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JEE Main Chemistry · Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

Nucleophilic Addition in JEE Main

Nucleophilic Addition (Chemistry, Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids) came 8 times in 8 of the 42 JEE Main shifts Lumi analysed, across 8 distinct ideas. 5 of them came in 2024–26; it was last asked in 2026.

Questions
8
in 8 shifts
Ideas asked
8
0 asked more than once
Numerical answer
2
25% of its questions
Pattern
Asked most years
last asked 2026
Questions each year
0240’171’201’211’220’232’241’252’26

In the shifts Lumi analysed for each year.

Difficulty and format
Easy 0Medium 7Hard 1

Format

  • Single correct3 Q
  • Diagram based2 Q
  • Numerical value2 Q
  • Two statements1 Q
Ideas inside the topic
8 ideas
Where it sits

Part of Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids, which had 60 questions in all. Nucleophilic Addition accounts for 13% of them. In Lumi's JEE taxonomy it belongs to Organic Chemistry.

Some questions sit in other chapters too: Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles and Techniques.

Every question

All 8 Nucleophilic Addition questions

Newest first, each with its options and official answer.

  1. 2 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q67A molecule (X) with following structure under mild acidic condition is hydrolysed to produce (Y) and (Z). Identify the correct statements…MediumSingle correct
  2. 5 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q66Given below are two statements : Statement I : The condensation reaction between CH3−CH=O\mathrm{CH_3-CH=O} and H2N−NH−C(=O)−NH2\mathrm{H_2N-NH-C(=O)-NH_2}…MediumTwo statements
  3. 7 Apr 2025, Shift 2 · Q68"P" is an optically active compound with molecular formula C6H12O\mathrm{C_6H_{12}O}. When 'P' is treated with 2, 4-dinitrophenylhydrazine, it…MediumDiagram basedHas a figure
  4. 6 Apr 2024, Shift 2 · Q78Consider the given reaction, identify the major product P. CH3−COOH\mathrm{CH_3-COOH}…MediumSingle correct
  5. 31 Jan 2024, Shift 1 · Q89The product of the following reaction is P. 4-Hydroxybenzaldehyde, (i) PhMgBr (1 equiv.), (ii) aq. NH4Cl\mathrm{NH_4Cl}, gives P The number…MediumNumerical valueHas a figure
  6. 24 Jun 2022, Shift 1 · Q89Number of electrophilic centres in the given compound is ______.MediumNumerical valueHas a figure
  7. 25 Jul 2021, Shift 1 · Q43[figure: but-3-en-2-one, CH2=CH-C(=O)-CH3, treated with (i) C2H5MgBr\mathrm{C_2H_5MgBr}, dry ether (ii) H2O\mathrm{H_2O}, HCl giving P (Major…HardSingle correctHas a figure
  8. 2 Sep 2020, Shift 1 · Q42The increasing order of the following compounds towards HCN addition is : (i) 3-methoxybenzaldehyde (H3CO\mathrm{H_3CO} meta to CHO) (ii)…MediumDiagram basedHas a figure