CPP - HYDROCARBON– 4 (PREPARATION OF ALKENES)

LEVEL - 1

1. CH2 - OH 
Conc. H3 PO4

 Major product:

(A) CH2 (B) CH3

(C) (D)

2. The major product of the following reaction is:

Br Cl

Na/Ether
 
Br2 ,hv
 
alc. KOH


CH3

(A) (B) (C) (D)

COOH

3. CH3 - CH - CH - CH3 

KOH
Electrolysis
Product:
COOH

COO K
COO K
(A) (B)

COO K

(C) (D)

4. Which of the following will be the correct product of reaction?


Conc. H3 PO4



OH
OH
(A) (B)

OH

(C) (D)

5. Ethene can be prepared by dehydration of ethanol. Which of the following conditions will
favour the formation of ethene?
(a) dil H2SO4 (b) conc. of H2SO4
(c) High temperature (d) Low temperature
6. The dehydrohalogenation of 2bromobutane with alcoholic KOH gives
(a) only 2butene (b) only 1butene
(c) 2butene as the major product (d) 1butene as the major product

7. The compound (CH3)2CHCH(Cl)CH3 reacts with alcoholic KOH to give the alkene
(a) (CH3)2CHCH=CH2 (b) CH3CH=C=CH2
(c) CH3CH2CH=CHCH3 (d) (CH3)2C=CHCH3
H3C CH2OH

8. The major product obtained in the acid catalysed dehydration of would

be H2SO4 is
CH3 CH2
CH3 CH3
CH3 CH2

(a) (b) (c) (d)

CH3
Br 
alc
(B)
9. KOH

CH3

CH2Br

..
Et3N

10. What is the product in the following?

CH2

(a) (b) (c) (d)

LEVEL - 2
11. Major product of the dehydration of the following is
 CH 3 3 CCHCH 3
OH
(a) (CH3)3CCH=CH2 (b)  CH 3 2 CHC  CH 2
CH 3
(c)  CH 3 2 C  C  CH 3 2 (d) CH 3CH 2CH  CHCH 2CH 3

12. Reagent used to carry out following alkyne to alkene is



?

CH 2C  CCH 3 CH2 H
C C
H CH3
 (a) Pd-C/H2, Quinioline (b) Na/NH3
(c) P-2/H2 (d) Ni/H2


A

13. 
A can be –
(A) Conc. H2SO4 (B) alcoholic KOH (C) Et3N (D) t-BuOK

CH2 OH

14. When is heated with conc. H2SO4 at 443 K , the alkene formed is mainly

(A) (B) (C) (D)

15. The products that may form in the elimination reaction of  OH are
N CH3
CH3 CH3

(a) N CH3 (b) N CH2

CH3 CH3 CH3 CH3

CH2
(c) CH3 (d) N CH3
N CH3 CH3
H3C CH3

16. Which of the following reaction is expected to not give

CH3
CH3–C–CH=CH2 as a major product
CH3
CH3 CH3
H2SO4 (CH3)3CO–K+
(a) CH3–C—CH–CH3  (b) CH3–C—CH–CH3 
CH3 OH CH3 Br
CH3
(c) CH3–C—CH–CH3 Zn (d) None of the above
Acetone
CH3 Br
Cl
alc. NBS alc. NBS alc.
17. (A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
KOH KOH KOH
The product E is
18. Which alkene will give only optically active product upon catalytic hydrogenation.
CH3
H3C CH3
(a) (b)

CH3
CH3
(c) (d)
H3C CH3

19. Br


Mg (1 eq.) / Dry ether

Br CH2 Br

20. COO K


electrolysis
(A) 
Br2
h
(C) 
Alc
KOH
(D) 
NBS
 No. of products
 ANSWER KEY
1. C
2. B
3. C
4. C
5. B, C
6. C
7. D
8. C
9. CH3

CH3
10. C
11. C
12. B
13. A
14. C
15. A, B, C
16. A, C
17. Br
Cl
alc. NBS alc. NBS alc.
KOH KOH KOH
(A) (B) (C) Br (D) (E)
18. B
19

Br
20. 3
Br


Br

(2) (1)