 12 and NaOH but C6H5CH2CHO will not.
- (d) Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement.
Explanation:
Formaldehyde when heated with Fehllng's reagent, undergo oxidation to give formate ion and produce reddish brown ppt. of Cu20.
$\text{HCHO}+2\text{Cu}^{2+}+5\text{OH}^-\rightarrow\text{HCOO}^-+\text{Cu}_2\text{O}+3\text{H}_2\text{O}\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{Reddish brown ppt.}$
Carbonyl carbon is electron deficient hence acts as an electrophi le. Nucleophile attacks on the electrophili c carbon atom of the carbonyl group from a direction perpendicular to the plane of the molecule.
ln this process, hybridisation of carbon atom changes from sp2 to sp3 and a tetrahedral alkoxide ion is formed as intermediate. This intermediate captures proton from the reaction medium to give the neutral product. Aldehydes are generally more reactive than ketones in nucleophilic addition reactions. In these questions (Q. No. l-iv), a statement of assertion followed by a statement ofreason is given. Choose the correct answer out of the following choices.
(I). CH3CHO(II) and CH3COCH3(III) is I > II > III.
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group on treatment with Zn-Hg and cone. HCl (Clemmensen reduction) or with hydrazine followed by NaOH or KOH in highly boiling solvent such as ethylene glycol (Wolff-Kishner reduction).Aldehydes differ from ketones in their oxidation reactions. Aldehydes are easily oxidised to carboxylic acids on treatment with HNO3, KMnO4, K2Cr2O7 etc. Even mild oxidising agents mainlyTollens' reagent and Fehling's solution also oxidise aldehydes. Ketones are generally oxidised under vigorous conditions i.e., strong oxidising agents and at elevated temperatures, to give mixture of carboxylic acids having lesser number of C-atoms than the parent ketone.
by acidified K2Cr2O7, the products are:
















