The conversion of acetophenone to acetanilide is best accomplished by using:

Consider the above reaction,the products $X$ and $Y$ respectively are:

Identify the compound $A$ in the following reaction: $A + CH_3MgBr$ $\xrightarrow{\text{dry ether}} \text{intermediate}$ $\xrightarrow{H_3O^+} CH_3CH_2OH + Mg(Br)(OH)$

Compare the stability of the enolate formed from $A$ (cyclohexane$-1,3-$dione) and $B$ (cyclohexane$-1,4-$dione).
Which of the following statements is true?

In which of the following reactions is the product formed the same?

Aldehydes and ketones can be reduced to hydrocarbons by using: