Types of Organic Reactions

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Types of Organic Reactions: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Nucleophilicity, Nitration of Benzene, Electrophilic Addition Reaction, Reduction of Carboxylic Acids, Strong Nucleophiles and, Mechanism of Electrophilic Addition Reaction

Important Questions on Types of Organic Reactions

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Explain Markovnikov’s rule.

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Write the electrophilic addition reaction of alkene.

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Nucleophiles are more reactive in polar aprotic solvents.

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Which is more reactive nucleophile in polar protic solvent?

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What are weak Nucleophiles?

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What are strong nucleophiles?

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Alkenes react with interhalogens making monosubstituted halogenoalkanes.

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The rates of SN1 reactions are generally increased by the use of a highly _____ solvent.

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Addition of hydrogen chloride to ethene is an example for

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The correct order of leaving group ability in nucleophilic substitution reaction is:

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The reactivity order for alkyl halides in Nucleophilic substitution reaction is

R-I>R-Br>R-Cl>R-F

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Define electrophilic addition reaction.

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Explain the reactivity of alkyl halides towards SN1 nucleophilic substitution reaction.

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The order of reactivity of haloalkanes towards SN1 reaction is:

Tertiary halide > Secondary halide > Primary halide. 

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Give example of any three nucleophiles and one electrophile.

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How will you obtain from the following:

Alkyl halide from alcohol.

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Nitrobenzene obtained from benzene where HNO3 and H2SO4 takes part in the reaction. What is the behaviour of HNO3 like-