HALOALKANE AND HALOARENE (QUESTION BANK)

1. Write chemical equation of reaction

a. Wurtz reaction
b. Fittig reaction
c. Wurtz – Fittig reaction
d. Sand meyer reaction.
e. Swarts reaction
f. Finkel stein reaction.
g. Ulmann reaction.
h. Gattermann reaction
2. Draw the structures of all the structural isomer of C5H11Br and write their
IUPAC name.
3. Write the products of the following reaction

4. Complete the following reaction.

5. Write the major product of dehydrohalogination of 2-bromopentane and explain

the reason.
6. Halide groups are ortho para directing group. Explain by an example.
7. Write chemical equation of reaction
i. Nitration of chloro benzene
j. Halogination of chloro benzene
k. Friedel crafts alkylation of chloro benzene
l. Friedel crafts acylation of chloro benzene.
8. Define

a. specific rotation
 b. racemic mixture

c. optical activity

9. A hydrocarbon A (C4H8) is added with HBr in accordance with Markovnikov rule

to give compound B which on hydrolysis with aq alkali forms tertiary alcohol C
(C4H10O). Identify A, B and C. write the appropriate reactions.
10. Name the product when chloroform reacts with
i. Nitric acid
ii. Silver powder
iii. Aniline in presence of alcoholic KOH
iv. Acetone.
11. Why chloroform is is stored in dark coloured bottle.
12. Name the compound and formula which is used as
i. Anaesthetic
ii. Cooling agents in refrigerator and air conditioner.
iii. Insecticide.
iv. Antiseptic.
NCERT EXERCISE.