Description : Which of the following compounds undergoes nitration most readily? (a) Benzene (b) Toluene (c) Nitrobenzene (d) Benzoic acid
Last Answer : Toluene
Description : Which of the following statements is False/Incorrect about nitrobenzene? (a) is formed by nitration of benzene at temperatures below 60°C. (b) can be further nitrated to give m-dinitrobenzene. (c) can be oxidized with KMnO4 to give benzoic acid. (d) can be reduced with Sn/HCl to give aniline.
Last Answer : can be oxidized with KMnO4 to give benzoic acid
Description : Trinitrotoluene (TNT), an explosive, is made by the nitration of (A) Nitrobenzene (B) Toluene (C) Nitrotoluene (D) Benzene
Last Answer : (B) Toluene
Description : Which of the following compounds reacts least rapidly in electrophilic substitution reactions? (a) Nitrobenzene (b) Phenol (c) Bromobenzene (d) Toluene
Last Answer : Nitrobenzene
Description : Benzene reacts with concentrated HNO3 in the presence of concentrated H2SO4 to give nitrobenzene. This reaction is an example of (a) Electrophilic addition (b) Nucleophilic addition (c) Electrophilic substitution (d) Nucleophilic substitution
Last Answer : Electrophilic substitution
Description : Phenol is more reactive than benzene towards electrophilic substitution reaction. In case of Phenol, the intermediate carbocation is more resonance st
Last Answer : Phenol is more reactive than benzene towards electrophilic substitution reaction. In case of Phenol, the ... D. A is incorrect but R is correct
Description : Assertion: Phenol is more reactive than benzene towards electrophilic reactions. Reason : The +R effect of OH group increases the electron density on
Last Answer : Assertion: Phenol is more reactive than benzene towards electrophilic reactions. Reason : The +R effect of ... D. A is incorrect but R is correct
Description : Out of benzene, m–dinitrobenzene and toluene which will undergo nitration most easily and why?
Last Answer : Ans. -CH3 group is electron donating while –NO2 group is electron withdrawing. Therefore, maximum electron density will be in toluene , followed by benzene and at least in m-dinitrobenzene. Therefore, the ease of nitration decreases in the order: Toluene> benzene> m-dinitrobenzene
Last Answer : Ans. -CH3 group is electron donating while –NO2 group is electron withdrawing. Therefore, maximum electron density will be in toluene, followed by benzene and at least in m-dinitrobenzene. Therefore, the ease of nitration decreases in the order: Toluene> benzene> m-dinitrobenzene
Description : Compared to benzene, nitration of toluene takes place at (a) Same rate (b) Faster rate (c) Slower rate (d) Can not predict
Last Answer : Faster rate
Description : Which of the following compounds is most readily sulfonated? (a) Benzene (b) Chlorobenzene (c) Toluene (d) Nitrobenzene
Description : Which of the following statements is false about toluene? (a) can be prepared by treating benzene with methyl chloride in the presence of AlCl3. (b) is converted to benzoic acid on refluxing with ... (d) can be nitrated with concentrated nitric acid to give a mixture of ortho and meta nitrotoluene.
Last Answer : can be nitrated with concentrated nitric acid to give a mixture of ortho and meta nitrotoluene
Description : Nitration of nitrobenzene with HNO3/H2SO4 gives : (a) m-dinitrobenzene (b) o-dinitrobenzene (c) p-dinitrobenzene (d) m-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid
Last Answer : m-dinitrobenzene
Description : How an — OH group attached to carbon in the benzene ring activates benzene towards electrophilic substitution ?
Last Answer : The lone pair of electrons present on oxygen atom enter into resonance with the benzene ring. As a result, the electron density becomes higher at o- and p- position and due to higher electron density, the ring gets activated towards electrophilic substitution.
Description : Which of the following will undergo substitution in the ortho and para positions rather than in the meta position? (a) Nitrobenzene (b) Benzoic acid (c) Acetanilide (d) Benzaldehyde
Last Answer : Acetanilide
Description : Statement I: In strongly acidic solutions , anline becomes more reactive towards electrophilic reagents Statement II: The amino group being completely
Last Answer : Statement I: In strongly acidic solutions , anline becomes more reactive towards electrophilic reagents ... Assertion is false but Reason is true.
