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JEE Main Chemistry question

ChemistryAldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic AcidsJEE Main

An organic compound X gives a red precipitate on heating with Fehling's solution. Which one of the following reactions yields X as a major product?

Answer: (D)

Solution

X gives a positive Fehling's test, so X is an aldehyde (acetaldehyde). Acetylene undergoes Hg²⁺-catalyzed Markovnikov hydration (dilute

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