Given below are two statements: Statement I: On heating with KHSO4, glycerol is dehydrated and acrolein is formed. Statement II: Acrolein has fruity odour and can be used to test glycerol’s presence. Choose the correct option
Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
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The Correct Option isC
Solution and Explanation
Glycerol, on heating with KHSO4, undergoes dehydration to give unsaturated aldehyde called acrolein. So, statement I is correct.Acrolein has piercing unpleasant smell. So, statement II is incorrect.
Alcohol is formed when a saturated carbon atom bonds to a hydroxyl (-OH) group. It is an organic compound that contains a hydroxyl functional group attached to a carbon atom.
Phenol is formed when the -OH group replaces the hydrogen atom in benzene. It is an organic compound in which a hydroxyl group directly attaches to an aromatic hydrocarbon.
Ether is formed when oxygen atom bonds to two alkyl or aryl groups. It is an organic compound that has an oxygen atom that is connected to two aryl and alkyl groups.