Description : Which one of the following is most reactive towards electrophilic attack?
Last Answer : Which one of the following is most reactive towards electrophilic attack? A. B. C. D.
Description : Which of the following will give a precipitate with excess bromine water? (a) Bromobenzene (b) Aniline (c) Nitrobenzene (d) Toluene
Last Answer : Aniline
Description : Which of the following compounds reacts most rapidly with HNO3/H2SO4? (a) toluene (b) anisole (c) nitrobenzene (d) benzonitrile
Last Answer : anisole
Description : Toluene undergoes oxidation to give (a) Benzyl alcohol (b) Quinone (c) Benzaldehyde (d) Benzoic acid
Last Answer : Benzoic acid
Description : Which of the following agents is used in order to make benzene react with concentrated nitric acid to give nitrobenzene? (a) Concentrated H2SO4 (b) FeCl3 catalyst (c) Lindlar's catalyst (d) Ultraviolet light
Last Answer : Concentrated H2SO4
Description : What purpose does FeCl3 serve in the electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction between chlorine and benzene? (a) It serves as a radical initiator to produce the chlorine radical needed to propagate the ... by reacting with the Cl2 and thereby activates it toward attack by benzene's π electrons.
Last Answer : It serves as a Lewis acid catalyst by reacting with the Cl2 and thereby activates it toward attack by benzene’s π electrons.
Description : Aniline is prepared by (a) the reaction of benzene with ammonia (b) the reduction of nitrobenzene with Sn/HCl (c) the dehydrogenation of nitrobenzene (d) the reaction of nitrobenzene with I2/NaOH
Last Answer : the reduction of nitrobenzene with Sn/HCl
Description : Benzoic acid and diphenyl ketone are both solids insoluble in water. A mixture of these compounds can be separated if we (a) add the mixture to a solution of NaOH in water, and filter. (b) add ... benzene. (d) It is impossible to separate a mixture of two solids when both are insoluble in water.
Last Answer : add the mixture to a solution of NaOH in water, and filter
Description : Phenol on distillation with Zinc dust gives (a) Phenylzinc (b) Benzene (c) Cyclohexanone (d) Benzoic acid
Last Answer : Benzene
Description : Toluene o/p orienting with respect to an electrophilic substitution reaction due to
Last Answer : Toluene o/p orienting with respect to an electrophilic substitution reaction due to A. `+I` effect of the ... ring D. `+M` effect to the methyl group.
Description : Which of the following statements correctly describes the general reactivity of alkynes? (a) An alkyne is an electron-rich molecule and therefore reacts as a nucleophile. (b) The σ bonds ... fail to undergo electrophilic addition reactions. (d) Alkynes are generally more reactive than alkenes.
Last Answer : Alkynes are generally more reactive than alkenes.
Description : Why does benzene undergo electrophilic substitution reactions easily and nucleophilic substitutions with difficulty?
Last Answer : Ans. Due to the presence of an electron cloud containing 6 pi electrons above and below the plane of the ring, benzene is a source of electrons. Consequently, it attracts ... . As a result, benzene undergoes electrophilic substitution reactions easily and nucleophilic substitution with difficulty.
Description : Which of the reactions between the following pairs of reagents proceeds by a mechanism that may be described as an electrophilic substitution? (a) Benzene + Br2/FeBr3 (b) Propene + Br2 (c) Acetone + NH2NH2 (d) Ethyl bromide + aq KOH
Last Answer : Benzene + Br2/FeBr3
Description : Which of the following is not a correct statement about the electrophilic substitution mechanism of benzene? (a) Benzene functions as a nucleophile. (b) Formation of a carbocation intermediate is the ... hybridized carbon in the ring. (d) The addition product is a frequently observed minor product.
Last Answer : The addition product is a frequently observed minor product.
