Chemistry · Aldehyde and Ketones: Nature of carbonyl group, nucleophilic addition to >C=O group, relative reactivities of aldehydes and ketones
Which of the following statements is not true for acetaldehyde?
Which of the following statements is not true for acetaldehyde?
- A. It will undergo an aldol condensation reaction.
- B. It will undergo a Cannizzaro reaction.
- C. It wit undergo a haloform reaction
- D. Enolisation is catalysed by acid or base.
Step-by-step solution
Acetaldehyde has α-hydrogens, so it undergoes aldol condensation instead of Cannizzaro reaction, which requires aldehydes without α-hydrogens.
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