Alkanes

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Alkanes: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as alkanes, isomerism in alkanes, position isomerism in alkanes, conformational isomerism in alkanes, and Sawhorse projections of alkanes.

Important Questions on Alkanes

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Which of the following compounds does not dissolve in conc. H2SO4 even on warming?

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The highest boiling point is expected for –

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1-bromo-3-chlorocyclobutane is treated with two equivalents of Na in the presence of dry ether. Which of the following will be formed?

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How many chiral compounds are possible on mono chlorination of 2-methyl butane?

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The compound with highest boiling point is –

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Marsh gas mainly contains –

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C2  is rotated  120° aboutC2C3 bond. The resulting conformer is

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The stable conformer of ethane is

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Isomers which can be interconverted through rotation around a single bond are

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Only two isomeric monochloro derivatives are possible for

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Complete and name the products for the following reactions:

CH4+Cl2LightUVCH3 CH=CH2+HBr

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Identify A and B in the given following reaction:

C2H6+Cl2-HClUv-lightAZn/HClB+HCl

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Number of bromo derivatives obtained on treating ethane with excess of Br2 in diffused sunlight is _________

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Complete the following equation :

____C8H18+____O2____CO2+____H2O

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Which of the following has lowest boiling point?

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2-methylpropane is chlorinated. The major product is

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 Which of the following reaction mechanism is not involved in the given reaction sequence?

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Identifiy A to C in the following reaction:

CyclopentaneBr2AAq KOHBCNa

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Convert ethane to ethyl isocyanide.