Chemistry

Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers

Question:

Name the reagents used in the following reactions:
(i)Oxidation of a primary alcohol to carboxylic acid.
(ii)Oxidation of a primary alcohol to aldehyde.
(iii)Brominationofphenolto2,4,6-tribromophenol
(iv)Benzyl alcohol to benzoic acid.
(v)Dehydration of propan-2-oI to propene.
(vi)Butan-2-one to butan-2-oL .

Answer:

(i) Acidified potassium dichromate or neutral/ acidic/ alkaline potassium permanganate.
(ii)Pyridinium chlorochromate (PCC), (C5H5NH)+ ClCrO3  in CH2Cl2
or Pyridinium dichromate (PDC),[(C5H5NH)2]2+Cr2O72-in CH2Cl2
(iii)Aqueous bromine, i.e., Br2/H2O.
(iv)Acidified or alkaline potassium permanganate.
(v)85% H2S04  at 440 K.
(vi)Ni/H2 or NaBH4  or LiAlH4.

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Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers

Q 1.

Classify the following as primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols.
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Q 2.

Assertion (A): Phenols give o-nitrophenol and p-nitrophenol on nitration with cone. HNO3 and H2SO4 mixture.
Reason (R): -OH group in phenol is o-,p-directing.

Q 3.

Write structures of the products of the following reactions:
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Q 4.

Write structures of the compounds whose IUPAC names are as follows:
(i)2-Methylbutan-2-ol
(ii)l-Phcnylpropan-2-ol
(iii)3,5-DimethyIhexane-l,3,5-triol
(iv)2,3-Dicthylphenol
(v)1-Ethoxypropane
(vi)2-Ethoxy-3-methylpentane
(vii) Cyclohexylmethanol
(viii) 3-Cyclohexylpcntan-3-ol
(ix)Cyclopcnt-3-en-l-ol
(x)4-ChIoro-3-ethylbutan-l-ol

Q 5.

Name the factors responsible for the solubility of alcohols in water.

Q 6.

Why is the C – O – H bond angle‘in alcohols slightly less than the tetrahedral angle whereas the C – O – C bond angle in ether is slightly greater?

Q 7.

The carbon-oxygen bond in phenol is slightly stronger than that in methanol. Why?

Q 8.

Out of o-nitrophenol and o-cresol which is more acidic?

Q 9.

Assertion (A): Boiling points of alcohols and ethers are high.
Reason (R): They can form intermolecular hydrogen bonding.

Q 10.

Assertion (A): Phenol forms 2,4, 6-tribromophenol on treatment with Br2 in carbon disulphide at 273 K.
Reason (R): Bromine polarizes in carbon disulphide.

Q 11.

How can phenol be converted to aspirin?

Q 12.

Give reason for the higher boiling point of ethanol in comparison to methoxymethane.

Q 13.

Write the mechanism of the reaction of HI with methoxymethane.

Q 14.

Mark the correct order of decreasing acid strength of the following
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Q 15.

Explain why alcohols and ethers of comparable molecular mass have different boiling points.

Q 16.

Assertion (A): IUPAC name of the compound
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Reason (R): In IUPAC nomenclature, ether is regarded as hydrocarbon derivative in which a hydrogen atom is replaced by -OR or -OAr group [where R = alkyl group and Ar = aryl group]

Q 17.

Show how are the following alcohols prepared by the reaction of a suitable  Grignard reagent on methanal ?
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Q 18.

You are given benzene, cone. H2S04and NaOH. Write the equations for the preparation of phenol using these reagents.

Q 19.

Give equations of the following reactions:
(i)Oxidation of propan-l-ol with alkaline KMnO4 solution.
(ii)Bromine in CS2 with phenol.
(iii)Dilute HNO3 acid with phehoL
(iv)Treating phenol with chloroform in presence of aqueous NaOH.

Q 20.

Which of the following species can act as the strongest base?
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Q 21.

Mark the correct increasing order of reactivity of the following compounds with HBr/HCl.
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Q 22.

Which of the following are used to convert RCHO into RCH2OH?
(a) H2/Pd
(b) LiAlH4
(c) NaBH4
(d) Reaction with RMgX followed by hydrolysis

Q 23.

Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of acidity and give a suitable explanation:
Phenol, o-Nitrophenol, o-Cresol

Q 24.

Explain why is OH group in phenols more strongly held as compared to OH group in alcohols.

Q 25.

Explain why is O = C = O nonpolar while R – O – R is polar.

Q 26.

Explain why is p-nitrophenol more acidic than phenol?

Q 27.

Identify aliylic alcohols in the above examples.

Q 28.

Predict the major product of acid catalysed dehydration of
(i) 1-nicthylcyclohcxanoland
(ii) butan-1-ol

Q 29.

(i) Draw the structures of all isomeric alcohols of molecular formula C5HI20 and give their IUPAC names.
(ii) Classify the isomers of alcohols in question (i)as primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols.

Q 30.

Give the structures and IUPAC names of monohydric phenols of molecular formula, C7H8O.

Q 31.

Write chemical reaction for the preparation of phenol from chlorobenzene.

Q 32.

Explain why is ortho-nitrophenol more acidic than ortho-methoxyphenol?

Q 33.

Write the equation of the reaction of hydrogen iodide with (i)1-propoxypropane (ii)methoxybenzene, and (iii)benzyl ethyl ether

Q 34.

Explain the fact that in aryl alkyl ethers  (i) the alkoxy group activates the benzene ring towards electrophilic substitution and (ii) it directs the incoming substituents to ortho and para positions in benzene ring.

Q 35.

When 3-methylbutant 2-ol is treated with HBr, the following reaction takes place:
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Give a mechanism for this reaction.
(Hint: The secondary carbocation formed in step II rearranges to a more stable tertiary carbocation by a hydride ion shift from 3rd carbon atom.)

Q 36.

Give IUPAC name of the compound given below.
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Q 37.

IUPAC name of the compound
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Q 38.

When phenol is treated with bromine water, white precipitate is obtained. Give the structure and the name of the compound formed.

Q 39.

What happens when benzene diazonium chloride is heated with water?

Q 40.

Arrange the following compounds in decreasing order of acidity:
H2O, R-OH, HC = CH

Q 41.

Ethers can be prepared by Williamson's synthesis in which an alkyl halide is reacted with sodium alkoxide. Di-tert-butyl ether cannot be prepared by this method. Explain.

Q 42.

Give structures of the products you would expect when each of the following alcohol reacts with (a)HCl-ZnCl2 (b)HBrand (c) SOCl2
(i)Butan-1-ol
(ii)2-Methylbutan-2-ol

Q 43.

Show how will you synthesise
(i)1 -phenylethanol from a suitable alkene.
(ii)cyclohexylmethanol using an alkyl halide by an SN2 reaction.
(iii) Pentan-l-ol using a suitable alkyl halide?

Q 44.

Write the names of reagents and equations for the preparation of the following ethers by Williamson's synthesis:
(i)1-Propoxypropane
(ii)Ethoxybenzene
(iii)2-Methoxy-2-methylpropane
(iv)1-Methoxyethane

Q 45.

How is 1-propoxypropane synthesised from propan-l-ol? Write the mechanism of this reaction.

Q 46.

Preparation of ethers by acid dehydration of secondary or tertiary alcohols is not a suitable method.Give reason.

Q 47.

Show how would you synthesise the following alcohols from appropriate alkanes?
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Q 48.

Which of the following compounds are/is aromatic alcohol?  
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Q 49.

Which of the following reaction will yield phenol?
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Q 50.

Write the IUPAC name of the compound given below.
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