DPS Noida

Class XII Revision Test

Ethers and Aldehydes
Sandesh Arora

1. Explain the following terms along with the

reactions:

Name Definition Reaction

Acetal

Hemiacetal

Imine

Schiffs
base

Oxime

Hydrazone

Semicarbaz
one
2 Write a short note on the following reactions (Write the
. complete reactions)
i. Rosenmund reduction
ii. Stephen Reaction
iii. Etard reaction
iv. Gatterman Koch
v. Friedel Crafts Acylation Reaction
vi. Riemer Tiemann Reaction
vii. Kolbes Reaction
viii. Williamson Synthesis

3 Name the reagent required to bring about the following:

i. Ethanoyl chloride to acetone
ii. Benzene to acetophenone
iii. Toluene to benzaldehyde
iv. Acetone
v. Tert Butyl chloride
vi. 2,3 dimethyl but-2-ene to acetone
vii. ethane nitrile to ethanol

4 Write any reaction to explain PREPARATION of carbonyl

compounds:
i. Cyanide with RMgX
ii. Reductive Ozonolysis of Alkene
iii. Acid chloride to ketone
iv. Toluene to Benzaldehyde with Chromium Oxide
v. DIBAL-H with ester
vi. DIBAL-H with unsaturated cyanide
5 Write mechanisms of the following:
i. Methyl ethyl ether + HI
ii. Acetone + HCN
iii. Nucleophilic addition reaction on aldehydes