(a) Account for the following :(i) CH3CHO is more reactive than CH3COCH3 towards reaction with HCN.(ii) Carboxylic acid is a stronger acid than phenol.(b) Write the chemical equations to illustrate the following name reactions:(i) Wolff-Kishner reduction (ii) Aldol condensation (iii) Cannizzaro reaction

(a) Account for the following :(i) CH3CHO is more reactive than CH3COCH3 towards reaction with HCN.(ii) Carboxylic acid is a stronger acid than phenol.(b) Write the chemical equations to illustrate the following name reactions:(i) Wolff-Kishner reduction (ii) Aldol condensation (iii) Cannizzaro reaction

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Chapter16: Aldehydes And Ketones

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Problem 16.47P: The base-promoted rearrangement of an -haloketone to a carboxylic acid, known as the Favorskii...

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