HARDMCQ SINGLENEET ChemistryInorganic ChemistryCarboxylic Acids and DerivativesAchiever Section
Trough which of the following reactions number of carbon atoms can be increased in the chain? (i) Grignard reaction (ii) Cannizzaro’s reaction (iii) Aldol condensation (iv) HVZ reaction Choose the correct option.
A.Only (iii) and (i)✓ Correct
B.Only (iii) and (ii)
C.Only (iii) and (iv)
D.(i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
Explanation
Grignard reagents and nitriles are useful for converting alkyl halide into corresponding carboxylic acids having one carbon atom more than that present in alkyl halides.