Question

Assertion: Compounds containing \[\ce{-CHO}\] group are easily oxidised to corresponding carboxylic acids.

Reason: Carboxylic acids can be reduced to alcohols by treatment with \[\ce{LiAlH4}\].

पर्याय

• Assertion and reason both are correct and reason is correct explanation of assertion.

• Assertion and reason both are wrong statements.

• Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.

• Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement.

• Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reasson is not correct explanation of assertion.

Answer 1

Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reasson is not correct explanation of assertion.

Explanation:

Due to electron-withdrawing nature of –C = O group, C – H bond in aldehydes is weak and thus can be easily oxidized to the corresponding carboxylic acids even with mild oxidizing agents like Fehling’s solution and Tollens reagents.