NEET levelSingle correct optionDifficulty 1 of 3co111
Which of the following compounds gives a yellow precipitate on warming with IX2 and aqueous NaOH?
AHCHO
BCHX3CHX2COCHX2CHX3
CCX6HX5CHO
DCHX3CH(OH)CHX3
Answer: D
The iodoform test is given by compounds containing CHX3COX− or CHX3CH(OH)X−. Propan-2-ol, CHX3CH(OH)CHX3, is oxidised by NaOI to propanone, which then gives CHIX3. Methanal, pentan-3-one and benzaldehyde have no such unit.