11. ALCOHOLS, PHENOLS AND ETHERS Objective

11. ALCOHOLS, PHENOLS AND ETHERS
1. One mole of ethyl acetate on treatment with an excess of LiAlH4 in dry ether and subsequent acidification produces
(A) 1 mole acetic acid + 1 mole ethyl alcohol
(B) 1 mole ethyl alcohol + 1 mole methyl alcohol
(C) 2 moles of ethyl alcohol
(D) 1 mole of 2-butanol
Answer ⇒ (C)
2. Which of the following reagents can not be used to oxidise primary alcohols to aldehydes ?
(A) CrO3 in anhydrous medium
(B) KMnO4 in acidic medium
(C) Pyridinium chlorochromate
(D) Heat in the presence of Cu at 573 K
Answer ⇒ (B)
3. Which of the following alcohols will give the most stable carbocation during dehydration ?
(A) 2-methyl-1-propanol
(B) 2-methyl-2-propanol
(C) 1-Butanol
(D) 2-Butanol
Answer ⇒ (B)
4. Order of esterification of alcohols are
(A) 3° > 1° > 2°
(B) 2° > 3° > 1°
(C) 1° > 2° > 3°
(D) None of these
Answer ⇒ (C)
5. What happens when tertiary butyl alcohol is passed over heated copper at 300°C ?
(A) Secondary butyl alcohol is formed
(B) 2-methylpropene is formed
(C) 1-butene is formed
(D) Butanol is formed
Answer ⇒ (B)
6. (CH3)3C – CH2OH In the reaction, X is
(A) (CH3)2C = CHCH3
(B) CH3C ≡ CH
(C) (CH3)2 CHCH2CH3
(D) CH3 – CH2 -C = CH2
.
Answer ⇒ (A)
7. Which of the following alcohols reacts most readily with Lucas reagent ?
(A) CH3CH2CH2OH
(B) CH3 – CH – CH3
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(C) CH3 – C + OH
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(D) CH3 – CH – CH2 OH
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Answer ⇒ (C)
8. Phenol when treated with excess of bromine water gives a white precipitate of
(A) 2, 4, 6-tribromophenol
(B) o-bromophenol
(C) p-bromophenol
(D) bromobenzene
Answer ⇒ (A)
9. Ortho-nitrophenol is less soluble in water than p– and m-nitrophenols because
(A) o-nitrophenol shows intramolecular H-bonding
(B) o-nitrophenol shows intermolecular H-bonding
(C) melting point of o-nitrophenol is lower than those of m– and p-isomers
(D) o-nitrophenol is more volatile in steam than those of m– and p-isomers
Answer ⇒ (A)
10. The best reagent to convert pent-3-en-2-ol into pent-3-en-2-one is
(A) acidic permanganate
(B) acidic dichromate
(C) chromic anhydride in glacial acetic acid
(D) pyridinium chlorochromate
Answer ⇒ (D)
11. Arrange the following alcohols in order of increasing reactivity towards sodium metal.
(i) (CH3)3C-OH (ii) (CH3)2 CH-OH (iii) CH3CH2OH
(A) (iii) < (ii) < (i)
(B) (ii) > (i) < (iii)
(C) (i) < (ii) < (iii)
(D) (iii) < (i) < (ii)
Answer ⇒ (C)
12. Conversion of phenol to salicyclic acid and to salicyaldehyde are known as (respectively)
(A) Reimer-Tiemann reaction and Kolbe’s reaction
(B) Williamson’s synthesis and Hydrobration oxidation
(C) Kolbe’s reaction and Williamson’s synthesis
(D) Kolbe’s reaction and Reimer-Tiemann reaction
Answer ⇒ (D)
13. Benzoquinone is prepared by reaction of phenol with
(A) Na2Cr2O7, H2 SO4
(B) KMnO4, H2 SO4
(C) Na2CrO4, HCl
(D) K2MnO4, H2SO4
Answer ⇒ (A)
14. Which of the following is the proper method to prepare n-hexane from n-propyl alcohol ?
CH3CH2CH2OH CH3CH2CH2Br
CH3(CH2)4CH3
(A) (X) → HBr, (Y) → HCN
(B) (X) → HBr, (Y) → Ns, ether
(C) (X) + Br2, (Y) → CH3CN
(D) (X) → Br2, (Y) → KMnO4
Answer ⇒ (B)
15. An alcohol X on heating with concentrated H2SO4 gives an alkene Y which can show geometrical isomerism. The alcohol X is
(A) CH3CH2CH(OH)CH3
(B) (CH3)2C(OH)(CH3)2
(C) (CH3)3 C (OH)
(D) (CH3)2 C (OH)CH2CH3
Answer ⇒ (A)
16. Methyl alcohol is industrially prepared by the action of
(A) CH3COCH3
(B) CO + H2
(C) CH3COOH
(D) C2H5OH
Answer ⇒ (B)
17. The ether that undergoes electrophilic substitution reaction is
(A) CH3OC2H5
(B) C6H5OCH3
(C) CH3OCH3
(D) C2H5OC2H5
Answer ⇒ (B)
18. How many alcohols with molecular formulae C4H10O are chiral in nature ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
Answer ⇒ (A)
19. Give IUPAC name of the compound given below:
CH3 – CH – CH2 – CH2 – CH – CH3
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(A) 2-Chloro-5-hydroxyhexane
(B) 2-Hydroxy-5-chlorohexane
(C) 5-Chlorohexan-2-ol
(D) 2-Chlorohexan-5-ol
Answer ⇒ (C)
20. Phenol is less acidic than
(A) ethanol
(B) o-nitrophenol
(C) o-methylphenol
(D) o-methoxylphenol
Answer ⇒ (B)
21. Which of the following is most acidic ?
(A) Benzyl alcohol
(B) Cyclohexanol
(C) Phenol
(D) m-Chlorophenol
Answer ⇒ (D)
22. Mark the correct order of decreasing acid strength of the following compounds
(A) (V) > (iv) > (ii) > (i) > (iii)
(B) (ii) > (iv) > (i) > (iii) > (v)
(C) (iv) > (v) > (iii) > (ii) > (i)
(D) (v) > (iv) > (iii) > (ii) > (i)
Answer ⇒ (B)
23. The formulae of phenol is
(A) C6H5OH
(B) C2H5OH
(C) C3H4OH
(D) C6H6
Answer ⇒ (A)
24. The IUPAC name of CH3OC2H5 is
(A) Methoxy methane
(B) Ethoxy ethane
(C) Ethoxy methane
(D) None
Answer ⇒ (D)
25. The formulae of methanol is
(A) CH3OH
(B) CH3ONa
(C) HCHO
(D) CH4
Answer ⇒ (A)
Class 12th Chemistry Objective Question English
S.N | CHEMISTRY OBJECTIVE English Medium |
1 | SOLID STATE |
2 | SOLUTION |
3 | ELECTROCHEMISTRY |
4 | CHEMICAL KINETICS |
5 | SURFACE CHEMISTRY |
6 | GENERAL PRINCIPLES & PROCESSES OF ISOLATION OF ELEMENTS |
7 | THE P-BLOCK ELEMENTS |
8 | THE D- AND f-BLOCK ELEMENTS |
9 | CO-ORDINATION COMPOUNDS |
10 | HALOALKANES AND HALOARENES |
11 | ALCOHOLS, PHENOLS AND ETHERS |
12 | ALDEHYDES, KETONES AND CARBOXYLIC ACIDS |
13 | AMINES |
14 | BIOMOLECULES |
15 | POLYMERS |
16 | CHEMISTRY IN EVERYDAY LIFE |