quiz 5

Question 1

Which compound is obtained by the oxidation of primary alcohol with nascent oxygen?

Answer 1

alkanal

Question 2

Which compound is obtained by the oxidation of secondary alcohols by [O]?

Answer 2

Ketone

Question 3

The reaction of carboxylic acids with alcohols catalyzed by conc. H2SO4 is called ____

Answer 3

Esterification

Question 4

Secondary alcohols on catalytic dehydrogenation by Cu-Ni couple gives _____

Answer 4

Ketone

Question 5

Which one is the correct order of reactivity of different types of alcohol towards hydrogen halide? a) 1° alcohol > 2° alcohol > 3° alcohol

Answer 5

3° alcohol > 2° alcohol > 1° alcohol

Question 6

The dehydration of alcohols is an example of

Answer 6

Unimolecular elimination/E1 reaction

Question 7

Which of the following alcohols would be most soluble in water?

Answer 7

Propanol (least carbon)

Question 8

Among the following, which is least acidic?
Phenol
p-nitrophenol
O-cresol
p-chlorophenol

Answer 8

O-cresol

Question 9

The major reason that phenol is a better Bronsted acid than cyclohexanol is ______

Answer 9

phenol can stabilize the anion formed in the reaction by resonance

Question 10

What is the best reagent to convert isopropyl alcohol to isopropyl bromide?

Answer 10

SOBr2