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Which of the following compounds gives a yellow precipitate of iodoform on warming with and ?

  1. APropanal
  2. BPentan-2-one
  3. CPentan-3-one
  4. DBenzaldehyde

Answer: B

The iodoform test needs a group (or ), whose methyl hydrogens are replaced by iodine through the enolate. Pentan-2-one, , has this group. Pentan-3-one, propanal and benzaldehyde do not.
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