Q42.When neopentyl alcohol is heated with an acid, it slowly converted into an 85 : 15 mixture of alkenes A and B, respectively. What are these alkenes? (1) (2) (3) (4) Q43. [P] on treatment with Br2 / FeBr3 in CCl4 produced a single isomer C8H7O2 Br wile heating [P] with sodalime gives toluene. The compound [P] is: (1) (2) (3) (4)
What This Question Tests
This question tests a comprehensive understanding of alcohol dehydration, including the formation of unstable primary carbocations, subsequent Wagner-Meerwein rearrangements, and the application of Zaitsev's rule for product distribution.
Concepts Tested
📚 NCERT Sections This Tests
7.7 — Predict The Major Product Of Acid Catalysed Dehydration Of
Chemistry Class 12 · Chapter 7
7.7 Predict the major product of acid catalysed dehydration of (i) 1-methylcyclohexanol and (ii) butan-1-ol
7.6 — Give Structures Of The Products You Would Expect When Each Of The
Chemistry Class 12 · Chapter 7
7.6 Give structures of the products you would expect when each of the following alcohol reacts with (a) HCl –ZnCl2 (b) HBr and (c) SOCl2. (i) Butan-1-ol (ii) 2-Methylbutan-2-ol
7.21 — Name The Reagents Used In The Following Reactions:
Chemistry Class 12 · Chapter 7
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.
📋 Question Details
- Chapter
- Hydrocarbons
- Topic
- Dehydration of Alcohols
- Year
- 2020
- Shift
- 04 Sep Shift 1
- Q Number
- Q42
- Type
- MCQ
- NCERT Ref
- Class 12 Chemistry Ch 11: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
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