Preparation of Alkyl Halides

Author:Prof. Santosh Yadav & Prof. Anil Thomas
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Important Questions on Preparation of Alkyl Halides

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The organo-bromo compound which shows the complete stereochemical inversion during a SN2 reaction is ______.

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For the following reactions:

(a) CH3CH2CH2Br + KOH  CH3CH = CH2 + KBr + H2O

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Which of the following statements is/are CORRECT?

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Which of the following reaction/s can be used for the preparation of alkyl halides?
(I) CH3CH2OH + HCl anhydrous ZnCl2

(II) CH3CH2OH + HCl 

(III) (CH3)3COH+ HCl 

(IV) (CH3)2CHOH+ HCl anhydrous ZnCl2

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3-Methylpent-2-ene on reaction with HBr in the presence of peroxide forms an addition product. The number of possible stereo isomers for the product is ____.

 

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Assertion: Reaction of but-1-ene with HBr gives 1-bromobutane as major product.

Reason: Addition of hydrogen halides to alkenes proceeds according to Markovnikov’s rule.

The CORRECT answer is

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The conversion of ethyl bromide to ethyl iodide using sodium iodide and dry acetone is known as the ______.

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When ethyl alcohol (C2H5OH) reacts with thionyl chloride, in the presence of pyridine, the product obtained is ______.

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Decreasing order of reactivity of HX in the reaction ROH + HX  RX + H2O is _____.

 

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R-OH+HX R-X + H2O

In the above reaction, the reactivity of different alcohols is in the order of ______.

 

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Which of the following acid adds to propene in the presence of peroxide to give anti-Markownikov's product?

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In the reaction with HCl, an alkene reacts in accordance with the Markovnikov's rule, to give the product 1-chloro-1-methylcyclohexane. The possible alkene is