Chemistry

Hydrocarbons

Question:

Arrange the following: HCl, HBr, HI, HF in order of decreasing reactivity towards alkenes.

Answer:

HI > HBr > HCl > HF

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Hydrocarbons

Q 1.

What is the hybridisation of central carbon in 1,2-propadiene (CH2=C=CH2)?

Q 2.

In the alkane, CH3CH2—C(CH3)2—CH2—CH(CH3)2, identify 1 °, 2 °, 3 ° carbon atoms and give the number of H-atoms bonded to each one of these.

Q 3.

Convert ethylene to ethane.

Q 4.

Nucleophiles and electrophiles are reaction intermediates having electron rich and electron deficient centres respectively. Hence, they tend to attack electron deficient and electron rich centres respectively. Classify the following species as electrophiles and nucleophiles.
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Q 5.

Explain the term aromaticity. What are the necessary conditions for any compound to show aromaticity?

Q 6.

What are conformations?

Q 7.

What happens when ethanol is heated with cone. H2SO4?

Q 8.

Which is more acidic: ethene or ethyne and why?

Q 9.

The molecules having dipole moment are________ .
(a) 2,2-Dimethylpropane                                            
(b) trans-Pent-2-ene
(c) cw-Hex-3-ene            
(d) 2,2,3,3-Tetramethylbutane

Q 10.

The relative reactivity of 1 °, 2 ° and 3 ° hydrogens towards chlorination is 1: 3.8 : 5. Calculate the percentages of all monochlorinated products obtained from 2-methylbutane.
 

Q 11.

For the following compounds, write structural formulas and IUPAC names for all possible isomers having the number of double or triple bond as indicated:
(a) C4H8 (one double bond) (b) C5H8 (one triple bond)

Q 12.

Write the IUPAC names of the following compounds.
(i) (CH3)CCH2C(CH3)3    (ii) (CH3)2C(C2H5)2

Q 13.

Which of the following are correct?
(a) CH3 – O – CH+2 is more stable than CH3 – CH+2
(b) (CH3)2CH+ is less stable than CH3 – CH2 – CH+2
(c) CH2 = CH – CH+2 is more stable than CH3 – CH2 – CH+2
(d) CH2 = CH+ is more stable than CH3 – CH+2
 

Q 14.

Arrange the following carbanions in order of their decreasing stability.
(A) H3C-C ≡ C                                                                                
(B) H-C ≡ C
(C) H3C – CH2
(a) A>B>C
(b) B>A>C
(c) C>B>A
(d) C>A>B

Q 15.

Arrange the following: HCl, HBr, HI, HF in order of decreasing reactivity towards alkenes.

Q 16.

What is polymerization? Give an example.

Q 17.

Why does the presence of a nitro group-make the benzene ring less reactive in comparison to the unsubstituted benzene ring? Explain.

Q 18.

What happens when benzene is treated with excess of Cl2 in presence of sunlight? Give chemical reaction.

Q 19.

How will you distinguish between propene and propane?

Q 20.

How will you demonstrate that double bonds of benzene are somewhat different from that of olefins?

Q 21.

What are Arenes ?

Q 22.

Although benzene is highly unsaturated it does not undergo addition reactions. Why?

Q 23.

Explain the following with examples:
(i) Wurtz reaction
(ii) Hydrogenation.

Q 24.

What happens when benzene is treated with acetyl chloride in presence of AlCl3?

Q 25.

Discuss the shape of methane and ethane.

Q 26.

Out of benzene, m-dinitrobenzene and toluene which will undergo nitration most easily and why?

Q 27.

Why is benzene extra-ordinarily stable though it contains three double bonds?

Q 28.

Why does benzene undergo electrophilic substitution reactions easily and nucleophilic substitutions with difficulty?

Q 29.

Suggest the name of another Lewis acid instead of anhydrous aluminium chloride which can be used during ethylation of benzene.

Q 30.

What is decarboxylation ? Give an example.

Q 31.

What do you mean by pyrolysis?

Q 32.

(a) Why are alkenes called unsaturated hydrocarbons?
(b) How will you test the presence of double bond in an alkene?
(c) Name the products formed when propene is subjected to ozonolysis.

Q 33.

Write down the products ofozonolysis ofl, 2-dimethylbenzene (o-xylene). How does the result support Kekule structure of benzene?

Q 34.

Write structures of all the alkenes which on hydrogeneration give 2-methylbutane.

Q 35.

What is Lindlar’s catalyst? Give its use.

Q 36.

What is Huckel rule?

Q 37.

Define resonance energy. What is resonance energy of benzene?

Q 38.

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Q 39.

Why are alkanes called paraffins?

Q 40.

How will you distinguish between acetylene and ethylene?

Q 41.

How will you separate propene from propyne?

Q 42.

Arrange the following set of compounds in order of their decreasing relative reactivity with an electrophile, E+.
(a) Chlorobenzene, 2, 4-dinitrochlorobenzene, p-nitrochlorobenzene
(b) Toluene,p—H3C—C6H4—NO2, p—O2N—C6H4—NO2.

Q 43.

What will be the product obtained as a result of the following reaction and why?

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Q 44.

Classify the following compounds into (i) alkanes (ii) alkenes (iii) alkynes (iv) arenes.  (a) C6H6 (b) C4H8 (C) C8H8 (d) C5H8 (e) C6H14

Q 45.

(a) What effect the branching of an alkane has on its melting point?
(b) Which of the following has highest boiling point?
(i) 2-methyl pentane
(ii) 2, 3-diethyl butane
(iii) 2, 2-dimethyl butane

Q 46.

Which are the correct IUPAC names of the following compound
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(a) 5-(2′,2′-Dimethylpropyl)decane
(b) 4-Butyl-2,2-dimethylnonane
(c) 2,2-Dimethyl-4-pentyloctane
(d) 5-neo-Pentyldecane

Q 47.

Draw Newman and Sawhorse projections for the eclipsed and staggered conformations of ethane. Which of these conformations is more stable and why? .

Q 48.

An alkene ‘A’ contains three C—C, eight C—H, a-bonds, and one C—C n-bond. ‘A’ on ozonolysis gives two moles of an aldehyde of molar mass 44 u. Write the IUPAC name of’A’.

Q 49.

Draw the cis- and trans-structures for hex-2-ene. Which iosmer will have higher b.p. and why?

Q 50.

Explain why the following systems are not aromatic?
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