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NEET UG 2026 · Chemistry · Question 86

NEET 2026 Chemistry, question 86

Question 86 of the NEET 2026 paper (re-exam) is a Chemistry question from Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids. Its idea, Etard Reaction, was asked twice, in 2021 and 2026, across NEET 2017–2026. The NTA final answer key gives option 4.

Updated 2026-10-08

Q86 · Chemistry

Consider the following reaction, and choose the correct option.

C6H5CH3\mathrm{C_6H_5CH_3} →ii. H3O+i. CrO2Cl2, CS2\xrightarrow[\text{ii. H}_3\text{O}^+]{\text{i. CrO}_2\text{Cl}_2\text{, CS}_2} P

The figure, described in words

Reactant toluene drawn as a benzene ring with CH3.

  1. 1On treating compound P with saturated NaHCO3\mathrm{NaHCO_3} solution, brisk effervescence is observed.
  2. 2Compound P can be prepared by treating benzene with anhydrous AlCl3\mathrm{AlCl_3} and CH3COCl\mathrm{CH_3COCl}.
  3. 3On treatment with bromine water, compound P gives a white precipitate.
  4. 4Compound P is obtained by the hydrogenation of benzoyl chloride with Pd on BaSO4\mathrm{BaSO_4}.Official answer

Official answer: option 4 · NTA final answer key

Same idea

Etard Reaction, in other papers

NEET asked this idea twice, in 2021 and 2026. The other question below.

  • 2021 Q87The intermediate compound 'X' in the following chemical reaction is :…One-line MCQ · Hard

Etard Reaction: every question and how it was framed

The chapter

Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids in ten years of NEET

27 questions from 2017–2026, asked in 10 of 10 papers, about 2.6 a paper. Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids alone had 22.

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Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids: questions per paper

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