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(a) How are following conversions carried out?
(i) Benzoic acid to Benzene
(i) Ethanoyl chloride to acetone
(iii) Acetophenone to Ethyl benzene
(b) Give chemical test to distinguish between following pair of
compounds:
(i) Benzaldehyde and Acetophenone
(ii) Ethanal and propanal

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(i) Benzoic acid to Benzene:
Benzoic acid is heated with soda lime

(ii) Ethanoyl chloride to Acetone:
React ethanoyl chloride with methylmagnesium bromide

(iii) Acetophenone to Ethyl benzene:
Acetophenone is reduced using Clemmensen reduction

Tests - 

(i) Benzaldehyde vs Acetophenone:
Use Tollen’s test

(ii) Ethanal vs Propanal:
Use Iodoform test

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