NEET levelSingle correct optionDifficulty 1 of 3g3061
Which of the following compounds gives a yellow precipitate of iodoform on warming with IX2 and NaOH?
APropanal
BPentan-2-one
CPentan-3-one
DBenzaldehyde
Answer: B
The iodoform test needs a CHX3−COX− group (or CHX3−CH(OH)X−), whose methyl hydrogens are replaced by iodine through the enolate. Pentan-2-one, CHX3COCHX2CHX2CHX3, has this group. Pentan-3-one, propanal and benzaldehyde do not.