Acetic acid is treated with $Ca(OH)_2$ and the product so obtained is subjected to dry distillation. The final product is

  • A
    ethanal
  • B
    propanal
  • C
    propanone
  • D
    ethanol

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Which,if any,of the following pairs of reagents could be used to prepare $2$-phenyl-$2$-butanol?

Match the reactants in column $-I$ with the reaction conditions in column $-II$ to find the corresponding products in column $-III$.
Column $-I$ (Reactant) Column $-II$ (Reaction Condition) Column $-III$ (Product)
$A$. $CH_3CN + C_6H_5MgBr$ $i$. $Ether, H_3O^+$ $p$. Benzaldehyde
$B$. $Benzene + CH_3COCl$ $ii$. $Hg^{2+}, H_2SO_4, H_2O$ $q$. Acetophenone
$C$. $Toluene$ $iii$. $Anhydrous AlCl_3$ $r$. Propiophenone
$D$. $Phenyl ethyne$ $iv$. $x. Cl_2, hv$; $y. H_2O, 373 \ K$ $s$. Acetaldehyde

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The structure of $X$ is :

The reaction in which the methyl group on a benzene ring is converted to an aldehydic group is called:

What is $A$ in the following reaction?
$CH_3-CH=CH-CH_2-CH_2-CN \xrightarrow[\text{2) } H_2O]{\text{1) } AlH(i-Bu)_2} (A)$

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