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Important Questions on Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers

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The acid which contains both -OH and -COOH groups is
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The functional group which is formed when Phenol is made to react with Chloroform in the presence of dilute Sodium hydroxide

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Which of the following compounds will not be soluble in sodium bicarbonate?
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p-cresol reacts with chloroform in an alkaline medium to give compound A, which adds hydrogen cyanide to form compound B. The latter on acidic hydrolysis gives chiral carboxylic acid. What is the structure of carboxylic acid?
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Which one of the following is the most acidic compound?
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Arrange the following compounds in order of decreasing acidity :
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Phenol reacts with methyl chloroformate in the presence of NaOH to form product A. A reacts with Br2 to form product B. A and B are respectively
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Phenol in presence of sodium hydroxide reacts with chloroform to form salicylaldehyde. The reaction is known as:
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The major product of the following reaction is:
 

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What is the product "C" after following reactions -

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The p-cresol reacts with chloroform in alkaline medium to give the compound A, which adds hydrogen cyanide to form the compound B. The latter, on acidic hydrolysis gives chiral carboxylic acid. The structure of the carboxylic acid is
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Which one of the following substituents at para-position is most effective in stabilizing the phenoxide Question Image ion ?
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The compound which reacts with excess bromine to produce 2, 4, 6 - tribromophenol, is
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Phenol on treatment with CO2 in the presence of NaOH followed by acidification produces compound X as the major product. X on treatment with CH3CO2O in the presence of catalytic amount of H2SO4 produces:
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The organic compound that gives following qualitative analysis is:
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(a) Dil.HCl Insoluble
(b) NaOH solution Soluble
(c) Br2/water Decolourization
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The major products of the following reaction are:
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The increasing order of the pKa values of the following compounds is:
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What is Z in the following sequence of reactions?
PhenolZn dustXCH3Cl/Anhydrous AlCl3YAlkaline KMnO4Z