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DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL

BOKARO STEEL CITY


ASSIGNMENT FOR THE SESSION 2013-2014
Class: XII
Q.1. Explain why : (a) the dipole moment of chlorobenzene is lower than that of cyclohexyl chloride? (b) alkyl halides though polar are immiscible with water? (c) Grignard reagents should be prepared under anhydrous conditions? Q.2. How will you bring about the following conversions: (a) Ethanol to butyne (c) Benzene to biphenyl (e) Benzoic acid to benzene Q.3. The treatment of alkyl chlorides with aqueous KOH leads to the formation of alcohols but in the presence of alcoholic KOH alkenes are the major products. Comment. Which compound in each of the following pairs will react faster in SN2 reaction with OH- ? (a) CH3Br or CH3I Q.5. (b) (CH3)3CCl or CH3Cl (b) Toluene to benzyl alcohol (d) Benzene to aniline

Subject : Chemistry

Assignment No. 1

Q.4.

Give one chemical test to distinguish between : (a) C2H5Br and C6H5Br (c) acetaldehyde and benzaldehyde (e) propanol and 2-methyl-2-propanol (b) phenol and benzoic acid (d) ethanol and methanol (f) aniline and benzylamine

Q.6. Q.7.

What is the order of dehydration of primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols ? Explain the following with an example : (a) Kolbes reaction (c) Williamsons ether synthesis (e) Aldol condensation (g) Hell-Volhard Zelinsky reaction (i) Gabriel Phthalimide synthesis (b) Reimer Tiemann reaction (d) Swarts Reaction (f) Cannizzaro reaction (h) Hoffmann Bromamide Degradation reaction

Q.8.

Organic compound A (C3H8O) gives brisk effervescence with Na metal and on reaction with Cu at 573K gives B (C3H6O).Compound B gives a yellow precipitate with I2 and alkali. B on reaction with semicarbazide gives C. What are the structures of compounds A, B and C .Write all the reactions involved. Account for the following observations: (a) Aniline does not undergo Friedal Crafts Reaction. (b) Aromatic amines are weaker bases than aliphatic amines

Q.9.

Q.10

Write about the factors affecting the relative basicity of amines in solution?

Q.11. VALUE BASED QUESTION : a) b) Suggest a quantitative method for estimation of the gas, which protects us from U.V rays of the sun. Nitrogen oxides emitted from the exhaust system of Supersonic Jet Aeroplanes slowly deplete the conc. of O3 layer in the upper atmosphere. Comment. -----------------------x------------------------

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