Q.

1 Which of the following alcohols would you expect to

form a carbocation most readily in sulphuric acid

(A) (B)

(C) (D)
 .. H+ ..
C = O + H2 N – Z C=N–Z + H 2O

Z in Z – NH2 Reagent Product

.. ..
–H H2N – H ammonia C = N – H an imine

.. ..
–R H2N – R primary amine C = N – R an imine (Schiff base)

.. ..
– OH H2N – OH hydroxylamine C = N – OH an oxime

.. ..
– NH2 H2N – NH2 hydrazine C = N – NH2 a hydrazone

.. ..
– NHPh H2N – NHPh phenylhydrazine C = N – NHPh a phenylhydrazone
O O
O
|| .. ||
|| ..
– NHCNH2 C = N – NH – C – NH2
H2N – NH – C – NH2
A semicarbazone
semicarbazide
Q.38 Cr(VI)-mediated oxidation of diol 1 furnishes the cyclic
carbonyl-containing compound 2 rather than the
expected dialdehyde 3.

The key intermediate en route from 1 to 2 is

(A)

(
Q.25 Each of the following two ketones is treated with a base
(KOH)

Which of the following statement is true regarding above

reactions ?

(A) Both P1 as well as PII are racemic mixture.

(B) Both P1 as well as PII are optically pure enantiomers

(C) P1 is optically pure while PII is a racemic mixture.

(D) P1 is a racemic mixture while PII is optically pure