The correct order of acidic strength of the following molecules is:
Alcohols: Preparation & Properties
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Mechanism of Dehydration, Methanol & Ethanol
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The increasing order of reactivity of the following compounds towards acid-catalyzed dehydration is:
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Electrophilic Substitution Reactions, Uses of Phenols
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Given below are two statements:
| I: | The product of the reaction of phenol with bromine depends on the nature of the solvent. |
| II: | The reaction of phenol with bromine in CHCl3 gives a monosubstituted bromo derivative whereas the reaction of phenol with bromine water yields a trisubstituted bromo derivative of phenol. |
Alcohols: Preparation & Properties
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Given below are two statements:
| Statement I: | In Lucas test, primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohols are distinguished on the basis of their reactivity with conc. $HCl + ZnCl_2$ , known as Lucas Reagent. |
| Statement II: | Primary alcohols are most reactive and immediately produce turbidity at room temperature on reaction with Lucas Reagent. |
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Phenols: Preparation & Properties
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Given below are two statements:
| I: | The acidic strength of monosubstituted nitrophenol is higher than phenol because of electron withdrawing nitro group. |
| II: | o-Nitrophenol, m-nitrophenol and p-nitrophenol will have same acidic strength as they have one nitro group attached to the phenolic ring. |
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Alcohols: Preparation & Properties
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Consider the following reactions:
${R-COOH\xrightarrow[(ii)~H_2O/HCl]{(i)~X}R-CH_2OH }$
${R-COOH\xrightarrow[(ii)~H_2O/HCl]{(i)~X}R-CH_2OH }$
$\small{R-CH=CH_2\xrightarrow[(ii)~H_2O/ NaOH/ H_2O_2]{(i)~X}R-CH_2-CH_2-OH}$
Identify ‘X’ in above reactions:
Alcohols: Preparation & Properties
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Reagents that can be used to convert alcohols to carboxylic acids are:
(A) CrO3 – H2SO4
(B) K2Cr2O7 + H2SO4
(C) KMnO4 + KOH/H3O+
(D) Cu, 573 K
(E) CrO3+ (CH3CO)2O
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(A) CrO3 – H2SO4
(B) K2Cr2O7 + H2SO4
(C) KMnO4 + KOH/H3O+
(D) Cu, 573 K
(E) CrO3+ (CH3CO)2O
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Ethers: Preparation & Properties, Uses
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Consider the following reaction:

Identify products A and B:

Identify products A and B:
Mechanism of Dehydration, Methanol & Ethanol
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Which amongst the following will be most readily dehydrated under acidic conditions?






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