Ch-10 Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Chemistry Assignment -6

Topic: Chemical Properties of Haloalkanes and Haloarenes Date: 31.3.2020

Q1. Complete the following reactions (write side products too):

1) CH3Cl + KCN →
2) C2H5Cl + LiAlH4 →
3) CH3Cl + AgCN →
4) C2H5Cl + aq. NaOH →
5) C2H5Cl + alcoholic NaOH →
6) CH3Cl + KNO2 →
7) CH3Cl + AgNO2 →
8) CH3Br + Mg →
9) C2H5MgBr + H2O →
10) CH3CH2CHBrCH3 + alcoholic KOH →

Q2. What are ambidentate Nucleophiles?

Q3. How do you convert Benzene into toluene?

Q4. Although chlorine is an electron withdrawing group, yet it is ortho-, para- directing in electrophilic
aromatic substitution reactions. Why?

Q5. State Saytzeff rule.

Q6. What happens when chlorobenzene is treated with:

1. Cl2 and Anhydrous AlCl3

2. conc. HNO3 + conc. H2SO4
3. CH3Cl + Anhyd. AlCl3
4. CH3COCl + Anhyd. AlCl3
5. Oleum

Q7. Aryl halides are extremely unreactive towards Nucleophilic substitution reaction. Why?

Q8. Haloalkanes react with KCN to form alkyl cyanides as main product while AgCN forms isocyanides as
the chief product. Explain.

Q9. Why is it necessary to prepare Grignard Reagent in an anhydrous conditions?

Q10. How can you convert p-Chloronitrobenzene into p-Nitrophenol?

Q11. How do you make picric acid?

Q12. What is the limitation of Wurtz reaction?

Q13. Distinguish between Ethyl Chloride and Chlorobenzene using one chemical test.
Q14. How can the reactivity of Chlorobenzene be increased towards nucleophilic substitution reaction?

Q15. Write a short note on:

1) Wurtz reaction
2) Fittig reaction
3) Wurtz-Fittig Reaction
4) Dows Process