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CHEMISTRY CAT - V
Max time: 60 min Max. Marks: 30
SECTION A – 1 – 2 marks
1. What happens when CH3 – Br is treated with KCN? 
2. What happens when ethyl chloride is treated with aqueous KOH?

3. Write the IUPAC name of (CH3)2CH.CH(Cl)CH3.

4. Which compound in the following pair undergoes a faster SN1 reaction? Reason.

5. Write the IUPAC name of the following compound:

6. Write the IUPAC name of the following:

7. Identify the chiral molecule in the following pair: Reason.

8. Which would undergo SN2 reaction faster in the following pair and why?

9.

Out  and  which is more reactive towards SN1 reaction and

why? 
10. Write the structure of the product formed when chlorobenzene is treated with methyl chloride in the
presence of sodium metal and dry ether.

11. Which of the following two reactions is SN2 and why?

12. Why is chloroform kept in dark coloured bottles?

13. A solution of KOH hydrolyses CH3CHClCH2CH3 and CH3CH2CH2CH2Cl. Which one of these is more
easily hydrolysed?
14. Out of chlorobenzene and benzyl chloride, which one gets easily hydrolysed by aqueous NaOH and
why?

15. Which one of the following compounds will undergo hydrolysis at a faster rate by SN1 mechanism?
Justify.

16. Which one of the following compounds will undergo hydrolysis at a faster rate by SN1 mechanism?
Justify.

SECTION B – 3 marks
17. How would you differentiate between SN1 and SN2 mechanisms of substitution reactions? Give one
example of each.
18.  Which compound in the following couples will react faster in SN2 displacement and why?
(a) I -Bromopentane or 2-bromopentane (b) I-Bromo-2-methyl butane or 2-Bromo-2-methyl butane

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