KCET2021ChemistryAldehydes and Ketones
A, B and C respectively are
Options
- Aethanol, ethane nitrile and ethyne
- Bethane nitrile, ethanol and ethyne
- Cethyne, ethanol and ethane nitrile
- Dethyne, ethane nitrile and ethanol
Correct answer
C. ethyne, ethanol and ethane nitrile
Step-by-step solution
Ethyne on reaction with HgSO ₄ / H ₂ SO ₄ gives ethanol (i.e. CH ₂= CH - OH ) which interconvert (i.e. tautomerises) to give acetaldehyde ( CH ₃ CHO ) . PCC is an oxidising agent, which oxidised the alcohol to aldehyde. Therefore, (B) is an alcohol, i.e. ethanol. CH ₃ CH ₂ OH PCC CH ₃ CHO Ethane nitrile on reaction with SnCl ₂ / HCl followed by acid hydrolysis give acetaldehyde.