Carboxylic acids are more acidic than phenols.Why?

Carboxylic acids have higherboiling point than alcohols of comparabale molecular mass. Give reason.

convert the following

1. CH₃CN to CH₃COOH

Suggest any two reagents that can convert CH₃COOH to CH₃COCl.

Explain the folloeing reactions

1. Rosenmunds reeduction
2. Stephen reaction
3. Etard reaction

Aldehydes are more reactive than ketones towards nucleophillic addition reaction. Why?

Name the best oxidising agent that can convert unsaturated primary alcohol to unsaturated aldehyde.

Benzaldehye and acetaldehye react with NaOH under different conditions give different products. Explain the reactions?

Distinguish the following pairs of compounds chemical tests

i) Acetophenone and benzophenone

ii) Ethanal and propanone

Write down the reaction and name the product when acetaldehyde react with the following ?

i) hydroxylamine ii) Hydrogencyanide

Arrange the following compounds in the increasing order of boiling point?

Ethanol, Ethanal, Ethanoicacid, Ethane

Identify the reaction and reagents for converting benzaldehyde to toluene?

Stephen reduction is used to convert .................to ........................

esters and nitriles can be selectively reduced to aldehydes using.................

Explain the structure of carbonyl group and give reason for its polar nature.