Description : Among the following compounds, the decreasing order of reactivity towards electrophilic substitution is :
Last Answer : Among the following compounds, the decreasing order of reactivity towards electrophilic substitution is : ... C. `IVgtIgtIIgtIII` D. `IIIgtIgtIIgtIV`
Description : Pick out the system with minimum boiling azeotrope at 1 atm. (A) Benzene-toluene (B) Ethyl alcohol-water (C) Hydrochloric acid-water (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (B) Ethyl alcohol-water
Description : In the nitration of benzene with a mixture of conc. `HNO_(3)` and conc. `H_(2)SO_(4)`, the active species involved is :
Last Answer : In the nitration of benzene with a mixture of conc. `HNO_(3)` and conc. `H_(2)SO_(4)`, ... ion B. nitrate ion C. nitronium ion D. nitrogen dioxide
Description : Nitration of benzene is:
Last Answer : Nitration of benzene is: A. nucleophilic substitution B. nucleophilic addition C. electrophilic substitution D. free radical substitution
Description : In the following compounds, anisole (I), benzene (II) and nitrobenzene (III), the ease of reaction with electrophiles is:
Last Answer : In the following compounds, anisole (I), benzene (II) and nitrobenzene (III), the ease of reaction ... . `IIIgtIIgtI` C. `IIgtIgtIII` D. `IgtIIgtIII`
Description : Chemical name of Gammaxane is - (1) Toluene (2) Chloro benzene (3) Aniline (4) Benzene hexachloride
Last Answer : (4) Benzene hexachloride Explanation: Gammexane is an insecticide that is the gamma isomer of benzene hexachloride. It is also known as lindane. Benzene hexachloride is any of several stereoisomers of 1,2,3,4,5,6- hexachlorocyclohexane formed by the lightinduced addition of chlorine to benzene.
Description : A mixture of benzene and toluene forms (1) Non-ideal solution (2) Ideal solution (3) Emulsion (4) Suspension
Last Answer : (2) Ideal solution Explanation: A mixture of benzene and toluene (60 mole% toluene) enters a distillation column to be separated into two product streams.
Description : Resorcinol on distillation with zinc dust gives (a) Benzene (b) Cyclohexane (c) Toluene (d) m-Xylene
Description : An organic compound (A) has a molecular weight 78 and an empirical formula CH. (A) is resistant to attack by oxidizing agents but undergoes substitution and addition reactions. X-ray analysis shows that the ... suggests that compound (A) is (a) Benzene (b) Cyclohexane (c) Toluene (d) n-Hexane
Description : Cresols on distillation with zinc dust gives (a) o-Xylene (b) Benzene (c) o- plus p-Xylene (d) Toluene
Description : When propyne is passed through hot iron tube at 400°C, it gives (a) Benzene (b) Toluene (c) m-Xylene (d) Mesitylene
Last Answer : Mesitylene
Description : When acetylene is passed through hot iron tube at 400°C, it gives (a) Benzene (b) Toluene (c) o-Xylene (d) Mesitylene
Description : Chemical name of Gammaxane is (1) Toluene (2) Chloro benzene (3) Aniline (4) Benzene hexachloride
Last Answer : Benzene hexachloride
Description : Howmany of the following compounds are dissolve in aqeous solution of `NaOH` (1) Phenol (2) p-cresol (3) Benzoic acid (4) Benzene sulphonic acid (5) A
Last Answer : Howmany of the following compounds are dissolve in aqeous solution of `NaOH` (1) Phenol (2) p-cresol ... P-toluedine (7) Picric acid (8) Squaric acid
Description : Dehydrogenation of ethyl benzene produces (A) Styrene (B) Naphthalene (C) Phenol (D) Benzoic acid
Last Answer : (A) Styrene
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Yellow phosphorous which is the most reactive allotropic form of phosphorous is transported under water (B) Apatite is the principal material present in ... fixation means the process of bringing atmospheric nitrogen into combination i.e. into nitrogen compound fo
Last Answer : (C) Urea is more hygroscopic than ammonium nitrate
Description : Which one of the following processes aims at producing higher yield of gaseous unsaturated hydrocarbons and aromatics like benzene & toluene? (A) Reforming (B) Pyrolysis (C) Alkylation (D) Hydrocracking
Last Answer : (A) Reforming
Description : A minimum boiling azeotrope is exemplified by (A) Toluene-benzene (B) Acetone-carbon disulphide (C) Water-isobutyl alcohol (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Acetone-carbon disulphide