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Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
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What happens when ethanal reacts with excess of methanol in the presence of trace amount of HCl?

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When ethanal reacts with excess of methanol in the presence of trace amount of HCl, it forms 1,1-dimethyl ethane.

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Some More Questions From Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids Chapter

Write the structures of products of the following reactions:


    

Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of their boiling points:
CH3CHO, CH3CH2OH, CH3OCH3, CH3CH2CH3.

Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of their reactivity in nucleophilic addition reactions:    
Ethanal, Propanal, Propanone, Butanone.

Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of their reactivity in nucleophilic addition reactions:    
Benzaldehyde, p-Tolualdehyde, p-Nitrobenzaldehyde, Acetophenone.

Predict the products of the following reactions:

Predict the products of the following reactions:

Predict the products of the following reactions:

Predict the products of the following reactions: