Chemical Reactions of Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

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Chemical Reactions of Haloalkanes and Haloarenes: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Basic Stereochemical Principles and Notations, Nicol Prism and Plane Polarised Light, Fittig's Reaction & Wurtz-Fittig's Reaction etc.

Important Questions on Chemical Reactions of Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

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Which of the following structures represents a chiral compound?

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What kind of reagent would be needed to resolve a racemic amine, such as 2-aminobutane?

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Number of chiral centers in the above molecule are:

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A pure simple of 2-chlorobutane shows rotation of PPL by 30o in standard conditions. When above samples is made impure by mixing its opposite form, so that the composition of the mixture become 87.5 % d-form and 12.5 % l-form, then what will be the observed rotation for the mixture.

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  S N 1  and   S N 2  reactions differ from each other because of

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Identify A, B, C and D in the following process :

(i)  CH3CH2ClNaCNANi/H2reductionB

(ii)  C6H5NH2NaNO2/HClCC6H5NH2/OHD 

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In which of the following conversions oxidation is taking place

(i) propanone to propene

(ii) benzoic acid to benzaldehyde

(iii) bromobenzene to 1-phenylethanol

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What is the order of reactivity of following compounds towards   S N 1 substitutions reaction.
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What is the order of reactivity of following compounds towards  SN1 substitution reaction.

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Which one of the following two substances undergoes SN1 reaction faster?

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(CH3)3CMgCl on reaction with D2O produces –

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Benzyl chloride   ( C 6 H 5 C H 2 Cl ) can be prepared from toluene by chlorination with –

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An SN2 reaction at an asymmetric carbon of a compound always gives:

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A solution of (+) -2-chloro-2-phenylethane in toluene racemises slowly in the presence of small amount of   SbC l 5 , due to the formation of –

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A solution of (+) -2-chloro-1-phenylethane in toluene racemises slowly in the presence of small amount of  SbCl5, due to the formation of:

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( C H 3 ) 3 CMgCl  on treatment with   D 2 O  produces –

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(CH3)3CMgCl on treatment with D2O produces:

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1–chlorobutane on reaction with alcoholic potash gives –

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n–Propyl bromide on treatment with ethanolic potassium hydroxide produces –

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n–propyl bromide on treatment with ethanolic potassium hydroxide produces