Alcohol Phenol Ethers

Question 1

Statement 1:Hydroboration - oxidation was first reported by H.C. Brown in 1959.
Statement 2: For his studies on boron containing organic compounds, Brown shared the 1979 Nobel prize in Chemistry with G. Wittig.

Answer 1

Both are correct

Question 2

Phenol, also known as……..was first isolated in the early nineteenth century from……….

Answer 2

carbolic acid

coal tar

Question 3

Most of the worldwide production of phenol is from.

Answer 3

cumene

Question 4

…………..possesses analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic properties.

Answer 4

Aspirin

Question 5

Within isomeric alcohols, solubility……….. with branching. This is due to the reason that as branching increases, the surface area of the non-polar hydrocarbon part decreases and solubility…………

Answer 5

increases

increases

Question 6

Statement 1: Diethyl ether has been used widely as an inhalation anaesthetic.
Statement 2: But due to its slow effect and an unpleasant recovery period, it has been replaced

Answer 6

Both are true

Question 7

Both ethoxyethane and butan-1-ol are miscible to almost the same extent i.e., 7.5 and 9 g per 100 mL water

Answer 7

True