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In a reaction RCHO is reduced to RCH3 using amalgamated zinc and concentrated HCl and warming the solution. The reaction is known as

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Important Questions on Hydrocarbons

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Which of the following reactions is used for producing symmetrical alkane with double carbon atoms?

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If a mixture of iodomethane and iodoethane is treated with sodium metal in presence of dry ether it forms
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Reaction of sodium acetate with soda lime will produce which of the following?
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A sample of 4.5mg of an unknown monohydric alcohol, R-OH was added to methylmagnesium iodide. A gas is evolved and is collected and its volume measured to be 3.1 mL. The molecular weight of the unknown alcohol is g/mol.
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Which of the following reactions produce(s) propane as a major product?
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A 100 mL solution of CH3CH2MgBr on treatment with methanol produces 2.24 mL of a gas at STP. The weight of gas produced is____mg (nearest integer)
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Write a short note on 'Wurtz reaction'.
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Which one of the following reactions gives the product with less number of carbon atoms than the starting material?
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How many gram of sodium (atomic mass 23 u) is required to prepare one mole of ethane from methyl chloride by Wurtz reaction?
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Which of the following alkane cannot be made in good yield by Wurtz reaction?
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The aldehydes which will not form Grignard product with one equivalent of Grignard reagents are
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The gas evolved on heating CH3MgBr in methanol is:
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Hydrocarbon A reacts with bromine by substitution to form an alkyl bromide which by Wurtz reaction is converted to a gaseous hydrocarbon containing less than four carbon atoms, A is
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Which of the following alkane can be obtained in good yield by the Wurtz reaction?
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In Wurtz reaction alkyl halide reacts with
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X compound reacts with Na to give CH3 -CH2 -CH2 -CH3 , then compound X is
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The appropriate reagent for the transformation


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Which of the following compounds cannot be prepared singly by the Wurtz reaction?
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A sample of 4.50 mg of unknown alcohol is added to CH3MgBr when 1.68 ml of CH4 at STP is obtained. The unknown alcohol is