Chemistry · Aldehydes and Ketones

JEE Main 2025 — 28 January, Morning Shift — Question 37

Both acetaldehyde and acetone (individually) undergo which of the following reactions?

A. Iodoform Reaction

B. Cannizaro Reaction

C. Aldol condensation

D. Tollen's Test

E. Clemmensen Reduction

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer: B

S.No.	Name of Reaction	Acetaldehyde $\text{C}{{\text{H}}_{3}}-\text{C}-\text{H}$ O	Acetone $\text{C}{{\text{H}}_{3}}-\text{C}-\text{C}{{\text{H}}_{3}}$ O
1	Iodoform reaction	$\oplus \text{ve}$	$\oplus \text{ve}$
2	Cannizaro	$\text{ }\!\!\Theta\!\!\text{ ve}$	$\text{ }\!\!\Theta\!\!\text{ ve}$
3	Aldol reaction	$\oplus \text{ve}$	$\oplus \text{ve}$
4	Tollen's test	$\oplus \text{ve}$	$\text{ }\!\!\Theta\!\!\text{ ve}$
5	Clemmensen reduction	$\oplus \text{ve}$	$\oplus \text{ve}$

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