
Question 1:
Compare the torsional strain in the gauche conformer of butane with the anti-conformer.
Draw Newman projections of both and indicate the values of the dihedral angles between Me’s.
Question 2:
Prepare
(1) Butane from chloroethane using the Corey – House synthesis.
(2) Deuteropropane from isopropyl bromide
Question 3:
The compound with highest boiling point is
1) n-hexane
2) n-pentane
3) 2,2-dimethyl propane
4) 2-methylbutane
Question 4:
The order of reactivity of halogens towards halogenation of alkanes is
1) F2 > Br2 > Cl2
2) F2 > Cl2 > Br2
3) Cl2 > F2 > Br2
4) Cl2 > Br2 > F2
Question 5:
Why do the C – C bond breaks rather than C – H bonds during cracking of alkanes?
Question 6:
The number of sigma & pi bonds in 1-butene-3-yne are
a) 5 sigma; 5 pi
b) 7 sigma; 3 pi
c) 8 sigma; 2 pi
d) 6 sigma; 4 pi
Question 7:
Correct statements are
1) I is racemic mixture by anti-addition
2) II is meso compound by anti-addition
3) I is meso compound by syn-addition
4) II is racemic compound by syn-addition
Question 8:
Which statement is true about this reaction?
1) A is meso 1,2-butan-di-ol formed by syn-addition
2) A is meso 1,2-butan-di-ol formed by anti-addition
3) A is racemic mixture of d & l, 1,2-butan-di-ol formed by anti-addition.
4) A is racemic mixture of d & l, 1,2-butan-di-ol formed by syn-addition.
Question 9:
A compound on reductive ozonolysis produces two moles of formaldehyde and one mole of glyoxal. The compound is
1) But-2-ene
2) 1,3-butadiene
3) 1,3-pentadiene
4) 1,4-pentadiene
Question 10:
How alkene can be obtained from vicinal dihalides?
Question 11:
Ethane can be separated from Ethyne by passing the mixture through
1) Conc. H2SO4
2) Ammonical Cu2Cl2
3) Pyrogallol
4) Charcoal powder
Question 12:
How is ethyne prepared on industrial scale from Calcium carbide?
Question 13:
How will you prepare propanone from propyne?
Question 14:
Write the reaction of cyclic polymerisation of Ethyne to benzene.
Question 15:
How is ethyne prepared from 1,2-Dibromoethane?
Question 16:
Give reaction for preparation of Benzene from Na salt of benzoic acid.
Question 17:
What happens when benzene is heated in air?
Question 18:
Give Friedel craft’s alkylation reaction of benzene to produce toluene?
Question 19:
Give Friedel craft’s acylation reaction of benzene to produce Acetophenone by using acetic anhydride?
Question 20:
Give the reaction for preparation of benzene from phenol.
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