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Kolbe's electrolytic reaction of sodium salt solution of hexanoic acid gives the following major product:

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Important Questions on Hydrocarbons

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By which of the following reactions, methane can't be prepared:
A= Wurtz reaction
B= Reduction of alkyl halides with zinc and dil. HCl
C= Kolbe's electrolysis
D= Catalytic hydrogenation of alkenes
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Which of the following reactions is used for producing symmetrical alkane with double carbon atoms?

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Assertion (A): Sodium acetate on Kolbe's electrolysis gives ethane.

Reason (R): Methyl free radical is formed at cathode.

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CH3Br+2Na+CH3Br→Dry etherCH3−CH3+2NaBr The reaction is
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Which of the following alkane cannot be made in good yield by Wurtz reaction?
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 In the reaction of 1 -bromo-3-chlorocyclobutane with two equivalents of sodium in ether, the major product is
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Reaction of sodium acetate with soda lime will produce which of the following?
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Weight (g) of two moles of the organic compound, which is obtained by heating sodium ethanoate with sodium hydroxide in presence of calcium oxide is :
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Which one of the following reactions gives the product with less number of carbon atoms than the starting material?
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If a mixture of iodomethane and iodoethane is treated with sodium metal in presence of dry ether it forms
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Hydrocarbon A reacts with bromine by substitution to form an alkyl bromide which by Wurtz reaction is converted to a gaseous hydrocarbon containing less than four carbon atoms, A is
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How many gram of sodium (atomic mass 23 u) is required to prepare one mole of ethane from methyl chloride by Wurtz reaction?
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Write a short note on 'Wurtz reaction'.
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How many grams of cyclohexanol is required to produce 20 g cyclohexane, if % yield is 54%?
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Write labelled chemical equation to show what happens when sodium propionate is heated with soda lime.
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Which of the following is not an example of heterogeneous catalysis reaction?
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The correct statement regarding the comparison of staggered and eclipsed conformations of ethane, is:
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Which of the statement is incorrect if electrolysis of CH3COONa(aq) is made using Pt electrodes ?
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Alkyl halides react with dialkyl copper reagents to give
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The gas evolved on heating CH3MgBr in methanol is: