NEET 2023, Chemistry Q39: Properties and Important Reactions of Aldehydes & Ketones
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Q.
Identify the major product obtained in the following reaction:

- A

- B

- C

- D

Solution
Tollens' reagent is a mild oxidant: it converts an aldehyde () to a carboxylate () but does not oxidise ketones or reduce them.
So only the group reacts; the stays intact. The product is the ortho-carboxylate of the original methyl ketone.
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