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CHEMISTRY CLASS 12

ALKYL HALIDES AND AMINES (Marks 14)

NOTE:Section 'A' is compulsory. All questions carry equal marks. Select the choice which you think is correct with Marker or Pen
ink.Deleting / overwriting is not allowed.Do not use a lead pencil.
Q. 1 The correct order of reactivity of alkyl halides is (1)

A. R– I > R– Br > R– C l B.
> R–
R–FF > R– C l > R– Br C. R–
> R–IC l > R– Br > R– I D. R–
> R–FBr > R– C l > R– F > R–

Q. 2 The product X in the given reaction is

(1)

A. C H3 – C O– C H3 B. C H3 – C H2 – C H O C. C H3 – C H2 – C OOH D. C H3 – C H2 – C H2 – OH

Q. 3 Methylamine is more basic than ammonia, because the (1)

A. methylammonium ion is more stabilised.

B. methylammonium ion is a stronger conjugate base than ammonium ion.
C. sp3 orbital of carbon in methylamine pulls the electron pair towards itself.
D. electron pair in methylamine is strongly attracted by s-orbital of hydrogen atom.

Q. 4 When there is crowding within the substrate molecule, then elimination reaction is favoured over substitution (1)
reaction, because the removal of

A. β -hydrogen atom by base from tertiary planar carbonium ion is easy.

B. α-hydrogen atom by base from tertiary planar carbonium ion is easy.
C. β-hydrogen atom by base from tertiary planar carbonium ion is difficult.
D. α-hydrogen atom by base from tertiary planar carbonium ion is difficult.

Q. 5 All of the following are TRUE about SN 2 reactions EXCEPT they (1)

A. are favoured in non-polar solvent. B. always occur with partial racemisation.

C. involve the formation of transition state. D. always occur with inversion of configuration.

Q. 6 The missing product Z in the given chemical reaction is

(1)

A. A B. B C. C D. D

Q. 7 The IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) name of the given amine is
(1)

A. methyl amino butane. B. dimethyl amino propane. C.

-methyl-2-amino
2 D. 2-methyl propyl amino
butane. ethane.
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Q. 8 The MOST stable diazonium salt is (1)

A. C6 H5 − N
+
2
B. C H3 − C H2 − N
+
2
C. C6 H5 − C H2 − N
+
2
D. C H3 − C H2 − C H2 − N
+
2

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Q. 9 Which of the following, on reaction with Grignard’s reagent, result(s) in the formation of a tertiary alcohol?
(1)
I. H C H O II. C H3 C OC H3
III. C H3 C H O IV. C H3 C OOC H3

A. I only B. I and III C. II only D. II and IV

Q. 10 Which action on alkyl cyanides (nitriles) yields primary amines? (1)

A. Alkaline hydrolysis B. Catalytic reduction C. Catalytic hydration D. Acidic hydrolysis

Q. 11 Which statement is CORRECT about the basic character of amines? (1)

A. Aryl amines and alkyl amines are equal in basic strength. B. Alkyl amines and ammonia are equal in basic strength.
C. Aryl amines are stronger bases than ammonia. D. Alkyl amines are stronger bases than ammonia.

Q. 12 A nucleophilic substitution reaction is summarized in the form of its rate equation as follows.
(1)

Rate =
−
k[R − X][OH ]

Which of the following statements is FALSE for the given reaction?

− +
A. The overall reaction is 2nd order. B. OH attacks on R in the final step.
C. The rate determining step is bimolecular.
−
D. OH attacks R– X before R– X bond is broken.

Q. 13 Which of the following statements is TRUE about E1 mechanism? (1)

A. E1 mechanism shows second order kinetics. B. The nucleophile attacks and the leaving group leaves at the
same time.
C. The first step is the slow ionisation of the substrate to give a D. The rate of reaction can be expressed as Rate = k[Alkyl
carbocation. halide][Nucleophile].

Q. 14 LiAlH4 , Ether
(1)
C H 3 C ≡ N + 4[H ] −−−−−−−−→

The above reaction results in the formation of

A. ammonia. B. tertiary amine. C. primary amine. D. secondary amine.

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