NEET - CHEMISTRY

Halo alkanes and Halo arenes

Practice Paper

1. The IUPAC name of is

a) 5Bromo3Chloro4isobutyl2, 2dimethyl hexane

b) 3Chloro4bromo ethyl2, 2, 7trimethyl octane.
c) 4(1Bromo ethyl)3chloro2, 2, 7trimethyl octane.
d) 2Chloro3bromo ethyl1, 1, 1, 6tetramethyl heptane.
2. The IUPAC name of a secondary optically active alkyl halide having molecular formula, C5 H11 Br is
a) 3bromo pentane b) 2bromo pentane c) 1bromo2methyl butane d) 1bromo pentane
3. Consider the following reaction, . The intermediate formed is

a) R COO Br b) R COO c) R d) all the three

4. The product (B) is

a) HO CH2Cl b) Cl CH2OH c) Cl CH2Cl d) all of these

5. (A) (B). (A) and (B) are

a) Me3C CH2Cl and Me3C CH2Cl b) and Me3C CH2Cl

c) Me3C CH2Cl and d) and

6. In the preparation of ethyl chloride by Grooves' method, CH3CH2OH + HCl CH3CH2Cl + H2O
the main reason for using anhydrous ZnCl2 as catalyst is that
a) it absorbs water thereby pushing the equilibrium to the right.
b) it coordinates with the product CH3CH2Cl and drives the reaction to the right.
c) it helps in producing the nucleophile Cl from HCl.
d) it coordinates with oxygen of ethyl alcohol and thus increases the leaving group ability of the OH group.
7. The reaction, C2H5OH + SOCl2 C2H5Cl + SO2 + HCl is known as
a) Kharasch effect b) Williamson's synthesis c) Darzen's procedure d) Hunsdiecker reaction
8. The decreasing nucleophilic order of the following is

a) v > iv > iii > ii > i b) i > ii > iii > iv > v c) iv > v > iii > ii > i d) i > ii > iii > v > iv
9. Which of the following sequence of reactions (reagents) can be used for the conversion of Ph CH2 CH3 into
Ph CH = CH2 ?
a) SO Cl2 ; H2O b) Cl2 / h ; H2O c) SO2Cl2 ; alc KOH d) SO Cl2 ; alc KOH
10. An alkyl halide is first converted into lithium dialkyl cuperate and then treated with an alkyl halide to give
a) alkenyl halides b) alkanes c) alkyl copper halides d) alkenes
11. Reaction of tbutyl bromide with sodium methoxide produces
a) sodium tbutoxide b) tbutyl methyl ether c) isobutane d) isobutylene
12. Which of the following reagents can be used to convert ethyl bromide into ethanethiol ?
 a) Sodium bisulphide b) Sodium sulphide c) Potassium thiocyanate d) Potassium sulphite
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13. obtained by the chlorination of nbutane will be
a) meso form b) racemic mixture c) dform d) lform
14. To prepare a pure sample of nhexane using sodium metal as one reactant, the other reactant or reactants
will be
a) ethyl chloride and nbutyl chloride b) ethyl chloride and nbutyl bromide
c) npropyl bormide d) methyl bromide and npentyl chloride
15. In the dichlorination reaction of propane, mixture of products is obtained. How many isomers the mixture
contains ?
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5
16. Under basic conditions, which one suffers elimination the most ?
a) (CH3)3C Cl b) c) CH3CH2CH2 CH2 Cl d)

17. Which one of the following is (R)Lactic acid ?

18. The increasing order of hydrolysis of the following compounds is

a) I < III < II < IV b) I < IV < III < II c) IV < II < III < I d) I < III < IV < II
19. CH3 CH2 Br on treatment with LiAlH4 gives ethane gas while (CH3)3 C Br on same treatment gives H2
gas because
a) the former is SN2 and the latter is E2 reaction. b) the former is E2 and the latter is SN2 reaction.
c) the former is SN1 and the latter is E2 reaction. d) the former is E2 and the latter is SN2 reaction.
20. An alkyl halide with molecular formula C6H13Br on dehydrohalogenation gave two isomeric alkenes X and
Y with molecular formula C6H12. On reductive ozonolysis, X and Y gave four compounds CH3COCH3,
CH3CHO, CH3CH2CHO and (CH3)2 CH CHO. The alkyl halide is
a) 4bromo2methyl pentane b) 3bromo2methyl pentane
c) 2bromo2, 3dimethyl butane d) 2, 2dimethyl1bromobutane
21. . The major product is
a) npropyl benzene b) Ethyl benzene c) Cumene d) Toluene and C2H5Cl
22. What is formed when, in the presence of alkali, chloroform is treated with acetone ?
a) Carbontetrachloride b) Chloretone c) Chlorobenzene d) Chloral
23. 2, 4Dichlorophenol is best prepared by

a) b)

c) Both (a) and (b) are correct. d) Both (a) and (b) are wrong.
24. The raw material for Raschig process is
a) benzene b) chlorobenzene c) phenol d) anisole

25.

The above transformation proceeds through

a) electrophilic substitution b) carbocation formation
c) benzyne intermediate d) ionisation of chlorobenzene in liq. NH3.