REACTION QUESTIONS

YEH PADHO AUR PURA CHAPTER ON TIPS:

Important Questions
Q1. The Clemmensen reduction of a ketone is carried out in the presence of:
1. Zn-Hg with HCl
2. LiAlH4
3. H2 and Pt as a catalyst
4. Glycol with KOH

Q2. The compound that responds to Tollen's test is

1. CH3 COCH3
2. CH3 CHO
3. CH3COOH
4. C2H5 OC2H5

Q3. The hydrogenation of benzoyl chloride in the presence of Pd and BaSO4 gives:
1. Benzyl alcohol
2. Benzaldehyde
3. Benzoic acid
4. Phenol

Q4. Consider the following reaction:

The product 'A' is:

1. C6H5OH
2. C6H5COCH3
3. C6H5Cl
4. C6H5CHO

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Q5. Alkaline hydrolysis of C4H8 Cl2 'A' gives a compound (B). 'B' on heating with NaOH and
I2 produces a yellow precipitate of CHI3.The compound (B) is:

1.

2.

3.

4.

Q6. What is the name of the below mentioned reaction?

CH3CH2OH + CH3COCl Pyridine CH3COOC2H5 + HCl
1. Acetylation
2. Cannizzaro reaction
3. Cross aldol condensation
4. Decarboxylation

Q7. HVZ reaction cannot be given by:

1. Butyric acid
2. Acetic acid
3. Benzoic acid
4. Phenylacetic acid
Q8. Ethylbenzene is obtained from phenyl methyl ketone by using:
1. Zn-Hg+HCl
2. LiAlH4
3. KMnO4
4. None of the above

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Q9. Cannizzaro's reaction is not given by:

1.

2.
3.
4.

Q10. Benzoic acid on heating with soda lime produces:

1. Phenol
2. Benzene
3. Salicylic acid
4. Soda ash

Q11. The compound that does not give an iodoform test is:
1. 3-Pentanone
2. 2-Pentanone
3. Ethanol
4. Ethanal

Q12. When treated with alkali and iodine, what substance will not give iodoform?
1. Acetone
2. Ethanol
3. Diethyl ketone
4. isopropyl alcohol

Q13. What is the most suitable reagent for the below mentioned conversion?

1. Tollens' reagent
2. Benzoyl peroxide
3. I2 and NaOH solution
4. Sn and NaOH solution

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Q14. Concentrated sodium hydroxide and benzaldehyde react to produce:
1. Cinnamic acid
2. Hydrobenzamide
3. Benzyl alcohol
4. Benzophenone

Q15. Select the correct option based on statements below:

Assertion (A): Aldehydes and ketones both react with

Tollen's reagent to form a silver mirror.
Reason (R): Both aldehydes and ketones contain a
carbonyl group.
1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true but (R) is false.
4. (A) is false but (R) is true.

Q16. The product formed in aldol condensation is:

1. A -hydroxy acid
2. A -hydroxy aldehyde or a ẞ -hydroxy ketone
3. An -hydroxy aldehyde or ketone
4. An  - unsaturated ester

Q17. The conversions can be used for Clemmensen reduction are:

a. Benzaldehyde into benzyl alcohol.
b. Cyclohexanone into cyclohexane.
c. Benzoyl chloride into benzaldehyde.
d. Benzophenone into diphenyl methane.
1. a and b
2. b and c
3. c and d
4. b and d

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Q18. The compound on hydrolysis of 50% aqueous sodium hydroxide that produces the
corresponding alcohol and acid is:
1. C6H5CH2CHO
2. C6H5CHO
3. CH3CH2CH2CHO

4.

Q19. CH3-CH2-CHO + dil NaOH gives X

What is product X in the above reaction?

1.
2.

3.

4.

Q20. The reaction between benzaldehyde and acetophenone in the presence of dilute NaOH is
known as:
1. Cannizzaro's reaction
2. Cross Cannizzaro's reaction
3. Cross aldol condensation
4. Aldol condensation

Q21. What is the correct sequence of reagents used for the preparation of p-
Nitrobenzaldehyde from benzene?
(a) CH3Cl/Anhyd. AlCl3
(b) HNO3 /H2SO4
(c) CS2 / CrO2Cl2
(d) H3O+
1. (a) (b) (c) (d)
2. (c) (b) (a) (d)
3. (b) (a) (c) (d)
4. (a) (b) (d) (c)

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Q22. The compound that can give a positive iodoform test is:
1. 2-Phenylethanol
2. Pentanal
3. 3-Pentanol
4. 1-Phenylethanol

Q23. The product of the below mentioned reaction is:

1.

2.

3.

4.

Q24. Cyclohexanone forms cyanohydrin in a good yield, but 2,2,6- trimethylcyclohexanone

does not. It is due to:
1. Low electrophilicity in 2,2,6- trimethylcyclohexanone
2. Less steric crowd in 2,2,6- trimethylcyclohexanone
3. More steric crowd in 2,2,6- trimethylcyclohexanone

Q25. The Wolf Kishner's reduction cannot be applied to:

1. 2.

3. 4.

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