NEET UG CHEMISTRY MCQ: ALDEHYDES & KETONES & CARBOXYLIC ACIDS

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Butan-2-one can be converted to propanoic acid by:

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Correct option: C

\mathrm{NaOH}/{\mathrm{I}_2}/{\mathrm{H}^ + }

Option C (

\mathrm{NaOH}/{\mathrm{I}_2}/{\mathrm{H}^ + }

) is correct because this represents the haloform reaction, which converts methyl ketones to carboxylic acids with one less carbon.

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