Description : Iodine value is used to estimate (1) Hydroxyl groups in oil (2) Alkali content in oil (3) Unsaturation in oil (4) Carboxylic groups in oil
Last Answer : Unsaturation in oil
Description : High iodine value of a lipid indicates (A) Polymerization (B) Carboxyl groups (C) Hydroxyl groups (D) Unsaturation
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. Iodine value of an oil or fat is (A) The number of grams of iodine taken up by 100 gm of oil or fat (B) A measure of its unsaturation (C) Helpful in findings ... & its suitability for making soap (D) Independent of the type of oil, whether it is drying or non-drying
Last Answer : (D) Independent of the type of oil, whether it is drying or non-drying
Description : The greater acidity of carboxylic acids compared to alcohols arises primarily from : (a) the electron-donating effect of the hydroxyl group (b) the electron-withdrawing effect of the carboxyl ... of α-hydrogens of carboxylic acids (d) the resonance stability associated with the carboxylate ion
Last Answer : the resonance stability associated with the carboxylate ion
Description : Saponification value/number of an oil or fat is a measure of its (A) Fatty acid content (B) Degree of unsaturation of the fatty acids present in it (C) Average molecular weight (D) Insoluble fatty acid content
Last Answer : (C) Average molecular weight
Description : The degree of unsaturation of a fat can be determined by means of its (a) Iodine number (b) Octane number (c) Saponification number (d) Melting point
Last Answer : Iodine number
Description : Iodine number denotes (A) Degree of unsaturation (B) Saponification number (C) Acid number (D) Acetyl number
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : High acid value of an oil or fat is an indication of (A) Storage under improper conditions (B) Absence of unsaturation (C) Its smaller molecular weight (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Storage under improper conditions
Description : Number of hydroxyl groups present in hydorxyl groups present in pyrosulphuric acid is
Last Answer : Number of hydroxyl groups present in hydorxyl groups present in pyrosulphuric acid is A. 3 B. 4 C. 2 D. 1
Description : The two functional groups characteristic of sugars are (a) hydroxyl and methyl (b) carbonyl and methyl (c) carbonyl and phosphate (d) carbonyl and hydroxyl.
Last Answer : (d) carbonyl and hydroxyl.
Description : The two functional groups characteristic of sugars are (1) hydroxyl and methyl (2) carbonyl and methyl (3) carbonyl and phosphate (4) carbonyl and hydroxyl
Last Answer : (4) carbonyl and hydroxyl
Description : You are given a solution of an alkali. In order to estimate its concentration in terms of normality , you need to know
Last Answer : You are given a solution of an alkali. In order to estimate its concentration in terms of ... the alkali present in it and its equivalent weight.
Description : How will you detect the presence of unsaturation in an organic compound?
Last Answer : Ans. Generally Unsaturated organic compound decolorize Bayer‘s reagent and Bromine water.
Description : Fats differ from waxes in that fats have : (a) More unsaturation (b) Higher melting points (c) A glycerol backbone (d) Longer fatty acids
Last Answer : A glycerol backbone
Description : Bitterns is a/an (A) Unsaturated fat (B) Starting material for the production of iodine (C) By-product of chlor-alkali industry (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
Description : The total number of carboxylic acid groups in the product P is
Last Answer : The total number of carboxylic acid groups in the product P is
Description : Amino acid with side chain containing basic groups is (A) 2-Amino 5-guanidovaleric acid (B) 2-Pyrrolidine carboxylic acid (C) 2-Amino 3-mercaptopropanoic acid (D) 2-Amino propanoic acid
Last Answer : (A) 2-Amino 5-guanidovaleric acid
Description : Phenol is an ortho-para director because the hydroxyl group : (a) donates electrons that increase electron density at ortho and para positions favoring nucleophilic attack. (b) donates ... para positions and attracts electrons away from meta positions favoring electrophilic attack on the ring.
Last Answer : donates electrons that increase electron density at ortho and para positions favoring electrophilic attack.
Description : 2-Butanol is optically active because it contains : (a) an asymmetric carbon (b) a plane of symmetry (c) a hydroxyl group (d) a centre of symmetry
Last Answer : (a) an asymmetric carbon
Description : Claisen condensation gives__________ a) Hydroxyl compound b) β- keto ester c) Γ- diketone d) Α-diketone
Last Answer : b) β- keto ester
Description : Name the compound formed when an hydroxyl group is attached to a phenyl group.
Last Answer : ANSWER: PHENOL
Description : Saponification number indicates (A) Unsaturation in fat (B) Average M.W of fatty acid (C) Acetyl number (D) Acid number
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : The number of N-MC groups in alkaloids is best estimate with the help of (A) HI (B) H2SO4 (C) (CH3CO)2 CO (D) CH3 Mg I
Description : Synthetic detergents are made from – (1) Sodium stearate (2) Sodium salt of benzene sulphonic acid (3) Sodium salt of benzene carboxylic acid (4) Sodium palmitate
Last Answer : (2) Sodium salt of benzene sulphonic acid Explanation: Synthetic detergents are made from sodium salt of benezene sulphonic acid.
Description : Why does solubility decreases with increasing molecular mass in carboxylic acid ?
Last Answer : Ans. Because of increase in alkyl chain length which is hydrophobic in nature.
Description : During preparation of esters from a carboxylic acid and an alcohol in the presence of an acid catalyst, water or the ester formed should be removed as soon as it is formed.
Last Answer : Ans. The formation of esters from a carboxylic acid and an alcohol in the presence of acid catalyst in a reversible reaction. To shift the equilibrium in the forward direction, the water or ester formed should be removed as fast as it is formed.
