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Alcohol & ethers – Work sheet II (Phenols and ethers)

Question 1 [10]
Choose the appropriate answers from the given choice.
(i). Pyrogallol has __________ number of hydroxyl group.
a. one b. two c. three d. zero
(ii). Phenol can also be called as ________ based on IUPAC nomenclature
a. 1-hydroxy phenyl b. hydroxybenzene
c. 1-hydroxy benzene d. benzenehydroxide
(iii). In dows process, for the the preparation of phenol_____ is used as precursor.
a. chlorobenzene b. benzene
c. benzenediazoniumchloride d. phenyl magnesium bromide

(iv). Sodium salicylate on _________ in presence of CaO results phenol.

a. hydrolysis b. oxidation
c. reduction d. Decarboxylation
(v) Phenols have comparatively lesser solubility in water than alcohols because
a. Presence of aromatic ring
b. –OH of the phenol cann’t able to form hydrogen bonding with water
c. non polar nature of C-O-H group of the phenol
d. All the above

(vi). Which of the following test is used to identify phenol ?

a. Oxidation b. victor meyer's test
c. Lucas test d. Coupling reaction test.

(vii). The acidic nature of the phenol can be validated from their reaction with ____, which
can liberates _________.
a. acids, hydrogen b. metals, hydrogen
c. Grignard reagent, alkanes d. acids, esters

(viii) The benzolyation of phenol in the presence of alkalies is called as

a. acetylation b. acylation
c. condensation d. coupling

(xi) The reaction of phenol with formaldehyde in the presence of alkali or acid is called as
a. acetylation b. acylation
c. Schotten-Baumann reaction d. Reimer-Tiemann reaction

(x) Phenol on reacting with ammonia in presence of ZnCl2 anhydrous results ______
a. aniline b. chlorobenzne
c. phenyl diazonium d. 4-hydroxyaniline

Question 2 Fill in the blanks [10]

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Alcohol-Phenol and ethers Work sheet - II
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Alcohol & ethers – Work sheet II (Phenols and ethers)

(i). _______ and ______ alcohols contains OH group attached to sp2 carbon.
(ii) In allylic alcohol the –OH group is attached to a carbon, whose hybrid state is _____.

(iii) Pyrogallol has _______ OH groups attached to benzene, while catechol contains only
______ .

(iv) phenoxide ion is more stable than phenol because the former has____________.

(v) The bond length of O-H in phenol is less than methanol, because ________________.

(vi) ________ and _________ are the oxidizing agents used to convert alcohol to
corresponding aldehydes.

(vii) In friedal crafts alkylation of phenol _____________ is used as catalyst.

(viii) Alcohols are _____________________________ acidic as compared to phenols.

(ix) Reaction between phenol and acetyl chloride or ethanoyl chloride yields o- or p-
acetylphenol. This reaction is called as ______________.

(x) The reagents used in the libermann’s nitroso reaction of phenols are _______________.

Question 3 Give the possible types of isomerism in ethers using the following molecular formula [5]
(i) C4H10O
(ii) C2H6O

Question 4 Reactions (enclose a separate sheet to give the answers) [5]

Give the complete equation using appropriate reactants for the following reaction

(i) Williamson synthesis

(ii) Nitration of anisole

(iii) Dows process

Question 5 (enclose a separate sheet to give the answers) [5x3=15]

Identify X, Y and Z in the following series
(i)

(i) NaOH / (ii) HCl Zn (i)Cl2

(X) (Y) (Z)
C6H5Cl (ii) FeCl3
300 deg C / High Press

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Alcohol & ethers – Work sheet II (Phenols and ethers)

(ii)
H3C
O2 H+/H2O
(X) (Y) and (Z)
CH

H3C

(iii)

NaNO2 + HCl H2O H2SO4

H2N (Y) (Z)
(X)
Warm
0 deg C

(iv)
(i) Na CH3I
(X) (Y) (Z)
C6H5OH +
-H2

(v)
dil. HNO3
(X) + (Y)

C6H5OH

(Z)
Con. HNO3

Question 6 (enclose a separate sheet to give the answers) [3 x 5 =15]

Give the complete chemical reactions that describe the following naming reactions.
(i) Reimer-Tiemann reaction
(ii) Kolbe’s Schmidt reaction
(iii) Gatterman reaction

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Alcohol-Phenol and ethers Work sheet - II