Q1.

Which of the following reagents would be the best reactants for the
following synthesis?
?
H2C CH2 CH2CH2COOH
OH CN Br
a. HBr + H2O c. H2O
b. HBr d. Br2

Q2. In presence of acid medium, ethylene glycol can be converted to glycol

monoacetate by reaction with:
a. Ethanoic acid c. Ethyl acetate
b. Ethanol d. Acetamide

Q3. Dimethyl terephthalate reacts with ethylene glycol to afford:

a. PVC c. Polystyrene foam
b. Dacron polyester d. Nylon

Q4. The following reaction can be classified as __________________

ZnCl2 CH 2
CH2 OH CH 3
HC
CH2 OH CHO
OH

a. Oxidation c. Reduction
b. Dehydration d. Substitution

Q5. Which of the following molecules is lactide?

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 O R O O

a. O c. O O R

b. O O d. O

Q6. What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

CHO
CH2 OH
a. α-Hydroxyacetaldehyde c. 2-Hydroxyethanal
b. Glycolaldehyde d. α-Hydroxyethanal

Q7. Oxidation of Glyoxalic acid gives:

a. Glycolic acid c. Oxalic acid
b. Glyoxal d. Glycolaldehyde

Q8. The simplest dialdehyde is:

a. Glycolaldehyde c. Ethylene glycol
b. Acetaldehyde d. Glyoxal

Q9. Ozonolysis of allyl alcohol yields:

a. Ethylene glycol c. 2-Hydroxyethanal + Acetaldehyde
b. Glycolaldehyde d. Glycolaldehyde + Formaldehyde

Q10. Acetylacetone can be prepared via:

a. Claisen condensation reaction c. The Reformatsky reaction

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 b. Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky reaction d. Cannizzaro reaction

Q11. Aldol condensation of glycolaldehyde in the presence of NaOH yields:

a. Hexose sugar c. Pentose sugar
b. Tetrose sugar d. Ribose sugar

CH3-CH-CH2CHO
Q12. Acetaldehyde can be converted to 3-hydroxybutanal ( OH )
by reaction with:
a. H2O2 + FeSO4 c. NaOH
b. H2O/Zn d. NH4OH

Q13. 2-Hydroxypropanoic acid is the IUPAC name of

a. Valeric acid c. Pyruvic acid
b. Glycolic acid d. Lactic acid

Q14. What is the name of the following reaction?

CHO aq. NaOH CH 2OH

CHO COONa
a. Grignard reaction c. Reimer- Tiemann reaction
b. Williamson reaction d. Cannizzaro reaction

Q15. What is the product of the following reaction?

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 NH2
CHO
+ ? + 2 H2O
CHO
NH2
a. Cinnoline c. Quinoxaline
b. Quinoline d. Quinazoline

Q16. What is the product obtained from the following reaction?

CN H2O / boil
R CHCOOH ?
OH
COOH
R CH CN
a. COOH c. R CHCOO

COO
R CH
b. COOH d. R CH2 CN

Q17. The following reaction can be classified as:

a. Reduction
R1 C C COOEt R1 C C CH2OH
b. Tautomerization
R2 R3 R2 R3
c. Hydration
d. Oxidation

Q18. Trimethylacetic acid is another name for:

a. Aldol c. Valeric acid

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 b. Propionic acid d. Pivalic acid

Q19. Heating ethylene glycol in presence of concentrated sulphuric or

phosphoric acid affords:
a. lactone c. Lactide
b. Ethylene d. Dioxane

Q20. Hydrolysis of 2,3-dihydroxysuccinonitrile gives:

a. Succinimide c. Succinic acid
b. Succinonitrile d. Tartaric acid