Description : Which of the following is not a carboxylic acid? (a) Malonic acid (b) Acetic acid (c) Picric acid (d) Adipic acid
Last Answer : Picric acid
Description : Which of the following statements best describes the structure of waxes? (a) long-chain unsaturated carboxylic acids (b) long-chain saturated carboxylic acids (c) long-chain esters (d) short-chain esters
Last Answer : long-chain esters
Description : Which of the following statements is not true about fatty acids? (a) Fatty acids are carboxylic acids with long hydrocarbon side chains. (b) The double bonds in unsaturated fatty acids are always ... contain even numbers of carbons and are unbranched. (d) Fatty acids can be saturated or unsaturated
Last Answer : The double bonds in unsaturated fatty acids are always conjugated
Description : Fatty acids are (a) Unsaturated dicarboxylic acids (b) Long-chain alkanoic acids (c) Aromatic carboxylic acids (d) Aromatic dicarboxylic acids
Last Answer : Long-chain alkanoic acids
Description : Esters can be formed by nucleophilic substitution reactions of : (a) carboxylic acids and alcohols ; acid-catalyzed (b) acid chlorides and alcohols (c) both of the above (d) neither of the above
Last Answer : both of the above
Description : Amides undergo hydrolysis under acidic conditions to give (a) Carboxylic acid and amine (b) Carboxylic acid and ammonium ion (c) Carboxylate ion and ammonium ion (d) Carboxylate ion and amine
Last Answer : Carboxylic acid and ammonium ion
Description : Consider a small aliphatic 1° amine, 1° alcohol, ester, carboxylic acid, and amide, all of similar molecular weight. Which one is most likely to have the highest boiling point? (a) The amide (b) The alcohol (c) The ester (d) The carboxylic acid
Last Answer : The amide
Description : A compound undergoes reduction with LiAlH4. It also dissolves in aqueous NaOH from which it can be recovered by addition of HCl. The compound is (a) a carboxylic acid (b) an ester (c) an acid anhydride (d) an alcohol
Last Answer : a carboxylic acid
Description : Which reaction does not yield an ester as one of the products? (a) A carboxylic acid is heated with an alcohol (b) A Grignard reagent is added to a carboxylic acid (c) An acid halide is treated with an alcohol (d) An alkyl halide is heated with the salt of a carboxylic acid
Last Answer : A Grignard reagent is added to a carboxylic acid
Description : Esters and amides are most easily made by nucleophilic acyl substitution reactions on : (a) acid anhydrides (b) carboxylates (c) carboxylic acids (d) acid chlorides
Last Answer : acid chlorides
Description : Which of the following is the correct ranking in decreasing order of relative Boiling Point of carbonyl containing compounds? (a) primary amide > carboxylic acid >> ester ~ acyl chloride ~ aldehyde ~ ketone ... chloride ~ amide (d) carboxylic acid > amide >> ester ~ acyl chloride ~ aldehyde ~ ketone
Last Answer : primary amide > carboxylic acid >> ester ~ acyl chloride ~ aldehyde ~ ketone
Description : The characteristic reaction of carboxylic acids is : (a) electrophilic addition (b) electrophilic substitution (c) nucleophilic addition (d) nucleophilic substitution
Last Answer : nucleophilic substitution
Description : When carboxylic acids and dicarboxylic acids have similar molecular weights, how do their melting points compare? (a) Carboxylic acids have greater melting points. (b) Dicarboxylic acids have greater melting points. (c) Both acids have similar melting points. (d) No consistent trend exists
Last Answer : Dicarboxylic acids have greater melting points
Description : What is the hybridization and geometry of the carbonyl carbon in carboxylic acids and their derivatives? (a) sp3, tetrahedral (b) sp2, trigonal planar (c) sp2, tetrahedral (d) sp3, trigonal planar
Last Answer : sp2, trigonal planar
Description : What is the hybridization of the carbonyl oxygen in carboxylic acids? (a) sp (b) sp2 (c) sp3 (d) s-sp2
Last Answer : sp2
Description : An organic compound (A), C3H8O, on oxidation gives (B), C3H6O. The compound (B) could be (a) a carbonyl compound (b) an alcohol (c) a carboxylic acid (d) an ether
Last Answer : a carbonyl compound
Description : The reduction of a ketone (a) always gives a primary alcohol (b) always gives a secondary alcohol (c) always gives a carboxylic acid (d) always gives a ketal
Last Answer : always gives a secondary alcoho
Description : Oxidation of a secondary alcohol with K2Cr2O7/H+ produces (a) a carboxylic acid (b) a ketone (c) an aldehyde (d) an ester
Last Answer : a ketone
Description : Oxidation of a primary alcohol with produces (a) a carboxylic acid (b) an ether (c) a ketone (d) an ester
Description : Dry ice on reaction with GR gives_______ a) Ester b) Carboxylic acid c) Aldehyde d) Ketone
Last Answer : b) Carboxylic acid
Description : Carboxylic acid reacts with halogen in presence of red P to gives__________ a) α-halogen acids b) β-halogen acid c) Acid halide d) Dicarboxylic acid
Last Answer : a) α-halogen acids
Description : Alkyl cyanide on reduction gives….. a. primary amine b. secondary amine c. amide d. carboxylic acid
Last Answer : a. primary amine
Description : What is the name of the least massive carboxylic (read: car-box-ILL-iy) acid.
Last Answer : ANSWER: FORMIC ACID