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ChemistryAldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic AcidsJEE Main

The products of acid hydrolysis of the esters P and Q (epimeric acetate esters of a cyclic/branched alcohol, one releasing an aldehyde-bearing fragment and the other a ketone-bearing fragment) can be distinguished by:

Answer: (C)

Solution

Hydrolysis liberates the free carbonyl compounds from each ester; since Fehling's solution gives a positive test only

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