Organic Name Reaction:
List Of Organic Name Reaction.
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| S.No | Question | Option 1 | Option 2 | Option 3 | Option 4 | Correct Answer | Key Concept / Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Finkelstein reaction is classified under which category? | Elimination | Substitution | Addition | Halogen exchange | Halogen exchange | Haloalkanes & Haloarenes |
| 2 | The product obtained from the Finkelstein reaction is | Alkyl Fluoride | Alkyl Bromide | Alkyl Chloride | Alkyl Iodide (R–I) | Alkyl Iodide (R–I) | R–Cl/Br + NaI/acetone → R–I |
| 3 | The required reagent for Finkelstein reaction is | AgF | KF | HF | NaI / Dry acetone | NaI / Dry acetone | Classic reagent |
| 4 | Swarts reaction is used for preparation of | Alkyl Chloride | Alkyl Iodide | Alkyl Bromide | Alkyl Fluoride | Alkyl Fluoride | R–Cl/Br + AgF or Hg₂F₂ → R–F |
| 5 | Reagent used in Swarts reaction is | NaI | NaF | CuF₂ | Metallic fluoride (AgF, Hg₂F₂, CoF₂, etc.) | Metallic fluoride | Inorganic metal fluoride |
| 6 | Specific reagent in Swarts reaction can be | NaI | CaCl₂ | CuCl₂ | CoF₂ / AgF / Hg₂F₂ | CoF₂ / AgF / Hg₂F₂ | Most common: AgF or Hg₂F₂ |
| 7 | Necessary reactants for Wurtz reaction | Two haloarenes | One haloalkane + one haloarene | One haloalkane | Two molecules of haloalkane | Two molecules of haloalkane | 2RX + 2Na → R–R |
| 8 | Product of Wurtz reaction is | Alkene | Ether | Alcohol | Alkane (R–R) | Alkane (R–R) | Coupling product |
| 9 | Reagent & condition for Wurtz reaction | Cu/HCl | NaI/acetone | Zn/HCl | Na / Dry ether | Na / Dry ether | Anhydrous condition |
| 10 | Reactants required for Fittig reaction | Two haloalkanes | One haloalkane + one haloarene | One haloarene | Two haloarenes | Two haloarenes | Ar–X + Ar–X → Ar–Ar |
| 11 | Product formed in Fittig reaction is | Alkyl benzene | Alkane | Phenol | Biphenyl (Diphenyl) | Biphenyl | Biaryl compound |
| 12 | Reactants for Wurtz-Fittig reaction | Two haloalkanes | Two haloarenes | One alcohol + one acid | One haloalkane + one haloarene | One haloalkane + one haloarene | Mixed coupling |
| 13 | Byproduct in Wurtz / Wurtz-Fittig reaction | NaX₂ | Na₂X | Na | 2NaX | 2NaX | Sodium halide |
| 14 | Sandmeyer & Gattermann reactions are used to prepare | Alkanes | Alcohols | Ethers | Haloarenes | Haloarenes | ArN₂⁺ → ArX |
| 15 | Starting compound for Sandmeyer & Gattermann | Aniline | Benzene | Toluene | Diazonium salt | Diazonium salt | ArN₂⁺Cl⁻ |
| 16 | Aniline → NaNO₂/HCl (0–5°C) gives | Phenol | Nitrobenzene | Anilinium salt | Diazonium salt | Diazonium salt | Diazotization |
| 17 | Reagent for Sandmeyer reaction (chlorobenzene) | Cu/HCl | Cu₂Br₂/HBr | CuCN/KCN | Cu₂Cl₂ / HCl | Cu₂Cl₂ / HCl | Copper(I) chloride |
| 18 | Reagent for Gattermann reaction (chlorobenzene) | Cu₂Cl₂/HCl | Cu/HBr | Cu₂Br₂ | Cu powder / HCl | Cu powder / HCl | Finely divided copper |
| 19 | Halogen in haloarenes directs electrophile to | Meta only | Ortho only | Meta & ortho | Ortho & para | Ortho & para | o/p director, deactivator |
| 20 | Major product in chlorination of chlorobenzene | Ortho | Meta | Equal o/p | Para-dichlorobenzene | Para-dichlorobenzene | Steric reason |
| 21 | Reagent for sulfonation of haloarene | Conc. HNO₃ | Dil. NaOH | Br₂ water | Conc. H₂SO₄ | Conc. H₂SO₄ | SO₃H group |
