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A compound gives an orange precipitate with 2,4-DNP, no silver mirror with Tollens reagent, and a yellow precipitate with . It is

  1. Abutan-2-one
  2. Bbutanal
  3. Cbut-3-en-1-ol
  4. D2-methylpropanal

Answer: A

2,4-DNP shows a carbonyl group, negative Tollens shows a ketone, and the iodoform test shows . Among the isomers only butan-2-one, , fits. Butanal and 2-methylpropanal are aldehydes, and but-3-en-1-ol has no carbonyl.
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