a. Give chemical tests to distinguish between:
1. Propanal and propanone
2. Benzaldehyde and acetophenone
b. Arrange the following compounds in an increasing order of their property as indicated:
1. Acetaldehyde, acetone, methyl tert butyl ketone (reactivity towards HCN
)
2. Benzoic acid, 3,4-dinitrobenzoic acid, 4-methoxybenzoic acid (acid strength)
3. CH3CH2CH(Br)COOH, CH3CH(Br)CH2COOH, (CH3)2CHCOOH (acid strength)
a. Give chemical tests to distinguish between:
1. Propanal and propanone
2. Benzaldehyde and acetophenone
b. Arrange the following compounds in an increasing order of their property as indicated:
1. Acetaldehyde, acetone, methyl tert butyl ketone (reactivity towards HCN
)
2. Benzoic acid, 3,4-dinitrobenzoic acid, 4-methoxybenzoic acid (acid strength)
3. CH3CH2CH(Br)COOH, CH3CH(Br)CH2COOH, (CH3)2CHCOOH (acid strength)










