CameraIcon

SearchIcon

MyQuestionIcon

1

You visited us 1 times! Enjoying our articles? Unlock Full Access!

Nomenclature of Carbonyls

The smell of ...

Question

The smell of bitter almond is given by the compound:

A

Benzoic acid

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

B

Benzaldehyde

Right on! Give the BNAT exam to get a 100% scholarship for BYJUS courses

C

Vanilin

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

D

Cinnamaldehyde

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Open in App

Solution

The correct option is B Benzaldehyde
Benzaldehydes is colourless liquid with almond like odour. it is primarily extracted from almond oil. The structure of benzaldehyde is as follows:

Suggest Corrections

thumbs-up

1

Similar questions

Q. Which aldehyde smell like bitter almond?

Q. Which of the following organic compound has a bitter almond taste?

Q. An organic compound (A)

C_{7} H_{6} O

has the smell of bitter almonds. Compound (A) reacts with ammonia to give compound (B)

C_{21} H_{18} N_{2}

. Compound (A) also reacts with dilute alcoholic

K C N

to form compound (C)

C_{14} H_{12} O_{2}

. Identify (A), (B) and (C). Explain the reactions.

Which of the following are matter ? chair ,air ,love ,smell ,hate , almonds , thought , cold , cold-drink , smell of perfume.

For the above question , the answer given is :

chair,air,almonds,cold-drink.

But my teacher said that smell of perfume is also a matter.

Is it correct?

Q. Which of the following is (are) matter?

Chair, air, love, smell, hate, almonds, thought, cold, cold-drink, the smell of perfume.

View More

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

explore_more_icon

Explore more

Nomenclature of Carbonyls

Standard XII Chemistry

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

CrossIcon