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Oxidation of glycerol with conc. HNO3 gives mainly glyceric acid.

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Important Questions on Hydroxy Compounds and Ethers

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Oxygen-containing organic compound upon oxidation forms a carboxylic acid as the only organic product with its molecular mass higher by 14 units. The organic compound is
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Identify to which type does the following complex reactions belongs to-

  • dehydration of 2-methyl-2-butanol
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Complete the reaction and write the name of the product.

CH3CH2OH →620 KAl2O3 ?

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Name a solid which can be used instead of concentrated sulphuric acid to prepare ethene (ethylene) gas by the dehydration of ethanol.
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When 3-methylbutan-2-ol is treated with HBr, the following reaction takes place:
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Give a mechanism for this reaction.
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Dehydration of ethanol gives
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By distilling glycol with fuming sulphuric acid, which of following is obtained
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Which of the following compounds will not give hydrogen (H2) with sodium metal:
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The best reagent to convert pent-3-en-2-ol into pent-3-en-2-one is
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Phenyl magnesium bromide reacts with methanol to give:
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The compound that gives the most stable carbonium ion on dehydration is
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Name the reagent used in the following reaction:
Oxidation of a primary alcohol to carboxylic acid.
 
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Primary alcohols on dehydration give
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Which of the following is most reactive towards aqueous HBr?
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A compound A on oxidation gave acetaldehyde, then again on oxidation gave acid. After first oxidation it was reacted with ammoniacal AgNO3 then silver mirror was produced. A is likely to be
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Which of the following statements is correct regarding case of dehydration in alcohols
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Predict the major product of acid catalysed dehydration of 1-methylcyclohexanol.
 
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Write the mechanism of acid dehydration of ethanol to yield ethene.
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Which reagent is useful in converting 1-butanol to 1-bromobutane
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A compound X with molecular formula C3H8O can be oxidised to a compound Y with the molecular formula C3H6O2, X is most likely to be