Chemistry

Hydrocarbons

Question:

Why are Alkenes called olefins?

Answer:

Alkenes are commonly known as olefins because the lower members form oily products on treatment with chlorine or bromine.

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Hydrocarbons

Q 1.

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 2.

Convert ethylene to ethane.

Q 3.

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 4.

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

Q 5.

What happens when ethanol is heated with cone. H2SO4?

Q 6.

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

Q 7.

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

Q 8.

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 9.

What are conformations?

Q 10.

Which is more acidic: ethene or ethyne and why?

Q 11.

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 12.

What is polymerization? Give an example.

Q 13.

How will you distinguish between propene and propane?

Q 14.

What are Arenes ?

Q 15.

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

Q 16.

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 17.

What do you mean by pyrolysis?

Q 18.

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

Q 19.

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

Q 20.

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 21.

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

Q 22.

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

Q 23.

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

Q 24.

An alkene ‘A’ contains three C-C, eight C-H σ bonds and one C-C Ï€ bond. ‘A' on ozonolysis gives two moles of an aldehyde of molar mass 44 u. Deduce IUPAC name of’A’.

Q 25.

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

Q 26.

What is electrophile in sulphonation?

Q 27.

Discuss the shape of methane and ethane.

Q 28.

How do you account for the formation of ethane during chlorination of methane?

Q 29.

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

Q 30.

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

Q 31.

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 32.

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Q 33.

What is decarboxylation ? Give an example.

Q 34.

What is Lindlar’s catalyst? Give its use.

Q 35.

Why are alkanes called paraffins?

Q 36.

How will you distinguish between acetylene and ethylene?

Q 37.

Discuss the preparation of alkanes by Wurtz reaction. What is the limitaHon of the reaction?

Q 38.

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 39.

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

Q 40.

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

Q 41.

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

Q 42.

How will you convert ethanoic acid into ethene?

Q 43.

Alkynes on reduction with sodium in liquid ammonia form trans alkenes. Will butene formed on the reduction of but-2-yne show geometrical isomerism?

Q 44.

Rotation around carbon-carbon single bond of ethane is not completely free. Justify the statement.

Q 45.

How will you convert benzene into
(i) p-nitrobromobenzene (ii) m-nitrobromobenzene
 

Q 46.

Suggest a route for the preparation of nitrobenzene starting from acetylene.

Q 47.

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 48.

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

Q 49.

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

Q 50.

Which type of isomerism is exhibited by but-l-yne and but-2-yne?