Chemistry · Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
Assertion (A): Aromatic aldehydes do not reduce Fehling's solution. Reason (R): Aromatic aldehydes are less easily oxidized than aliphatic aldehydes due to the resonance stabilization of the carbonyl group. Select the correct option:
- 1Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
- 2Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).✓
- 3A) is correct but (R) is wrong.
- 4(A) is wrong but (R) is correct.
Correct answer
Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
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