JEE Main 202431 JanuaryEvening Shift
- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2024
- Date
- 31 January
- Shift
- Evening Shift
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- Aldehydes and Ketones
JEE Main 2024 · 31 January · Evening Shift · Chemistry · Aldehydes and Ketones
Identify the name reaction.
Identify the name reaction.
Options
- AStephen reaction
- BEtard reaction
- CGatterman-koch reaction
- DRosenmund reduction
Correct answer
C. Gatterman-koch reaction
Step-by-step solution
Gattermann – Koch reaction is used for the industrial production of benzaldehyde.
In Gattermann – Koch reaction, benzene is treated with carbon monoxide in the acidic medium in presence of anhydrous aluminium chloride to give benzaldehyde. In this reaction, anhydrous aluminium chloride works as a catalyst. It is an electrophilic substitution reaction.