Unit 11 Alcohols & Ethers
Unit 11 Alcohols & Ethers
Unit 11 Alcohols & Ethers
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
UNIT-11 ALCOHOLS & PHENOLS
CLASS-12 (CBSE)
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(a) Write the mechanism of the following SN1 reaction :
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UNIT-11 ALCOHOLS & PHENOLS
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(c) Why phenol undergoes electrophilic substitution more easily than benzene?
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(a) Account for the following :
(i) o-nitrophenol is more steam volatile than p-nitrophenol.
(ii) t-butyl chloride on heating with sodium methoxide gives 2-methylpropene instead
of t-butylmethylether.
(b) Write the reaction involved in the following :
(i) Reimer-Tiemann reaction
(ii) Friedal-Crafts Alkylation of Phenol
(c) Give simple chemical test to distinguish between Ethanol and Phenol.
7. (a) Give equations of the following reactions : 2019
(i) Phenol is treated with conc. HNO3.
(ii) Propene is treated with B2H6 followed by H2O2/OH–.
(iii) Sodium t-butoxide is treated with CH3Cl.
(b) How will you distinguish between butan-1-ol and butan-2-ol?
(c) Arrange the following in increasing order of acidity : Phenol, ethanol, water
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(a) How can you obtain Phenol from
(i) Cumene, (ii) Benzene sulphonic acid, (iii) Benzene diazonium chloride?
(b) Write the structure of the major product obtained from dinitration of
3-methylphenol.
(c) Write the reaction involved in Kolbe’s reaction.
8. Arrange the following in increasing order of their acidic character : 2019
Benzoic acid, Phenol, Cresol
9. What happens when 2019
(a) Salicylic acid is treated with (CH3CO)2O/H+ ?
(b) Phenol is oxidised with Na2Cr2O7/H+?
(c) Anisole is treated with CH3Cl/anhydrous AlCl3?
Write chemical equation in support of your answer.
10. Arrange the following in increasing order of their boiling point : 2019
CH3CH2OH, CH3CHO, CH3 – O – CH3
11. Arrange the following in increasing order of their acidic character : 2019
Ethanol, Phenol, Water
12. Define with equation : 2019
(a) Riemer-Tiemann Reaction
(b) Williamson’s Synthesis
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13. (a) How will you synthesise the following alcohol from appropriate alkene : 2019
18. An aromatic compound ‘A’ on treatment with CHCl3 and KOH gives two 2019
compounds, both of which give same product ‘B’ when distilled with Zinc dust.
Oxidation of ‘B’ gives ‘C’ with molecular formula C7H6O2. Sodium salt of ‘C’ on
heating with soda lime gives ‘D’ which may also be obtained by distilling ‘A’ with
Zinc dust. Identify ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’ and ‘D’.
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How do you convert the following :
(a) Phenol to Toluene
(b) Ethanol to Ethanal
19. Give one chemical test to distinguish between the following : 2019
(a) Phenol and 1-propanol
(b) Ethanol and dimethyl ether
(c) 1-propanol and 2-Methyl-2-propanol
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Write the products of the following reactions :
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20. Write the structures of the main products in the following reactions : 2018(OD)
21. (a) Arrange the following compounds in the increasing order of their acid strength : 2017(OD)
p-cresol, p-nitrophenol, phenol
(b) Write the mechanism (using curved arrow notation) of the following reaction:
22. Write the structures of the products when Butan-2-ol reacts with the following : 2017(OD)
(a) CrO3
(b) SOCl2
23. (a) Write the product(s) in the following reactions : 2017(D)
(b) Give simple chemical tests to distinguish between the following pairs of
compounds :
(i) Ethanol and Phenol (ii) Propanol and 2-methylpropan-2-ol
24. (a) Write the formula of reagents used in the following reactions : 2017(D)
(i) Bromination of phenol to 2,4,6-tribromophenol
(ii) Hydroboration of propene and then oxidation to propanol.
(b) Arrange the following compound groups in the increasing order of their property
indicated :
(i) p-nitrophenol, ethanol, phenol (acidic character)
(ii) Propanol, Propane, Propanal (boiling point)
(c) Write the mechanism (using curved arrow notation) of the following reaction :
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28. Write the main product (s) in each of the following reaction: 2016(D)