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Question

Which of the following compound gives iodoform test?

$CH_{3}CN$

$CH_{3}OH$

$CH_{3}COCH_{3}$

$C_{6}H_{5}OH$

Answer

$CH_{3}COCH_{3}$

Explanation

Solution

Compounds containing
$\left(CH_{3} -\overset{\underset{||}{O}}{C}- \right)$
group give the iodoform test.
$CH _{3}- \overset{\underset{||}{O}}{C} - CH _{3}+3 I _{2}+ Na OH \longrightarrow\underset{\text { Iodoform (yellow ppt) }}{ CHI _{3}+ HCOONa + H _{2} O }$
Hence only acetone gives the iodoform test.

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