Chemical Properties of Alkenes

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Chemical Properties of Alkenes: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Chemical Reactions of Alkenes, Electrophilic Addition Reactions of Alkenes, Mechanism of Addition of Halogen to Alkene & Addition of HOX to Alkenes etc.

Important Questions on Chemical Properties of Alkenes

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The number of stereoisomers obtained by reaction of cis-2-butene with bromine in the presence of water is: 

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2-Phenylpropene on acidic hydration, gives:

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Which one of the following alkenes will react fastest with H2 under catalytic hydrogenation condition?

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Which of the following will decolourise alkaline KMnO4 solution?

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Which one of the following has the smallest heat of hydrogenation per mole of hydrogen gas?

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The total number of products obtained by bromination of trans-2 butene is

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Explain why HBr only shows anti-Markovnikov addition?

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Ozonolysis of 2,3−dimethyl 2 butene followed by reduction with zinc and water gives 

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The reaction of propene with HOCl proceeds via the addition of:

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The mechanism of addition of halogens to alkenes is an example of electrophilic addition.

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The mechanism of addition of halogens to alkenes is

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Complete the following reactions.

But-1-ene + HOCl  

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State the mechanism of addition of halogens to alkenes.

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The product Z of the above reaction is:

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The product of which of the following reactions forms a reddish brown precipitate when subjected to Fehling's test? 

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Among the following reactions, a mixture of diastereomers is produced from

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What are X and Y in the following reaction?

Pent -2 - ene iiZn/H2OiO3X+Y

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During the course of cationic polymerization, the dimeric intermediate formed from isobutylene at the chain propagation step is _______

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An unsymmetrical organic compound decolorized one mole of Br2 in CCl4 and released N2 gas upon reaction with HNO2. The compound is