Which is not true about acetophenone?

Which is not true about acetophenone?
  1. It reacts with 2,4 -dinitrophenylhydrazine to form 2,4 -dinitrophenylhydrazone
  2. It reacts with Tollen's reagent to form silver mirror
  3. It reacts with $\mathrm{I}_{2} / \mathrm{NaOH}$ to form iodoform
  4. On oxidation with alkaline $\mathrm{KMnO}_{4}$ followed by hydrolysis it gives benzoic acid

Solution

Acetophenone $\left(\mathrm{C}_{6} \mathrm{H}_{5} \mathrm{COCH}_{3}ight)$ being a ketone, does not reduce Tollen's reagent. ~

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