CHEMISTRY DPP

Daily Practice Problem

COURSE NAME:- SANKALP TOPIC :- Alcohol, Phenol and Ether DPP NO :- 02

1. Which one of the following phenols does not give colour when condensed with phthalic anhydride in
presence of conc. 𝐻2 𝑆𝑂4 ?

2. Reaction of Grignard reagent, 𝐶2 𝐻5 𝑀𝑔𝐵𝑟 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝐶8 𝐻8 𝑂 followed by hydrolysis gives compound “A”
which reacts instantly with Lucas reagent to give compound B, 𝐶10 𝐻13 𝐶𝐼

3. Identify A in the given reaction.

4. The increasing order of boiling points of the following compounds is:

(a) I < III < IV < II (b) I < IV < III < II
(c) IV < I < II < III (d) III < I < II < IV

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5. Consider the following reaction :

𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑐
→ ′𝑃′
𝑎𝑛ℎ𝑦𝑑𝑟𝑖𝑑𝑒
The product ‘P’ gives positive ceric ammonium nitrate test. This is because of the presence of which
of these – OH grounp(s) ?
(a) (ii) only (b) (iii) and (iv) (c) (iv) only (d) (ii) and (iv)

6. Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of C – OH bond length: methanol, phenol, p –
ethoxyphenol
(a) methanol < - p ethoxyphenol < phenol (b) phenol < methanol < p – ethoxyphenol
(c) phenol < p ethoxyphenol < methanol (d) methanol < phenol < p – ethoxyphenol

7. What will be the major product when m – cresol is reacted with propargyl bromide (HC ≡ 𝐶 −
𝐶𝐻2 𝐵𝑟 ) in presence of 𝐾2 𝐶𝑂3 in acetone?

8. The major product of the following reaction is :

9. The increasing order of pK values of the following compounds is :

(a) C < B < A < D (b) B < C < D < A (c) D < A < C < B (d) B < C < A < D

10. Phenol ontreatment with 𝐶𝑂2 in the presence of NaOH followed by acidification produces compound
X as the major product X on treatment with (𝐶𝐻3 𝐶𝑂)2 𝑂 𝑖𝑛 the presence of catalytic amount of 𝐻2 𝑆𝑂4
produces:

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 Answer Key
Que 1 2 3 4 5
Ans B A D B A
Que 6 7 8 9 10
Ans C A B D A

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