A carbonyl compound gave a positive silver mirror test with Tollens' reagent. It also gave a yellow precipitate in the iodoform test. The compound is most likely:

A carbonyl compound gave a positive silver mirror test with Tollens' reagent. It also gave a yellow precipitate in the iodoform test. The compound is most likely:




a. 2‐propanone
b. phenyl acetaldehyde
c. benzaldehyde
d. acetaldehyde
e. cyclohexanone


Answer: d. acetaldehyde


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