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JEE Advanced Carbonyl Compounds, Carboxylic Acids and Amines questions with solutions

Aldol, Cannizzaro and haloform reactions, carboxylic acid derivatives, amine basicity and diazonium salts. 27 questions from our 2016–2025 JEE Advanced pattern papers, from the Class 12 Chemistry syllabus. Each has the answer and a full solution.

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JEE Advanced 2025

A mixture of 5.8 g propanone, 3.6 g butan-2-one, 3.0 g propan-2-ol and 7.2 g butanal is treated with excess I2/NaOH. Every compound that can give the…JEE Advanced 2025 Paper 1 · medium
Which of the following statements is/are correct?JEE Advanced 2025 Paper 2 · medium

JEE Advanced 2024

Match each reaction of benzaldehyde in List-I with the organic product(s) in List-II. PhCHO heated with (CH3CO)2O and anhydrous CH3COONa, then…JEE Advanced 2024 Paper 1 · medium

JEE Advanced 2023

Cyclohexanone is subjected to the following transformations.JEE Advanced 2023 Paper 1 · medium
Acetone is treated with two equivalents of benzaldehyde in the presence of dilute aqueous NaOH to give the conjugated ketone P, C17H14O…JEE Advanced 2023 Paper 1 · medium
Benzamide is treated with Br2/NaOH (aqueous, warm) to give A. Compound A reacts with NaNO2/HCl at 273–278 K to give B, which on warming with water…JEE Advanced 2023 Paper 2 · medium
Paragraph 2: Acetophenone (C6H5COCH3, molar mass 120 g mol^-1) is warmed with excess iodine and aqueous sodium hydroxide: C6H5COCH3+3I2+4NaOH→…JEE Advanced 2023 Paper 2 · 2-question set

JEE Advanced 2022

Cyclohexanone is treated successively with (i) CH3MgBr in dry ether followed by aqueous NH4Cl; (ii) conc. H2SO4, heat; (iii) O3 at 195 K followed by…JEE Advanced 2022 Paper 2 · hard

JEE Advanced 2021

Paragraph 1: Compound A (C8H8O, molar mass 120 g mol^-1) gives an orange precipitate with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine and a yellow precipitate with…JEE Advanced 2021 Paper 2 · 2-question set

JEE Advanced 2020

Two geometric isomers of acetophenone oxime are available. The Z isomer (hydroxyl group on the same side as the phenyl group) is treated with PCl5…JEE Advanced 2020 Paper 1 · hard
Counting every stereoisomer separately, the number of isomeric amines of molecular formula C4H11N that liberate nitrogen gas quantitatively on…JEE Advanced 2020 Paper 2 · medium
Reactions is/are correctly described?JEE Advanced 2020 Paper 2 · medium

JEE Advanced 2019

Propanal is treated with dilute aqueous NaOH at room temperature and the product is then heated to give X (aldol condensation).JEE Advanced 2019 Paper 1 · medium
Benzaldehyde and an excess of formaldehyde are treated with concentrated aqueous NaOH (crossed Cannizzaro reaction).JEE Advanced 2019 Paper 2 · medium

JEE Advanced 2018

Paragraph 2: An organic compound A (molecular formula C5H10O) gives a 2,4-DNP derivative and a yellow precipitate of iodoform on warming with…JEE Advanced 2018 Paper 1 · 2-question set
Match the organic transformations in List-I with the statements in List-II and choose the correct option. List-I P. Benzamide treated with Br2 and…JEE Advanced 2018 Paper 2 · easy

JEE Advanced 2017

Paragraph 1: Read the table and answer the questions. Molar masses: C=12, H=1, N=14, O=16 g mol^-1. Column 1 (substrate): (I) acetophenone…JEE Advanced 2017 Paper 1 · 3-question set
Paragraph 2: An optically active compound X (molecular formula C6H12O) gives an orange-red precipitate with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine and a yellow…JEE Advanced 2017 Paper 2 · 2-question set

JEE Advanced 2016

Aldehydes, on heating with concentrated aqueous NaOH, undergo(es) the Cannizzaro reaction (self-redox to give an alcohol and a carboxylate)?JEE Advanced 2016 Paper 2 · medium
Paragraph 1: A ketone P (molecular formula C8H8O) gives a yellow precipitate with I2/NaOH, does not reduce Tollens' reagent, and gives ethylbenzene…JEE Advanced 2016 Paper 2 · 2-question set

Other Chemistry topics

Alcohols, Phenols, Ethers and Haloalkanes 11 Atomic Structure 9 Biomolecules and Polymers 8 Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure 17 Chemical Equilibrium 12 Chemical Kinetics 24 Chemical Thermodynamics 21 Coordination Compounds 23 Electrochemistry 22 General Organic Chemistry and Isomerism 37 Hydrocarbons 12 Ionic Equilibrium 20 Mole Concept and Stoichiometry 6 Qualitative and Practical Chemistry 7 Redox Reactions and Titrations 15 Solutions, Solid State and Surface Chemistry 26 d- and f-Block Elements and Metallurgy 11 s-Block, p-Block Elements and Hydrogen 29