Alcohols: Preparation & Properties

The product formed in the below-mentioned reaction is:

Exam: AIPMT – 2007
Alcohols: Preparation & Properties

The product ‘Z’ in the below-mentioned reaction is:

  • $CH_{2}=CH_{2}$
  • $CH_{3}CH_{2}-O-CH_{2}-CH_{3}$
  • $CH_{3}-CH_{2}-O-SO_{3}H$
  • $CH_{3}CH_{2}OH$
Exam: AIPMT – 2009
Phenols: Preparation & Properties

Phenol in a set of reactions (as captured below) yielded a product Z.

$\text{Phenol}\ \xrightarrow{\text{Zn Dust}}\ \text{X}\ \xrightarrow[\text{Anhy. }{AlCl_3}]{CH_3Cl}\ Y$
$Y\ \xrightarrow[KMnO_4]{\text{Alkaline}}\ Z$
The structure of the product Z would be:

  • Toluene
  • Benzaldehyde
  • Benzoic acid
  • Benzene
Exam: AIPMT – 2009
Alcohols: Preparation & Properties
Iodoform reaction is given by:
(a) CH3CH2OH (b) CH3COCH3
(c) (d) CH3OH
  • Only (b)
  • (a), (b) and (c)
  • (a) and (b)
  • (a), (c) and (d)
Exam: AIPMT – 2010
Phenols: Preparation & Properties

Among the following four compounds

a. Phenol b. Methyl phenol
c. meta-Nitrophenol d. para-Nitrophenol

The acidity order is:

  • c > d > a > b
  • a > d > c > b
  • b > a > c > d
  • d > c > a > b
Exam: AIPMT – 2010
Mechanism of Dehydration, Methanol & Ethanol

Which one of the following compounds will be most readily dehydrated?

Exam: AIPMT – 2010
Alcohols: Preparation & Properties

The product ‘D’ in the above-mentioned reaction is: 

Exam: AIPMT – 2010
Mechanism of Dehydration, Methanol & Ethanol

The most reactive compound among the following toward electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction is:

Exam: AIPMT – 2011
Alcohols: Preparation & Properties

The compound that is used as antifreeze in automobile radiators is: 

  • Glycol
  • Nitrophenol
  • Ethyl alcohol
  • Methyl alcohol
Exam: AIPMT – 2012
Mechanism of Dehydration, Methanol & Ethanol
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