JEE Advanced2006ChemistryAminesActual
The smallest ketone and its next homologoue are reacted with NH ₂ OH to form oxime
Options
- Atwo different oximes are formed
- Bthree different oximes are formed
- Ctwo oximes are optically active
- Dall oximes are optically active
Correct answer
B. three different oximes are formed
Step-by-step solution
Lowest ketone is CH ₃ COCH ₃ (which form an oxime) and its next homologue is CH ₃ CH ₂ COCH ₃ which form oxime with NH ₂ OH . Such oxime shows the property of geometrical isomerism, i.e., it shows two isomers, symmetric and antisymmertic. (These are differ w.r.t. arrangement towards the space of - C = N , their different behaviour, can be confirmed with the help of Beckmann's rearrangement.