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MCQs with One Correct Answer The increasing order of their boiling point is
(a) III < II < I (b) I < II < III
1. The end product (Y) in the reaction sequence (c) II < III < I (d) II < I < III
CH 3 CONH 2 ¾¾¾
PO
2 5 ® X ¾¾¾¾ Sn / HCl
® Y , is : 5. Which of the following reactions will not give a
D primary amine?
(a) ethane nitrile (b) acetic acid Br / KOH
(a) CH 3 CONH 2 ¾¾2¾ ¾
¾®
(c) ethanamine (d) chloroethane
2. The end product of the reactions is (b) LiAlH
CH 3 CN ¾¾ ¾¾
4®

HNO PCl H.NH

C2 H5 NH 2 ¾¾¾
2
® A ¾¾¾
5
® B ¾¾¾2¾
®C (c) LiAlH
CH 3NC ¾¾¾¾
4®

(a) ethyl cyanide (b) ethyl amine (d) CH 3CONH 2 ¾¾ ¾¾

4® LiAlH
(c) methyl amine (d) acetamide
6. NaCN Ni / H
3. The correct order of basicities of the following CH 3 CH 2 Cl ¾¾ ¾
¾® X ¾¾ ¾
¾2®Y

compounds is acetic anhydride

¾¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾® Z
NH Z in the above reacting sequence is
1. CH3 - C 2. CH3 - CH2 - NH2 (a) CH 3CH 2CH 2 NHCOCH 3
NH2 (b) CH 3CH 2 CH 2 NH 2
(c) CH3CH 2 CH 2CONHCH3
O
|| (d) CH 3CH 2 CH 2 CONHCOCH 3
3. (CH3)2NH 4. CH 3– C–NH 2
7. Identify the prdouct C in the series
(a) 2 > 1 > 3 > 4 (b) 1 > 3 > 2 > 4 Na/C H OH HNO
CH3CN ¾¾¾¾¾¾
2 5
® A ¾¾¾¾
2®B
(c) 3 > 1 > 2 > 4 (d) 1 > 2 > 3 > 4
4. n-Butylamine(I), diethylamine(II) and ¾¾¾¾¾
Cu/573K
®C
N, N-dimethylethyl amine(III) have the same (a) CH 3COOH (b) CH3CH2NHOH
molar mass.
(c) CH 3CONH 2 (d) CH 3CHO
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8. The major organic product formed from the

following reaction : NHCH3 NHCH3

O (i) CH NH NO
3 2
¾¾¾¾¾¾¾® ...... (b) +
(ii) LiAlH4, (iii) H2O
is
NO
O – NHCH3
OH
(a)
N CH3
(c)
(b)
NCH3
CH3
H
N N=O
H (d)
NCH3
(c) 11. In a set of reactions m-bromobenzoic acid gave
OH a product D. Identify the product D.

H COOH
NCH3 SOCl NH NaOH
(d) ¾¾®
2
B ¾¾®
3
C ¾¾® D
Br 2
OH Br

SO2NH2 COOH
(i) H2O 2
9. ¾¾¾® Product P is (a) (b)
(ii) heat

CH3 N(CH3)2 Br NH2

NH2 CONH2
(a) N (b) (c) (d)
CH3 CH3
Br Br

(c) (d)
12. NH2
10. Predict the product:
(I)
NHCH 3 + NaNO 2 + HCl (CH CO) O ,Pyridine
(i) LiAlH 4
3 2
¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾® (II) ¾¾¾¾¾ ® III
(ii) H 2O

¾¾¾® Product The basicity order of I, II and III is –

CH3 (a) III > I > II (b) I > II > III
N NO2 (c) III > II > I (d) II > III > I
(a)
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13. What could be the product for the following
NH2 NH2
reaction?
N(CH3)2 (c) X = Y=
O2N
NaNO ,HCl O O
¾¾¾¾¾
2 ¾® Product ?
NH2
+
Cl N2 Z=
O2N
OH

(a) (b) O

NO2
H H
N (CH3)2 N N

(c) (d) X = O Y= O
NO
NO2
NH2
CH3
Z=
+
N
(d) NO 15. The correct order of basicity of the following
CH3 amines

14. The major products X, Y and Z in the following NH2 NH2

sequence of transformations
O O
NH2 O I II
conc. HNO 3
¾¾¾¾® X ¾¾¾¾®
conc. H2SO 4 NH2 NH2
15 °C

conc. HNO aq. NaOH H3C O2N

X Y ¾¾¾® Z
are III IV

NH2 NH2 is
(a) X= Y= (a) I > II > III > IV (b) I > III > II > IV
NO2
(c) III > II > I > IV (d) IV > III > II > I
O O
NH2 Numeric Value Answer
Z = HO 16. How many of the following method(s) is/ are
NO2
used for eliminating nitrogen of an amine present
O
outside the ring?
H H Hofmann elimination, Cope elimination and Emde
N N
degradation
(b) X= O Y= O 17. How many of the following compounds can be
O 2N

NH2
methylated by diazomethane ?
C2H5COOH, C2H5NH2 , C6H5OH and
Z=
O 2N CH3COCH2COOC2H5
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18. Starting with nitrobenzene, what is the minimum 19. Find the total number of bromine atoms present
number of following reagents required to in the end product of following scheme of
convert it to P-dinitrobenzene? reactions.

(a) Conc. HNO3 + Conc. H2SO4, NH2

(b) NH3 Br2 Diazotisation CuBr
(c) C2H5OK H2O

(d) Sn + HCl Br 2
NO2 Sn/HCl
(e) NaNO2 + HBF4 H2O
(f) NaNO2 + Cu NH2
(i) HNO2, 0°C
(g) (CH3CO)2O + Pyridine 20. NH2 (ii) dil. H2SO4, D; (iii) HI, D
(h) H3O+
How many hydrogen atoms are present in the
final product of above reaction?

ANSWER KEY
1 (c) 3 (d) 5 (c) 7 (d) 9 (d) 11 (c) 13 (c) 15 (b) 17 (3) 19 (5)
2 (b) 4 (a) 6 (a) 8 (b) 10 (d) 12 (a) 14 (b) 16 (2) 18 (6) 20 (7)