Q56.In the presence of a small amount of phosphorous, aliphatic carboxylic acid reacts with chlorine or bromine to yield a reaction in which, α− hydrogen is been replaced by halogen. This reaction is known as (1) Etard reaction (2) Wolff-Kischner reaction (3) Rosenmund reaction (4) Hell-volhard-zelinsky reaction
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This question directly assesses the recall of a named organic reaction, the Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky reaction, based on its characteristic description.
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6.22 — What Happens When
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6.22 What happens when (i) n-butyl chloride is treated with alcoholic KOH, (ii) bromobenzene is treated with Mg in the presence of dry ether, (iii) chlorobenzene is subjected to hydrolysis, (iv) ethyl chloride is treated with aqueous KOH, (v) methyl bromide is treated with sodium in the presence of dry ether, (vi) methyl chloride is treated with KCN? Answers to Some Intext Questions 6.1 6.2 (i) H2SO4 cannot be used along with KI in the conversion of an alcohol to an alkyl iodide as it converts KI to corresponding acid, HI which is then oxidised by it to I2. 6.3 (i) ClCH2CH2CH2Cl (ii) ClCH2CHClCH3 (iii) Cl2CHCH2CH3 (iv) CH3CCl2CH3 191 Haloalkanes and Haloarenes Reprint 2025-26
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7.21 Name the reagents used in the following reactions: (i) Oxidation of a primary alcohol to carboxylic acid. (ii) Oxidation of a primary alcohol to aldehyde. (iii) Bromination of phenol to 2,4,6-tribromophenol. (iv) Benzyl alcohol to benzoic acid. (v) Dehydration of propan-2-ol to propene. (vi) Butan-2-one to butan-2-ol.
8.4 — Write The Iupac Names Of The Following Ketones And Aldehydes. Wherever
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8.4 Write the IUPAC names of the following ketones and aldehydes. Wherever possible, give also common names. (i) CH3CO(CH2)4CH3 (ii) CH3CH2CHBrCH2CH(CH3)CHO (iii) CH3(CH2)5CHO (iv) Ph-CH=CH-CHO CHO (v) (vi) PhCOPh
📋 Question Details
- Chapter
- Aldehydes Ketones Carboxylic Acids
- Topic
- Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky reaction
- Year
- 2015
- Shift
- 10 Apr Online
- Q Number
- Q56
- Type
- Conceptual
- NCERT Ref
- Class 12 Chemistry Ch 12: Aldehydes Ketones Carboxylic Acids
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