Chemical Properties of Alcohols

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Chemical Properties of Alcohols: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Chemical Properties of Alcohols, Alcohols as Nucleophiles, Mechanism of Dehydration of Alcohols & Haloform Reactions of Alcohols etc.

Important Questions on Chemical Properties of Alcohols

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An organic compound A has the molecular formula C8H16O2. It gets hydrolysed with dilute sulphuric acid and gives a carboxylic acid B and an alcohol C. Oxidation of C with chromic acid also produced B. C on dehydration reaction gives D. Identify A, B, C and D?

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Aldol reaction is used as one of the step for which of the following conversions :

(i) Ethanol to 3-hydroxybutanal

(ii) Benzaldehyde to Benzophenone

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Acid catalyzed hydration of alkenes except ethene leads to the formation of

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The main product of the following reactions is

C6H5CH2CHOHCH(CH3)2Conc. H2SO4       ?

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During dehydration of alcohols to alkenes by heating with concentrated  H2SO4 the initiation step is –

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For the given reaction

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The, total number of possible products formed by tertiary carbocation of A is_______.

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In the above reaction, left hand side and right hand side rings are named as A and B respectively. They undergo ring expansion. The correct statement for this process is:

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In the reaction given below

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Product X formed in the above reaction is:

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The number of hyperconjugation structures involved to stabilize carbocation formed in the above reaction is __________.

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In the following reaction, ‘B’ is

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Identify all the products formed in the following reaction and indicate the major product.

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Which of the following alcohols is dehydrated most easily with conc.H2SO4?

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In the reaction given below, X is


(CH3)3C-CH2OH170oCConc.H2SO4X

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Energy of activation is lower for which reaction

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Action of caustic soda and chlorine on ethyl alcohol gives

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Identify the product formed in the below reaction

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Major product obtained in the reaction is: