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How will you prepare secondary butyl chloride from suitable alcohol?

Important Questions on Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers

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Which of the following compounds reacts immediately with Lucas reagent?
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1-propanol and 2-propanol can be distinguished by
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Oxidation of 1o alcohols to aldehydes is very successful for the alcohols like
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Which of the following carboxylic acids is most reactive towards esterification?
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Oxygen-containing organic compound upon oxidation forms a carboxylic acid as the only organic product with its molecular mass higher by 14 units. The organic compound is
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The major product of the following reaction
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Which of the following compounds will most readily be dehydrated to give alkene under acidic condition?
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Which of following alcohols gives white turbidity almost immediately with the Lucas reagent at room temperature?

(i) n-Butanol

(ii) tertiary-Butanol

(iii) Benzyl alcohol

(iv) Allylic alcohol

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In the following reaction sequence, the correct structure(s) of X is (are)

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An unknown alcohol is treated with the "Lucas reagent" to determine whether the alcohol is primary, secondary or tertiary. Which alcohol reacts fastest and by what mechanism:
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The major product of the following reaction is

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A compound 'A' of molecular formula C4H10O on treatment with Lucas' reagent at room temperature gives a compound 'B'. When the compound 'B' is heated with alcoholic KOH, it gives isobutene. The compound 'A' and 'B' respectively are
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Which of the following can be used to test the acidic nature of ethanol?
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The major product expected from the following reaction is:
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Two compounds A and B with same molecular formula C3H6O undergo Grignard reaction with methylmagnesium bromide to give products C and D. Products C and D show following chemical tests.

Test C D
Ceric ammonium nitrate Test Positive Positive
Lucas Test Turbidity obtained after five minutes Turbidity obtained Immediately
Iodoform Test Positive Negative

C and D respectively are

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Identify X and Y in the following reactions

R-CH=CH-CH2OHXR-CH=CH-CHO
R-CH2OHYR-COOH

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Identify "Z" in the following series of reaction

Butan-2-olPCl3X alco.KOH Yii)H-OH/heat  iH2SO4Z

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The most suitable reagent for the conversion of R - CH 2 - OH R - CHO is :
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The major product of the following reaction is

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What is D in the following sequence of reactions?

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