ALCOHOLS PHENOLS AND ETHERS

1.Williamson’s synthesis of preparing dimethyl

ether is an
(a) SN1reaction
(b) Elimination reaction
(c) SN2reaction
(d) Nucleophilic addition reaction
2. Which of the following reactions is used to
prepare salicylaldehyde?
(a) Kolbe’s reaction
b) Etard reaction
(c) Reimer- Tiemann reaction
(d) Stephen’s reduction.
3. Major product obtained on reaction of 3-Phenyl
propene with HBr in presence of organicperoxide
(a) 3- Phenyl 1- bromopropane
b) 1 –Phenyl -3- bromopropane
(c) 1-Phenyl -2-bromopropane
(d) 3-Phenyl -2- bromopropane
4. Phenol does not undergo nucleophilic
substitution reaction easily due to:
(a) acidic nature of phenol
(b) partial double bond character of C-OH bond
(c) partial double bond character of C-C bond
(d) instability of phenoxide ion
5. Which are not cleaved by HIO4?
I: glycerol
II: glycol
III: 1, 3−propennediol
IV: methoxy−2−propanol
(a) I, II, III, IV
(b) I, II
(c) II, III
(d) III, IV
6. When phenyl magnesium bromide reacts with
tertiary butanol, which of the following is formed?
(a) benzene
(b) phenol
(c) t-butyl benzene
(d) t-butyl phenyl ether
7. Reaction of phenol with chloroform in presence
of dilute sodium hydroxide finally introduces which
one of the following functional group?
A −CHCl2
B –CHO
C −CH2Cl
D −COOH
8. Which of the following reaction(s) can be used for
the preparation of alkyl halides?
(I) CH3CH2OH+HCl anh.ZnCl2
(II) CH3CH2OH+HCl→
(III) (CH3)3COH+HCl→
(IV) (CH3)2CHOH+HCl anh.ZnCl2
A.(IV) only
B (III) and (IV) only
C (I),(III) and (IV) only
D (I) and (II) only
9. How many isomers of C5H11OH will be primary
alcohol?
a)5
b)4
c)2
d)3
10. Alcohols of low molecular weight are:
A )soluble in water
B )soluble in water on heating
C) insoluble in water
D) insoluble in all solvents
11. Dehydration of glycerol gives
a)Propane b)Proene c)Acrolcin d)Benzene
12. . A compound with molecular formula C4H10O3
is converted by the action of acetyl chloride to a
compound with molecular weight 190. The original
compound has:
A.One -OH group
B.Two -OH groups
C.Three -OH groups
D.No -OH group
13. . The most viscous liquid among the following is:
A )Ethanol
B )Glycerol
C )Acetic Acid
D) Ethylene glycol
14. Salicylic acid, picric acid, aspirin, nylon and
plastics have a common raw material, namely:
A.phenol
B.formic acid
C.methane
D.alcohol
15. What is the correct order of reactivity of
alcohols in the following reaction?
R—OH + HCl →(ZnCl2) R—Cl + H2O
(i) 1° > 2° > 3°
(ii) 1° < 2° > 3°
(iii) 3° > 2° > 1°
(iv) 3° > 1° > 2°
16. CH3CH2OH can be converted into CH3CHO by
______________.
(i) catalytic hydrogenation
(ii) treatment with LiAlH4
(iii) treatment with pyridinium chlorochromate
(iv) treatment with KMnO4
17. IUPAC name of m-cresol is ___________.
(i) 3-methylphenol
(ii) 3-chlorophenol
(iii) 3-methoxyphenol
(iv) benzene-1,3-diol
18. Phenol can be distinguished from ethanol by the
reactions with _________.
(i) Br2/water
(ii) Na
(iii) Neutral FeCl3
(iv) 1 and 3
19. The process of converting alkyl halides into
alcohols involves_____________.
(i) addition reaction
(ii) substitution reaction
(iii) dehydrohalogenation reaction
iv) rearrangement reaction
20. Monochlorination of toluene in sunlight
followed by hydrolysis with aq. NaOH yields.
(i) o-Cresol
(ii) m-Cresol
(iii) 2, 4-Dihydroxytoluene
(iv) Benzyl alcohol
21.Assertion and reason
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct
explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct
explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
Assertion (A): Phenols do not react with metal
carbonates and metal hydrogen carbonates.
Reason (R): Metal carbonates and metal hydrogen
carbonates are basic in nature
22. Assertion (A): Phenols are more acidic than
aliphatic alcohols.
Reason (R): Phenoxides are stabilized by resonance.
23. Assertion (A): Lucas reagent can be used to
distinguish between methanol and ethanol.
Reason (R): An equimolar mixture of anhydrous
ZnCl2 and conc. HCl is called Lucas reagent.
24. Assertion (A): p-Nitrophenol is less acidic than
m-nitrophenol
Reason (R): Phenol is weaker acid than carbonic
acid.
25.When glycerol is treated with excess of HI it
produces
a)Allyl iodide
b)propene
c)glycerol tri iodide
d) 2-iodopropane
26. How many alcohols with molecular formula
C4H10O are chiral in nature?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
27. Phenol is less acidic than .
(a) ethanol (b) o-nitrophenol
(c) o-methylphenol (d) o-methoxyphenol
28.Which of the following compounds can be
used as antifreeze in automobile radiators?
a)Methyl alcohol
b) ethylene glycol
c)nitrophenol
d)ethyl alcohol
29. When phenol is treated with excess of
bromine water it gives
a) m-bromophenol
b) o- and p-bromophenol
c)2,4 – dibromophenol
d)2,4,6-tribromophenol
30. Which of the following is formed when
glycerol is heated with oxalic acid at 503k?
a) Glyceric acid
b) acrolein
c) allyl alcohol
d) methanoic acid