HBr reacts fastest with
(a) 2-methylpropan-2-ol (b) Propan-2-ol
(c) Propan-2-ol (d) 2-methylpropna-1-ol
Which of the following compounds is oxidised to prepare methyl-ethyl ketone?
(a) 2-Propanol (b) 1-Butanol
(c) 2-Butanol (d) ter-Butyl alcohol
Dehydration of cyclopentyl carbinol with conc. H2SO4 forms
(a) Cyclopentene (b) Cyclohexene
(c) Cyclohexane (d) None of these
Order of reactivity of HX towards ROH is
(a) HI  HBr  HCl (b) HCl  HBr  HI
(c) HI  HBr  HCl (d) HI  HBr  HCl
Which of chlorobenzene into phenol of Dow’s process is an example of
(a) (CH3)3COH (b) (CH3)2CHCH2OH
(c) (CH3)2CHOH (d) C6H5OH
Phenol is heated with chloroform and alcoholic KOH when salicyladehyde is produced.
This reaction is known as
(a) Fridel-Crafts reaction (b) Reimer-Tiemann reaction
(c) Rosenmund reaction (d) Sommelet reaction
The reaction of elemental sulphur with Grignard reagent followed by acidification leads
to the formation of
(a) Mercapton (b) Sulphoxide
(c) Thioether (d) Sulphonic acid
A mixture of benzoic acid and phenol may be separated by treatment with
(a) NaHCO3 (b) NaOH
(c) NH3 solution (d) KOH
Phenol does not react with NaHCO3 because
(a) phenol is a weaker acid than carbonic acid
(b) phenol is a stronger acid than carbonic acid
(c) phenol is as strong as carbonic acid
(d) phenol is insoluble in water.
Hydrogen bonding is maximum in
(a) Ethanol (b) Diethyl ether
(c) Ethyl chloride (d) Triethyl amiine
Butanonitrile may be prepared by heating
(a) Propyl alcohol with KCN (b) Butyl alcohol with KCN
(c) Butyl chloride with KCN (d) Propyl chloride with KCN
Reaction of ethanol with sulphuric acid and suitable conditions can lead to the
formation of
(a) C2H5HSO4 (b) Ethene
(c) Ethoxyethane (d) All of them
The dehydration of 1-butanol gives
(a) 1-Butene as the main product
(b) 2-Butene as the main product
(c) Equal amounts of 1-butene and 2-butene
(d) 2-methyl propene
3-methyl-3-hexanol can be prepared by
(a) CH3MgI and 3-hexanone, followed by hydrolysis
(b) C2H5MgI and 2-pentanone, followed by hydrolysis
(c) C3H7MgI and 2-butananone, followed by hydrolysis
(d) Any of the method above
The relative order of acidity of alcohols in comparison to H2O and HC  CH is
(a) H2O  ROH  HC  CH (b) H2O  HC  CH  ROH
(c) ROH  H2O  HC  CH (d) ROH  HC CH  H2O
1° alcohol can be converted to 1° aldehyde by using the reagent
(a) Pyridinium chlorochromate (b) Potassium dichromate
(c) Potassium permanganate (d) Hydrogen peroxide
Glycerol has:
(a) one 1° and one 2° alcoholic groups (b) one 1° and two 2° alcoholic groups
(c) two 1° and one 2° alcoholic groups (d) two 2° alcoholic groups
Reaction of tertiarty butyl alcohol with hot Cu at 350°C produces
(a) Butanol (b) Butanal
(c) 2-Butene (d) 2-methyl propene
In the Lucas test of alcohols, appearance of cloudiness is due to the formation of
(a) Aldehydes (b) Ketones
(c) Acid Chloride (d) Alkyl chloride
Which of the following is correct order for the decreasing rate of solvolysis?
(a) tert-BuCl  tert-BuBr  tert-BuI (b) tert-BuI  tert-BuBr  tert-BuCl
(c) tert-BuBr  tert-BuiI  tert-BuCl (d) tert-BuCl = tert-BuBr = tert-BuI
Which among the following is/are true about properties of moohydric alcohols?
(a) In strongly acidic medium, alcohols exist as alkyloxonium ions (RO+H2)
(b) Alcohols are weaker acids than water
(c) The decreasing order of basic strength of alcohol is 3°  2°  1°
(d) The decreasing order of acidic strength of alcohol is 3°  2°  1°
Which of the following statements are correct?
(a) An SN1
reaction proceeds with inversion of configuration
(b) An SN2
reaction proceeds with stereochemical inversion
(c) An SN2
reaction follows second order kinetics
(d) The reaction of ter. butyl bromide with ï€OH follows first order kinetics