JEE Main 2022 — Aldehydes and Ketones Question with Solution
JEE Main 2022 (26 Jul Shift 1)
Question
The products formed in the following reaction, and are
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Step-by-step explanation
is called Tollens' reagent and it is a mild oxidizing reagent that oxidizes aldehyde groups to their respective acid and it gets reduced. It does not affect ketone group. While is a reducing agent which can reduce aldehyde or ketone group in alcohols but it does not reduce carboxylic acid.
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