| 22 | Electrophile in sulfonation of haloarene | NO₂⁺ | Cl⁺ | CH₃⁺ | SO₃H or SO₃ | SO₃ | Neutral or protonated |
| 23 | Electrophile in nitration of haloarene | Cl⁺ | HSO₄⁻ | SO₃H | NO₂⁺ | NO₂⁺ | Nitronium ion |
| 24 | Friedel-Crafts alkylation on haloarene uses | CH₃COCl | RCOCl | R–Br | R–Cl / anhyd. AlCl₃ | Friedel-Crafts Alkylation | R⁺ electrophile |
| 25 | Electrophile in Friedel-Crafts acylation | CH₃⁺ | Cl⁺ | AlCl₃ | CH₃C⁺=O | CH₃C⁺=O | Acylium ion |
| 26 | Hydroboration-Oxidation follows | Saytzeff | Markovnikov | Hund’s | Anti-Markovnikov | Anti-Markovnikov | Syn addition |
| 27 | Water addition in Hydroboration-Oxidation is | Direct | Acid catalyzed | Markovnikov | Indirect (anti-Markovnikov) | Indirect | BH₃ then H₂O₂/OH⁻ |
| 28 | In anti-Markovnikov addition, OH⁻ goes to carbon with | Less H | More C atoms | Negative charge | More hydrogen atoms | More hydrogen atoms | Rich gets richer |
| 29 | Oxidizing agent in second step of Hydroboration-Oxidation | H₂O | O₂ | KMnO₄ | H₂O₂ (alkaline) | H₂O₂ | Peroxide oxidation |
| 30 | Propene → Hydroboration-Oxidation gives | Propan-2-ol | Propane | Propyne | Propan-1-ol | Propan-1-ol | Anti-Markovnikov alcohol |
| 31 | Esterification forms | Ether | Acid | Alcohol | Ester | Ester | RCOOH + R’OH → RCOOR’ |
| 32 | Esterification is property of | Haloalkane | Amine | Aldehyde | Alcohol | Alcohol | With carboxylic acid |
| 33 | In esterification, bond broken in alcohol is | C–O | C–H | C–C | O–H | O–H | Proton loss |
| 34 | Alcohol + (RCO)₂O → ester + byproduct | Water | Ether | H₂ | Carboxylic acid | Carboxylic acid | RCOOH |
| 35 | Most repetitive reaction with Williamson synthesis | Swarts | Finkelstein | Hunsdiecker | Reimer-Tiemann | Reimer-Tiemann | Board favorite |
| 36 | Reimer-Tiemann reaction starts with | Aniline | Benzene | Toluene | Phenol | Phenol | C₆H₅OH |
| 37 | Key reactant in Reimer-Tiemann | CCl₄ | Benzene | Acetone | CHCl₃ | CHCl₃ | Chloroform |
| 38 | Final major product of Reimer-Tiemann | Salicylic acid | Phenol | Catechol | Salicylaldehyde | Salicylaldehyde | o-CHO on phenol |
| 39 | Kolbe reaction product | Benzaldehyde | Phenol | Salicylaldehyde | Salicylic acid | Salicylic acid | CO₂ insertion |
| 40 | Electrophile in Kolbe reaction | CHCl₃ | H₂O | HCl | CO₂ | CO₂ | Weak electrophile |
| 41 | Cumene is chemically | Ethylbenzene | Methylbenzene | t-Butylbenzene | Isopropylbenzene | Isopropylbenzene | (CH₃)₂CH–C₆H₅ |
| 42 | First step in cumene → phenol | Reduction | Nitration | Hydrolysis | Oxidation with air | Oxidation with air | Forms hydroperoxide |
| 43 | Intermediate in cumene process | Cumene hydroxide | Peroxide linkage | Acetone | Cumene hydroperoxide | Cumene hydroperoxide | ROOH |
| 44 | Cumene hydroperoxide on acid treatment gives | Phenol + water | Toluene + acetone | Phenol + ethanol | Phenol + acetone | Phenol + acetone | Industrial method |
| 45 | Williamson synthesis is used for | Alkene | Carboxylic acid | Amine | Ether | Ether | R–O–R’ |
| 46 | Reactants in Williamson synthesis | R–X + RCOOH | R–OH + R–X | R–O–R + Na | R–X + R’O⁻ Na⁺ | R–X + Sodium alkoxide | SN2 mechanism |
| 47 | Trick: First chapter compound (R–X) reacts with | Water | Br₂ | HCl | R’O⁻ Na⁺ | R’O⁻ Na⁺ | Alkyl halide + alkoxide |
| 48 | Ether + HNO₃/H₂SO₄ undergoes | Halogenation | Sulfonation | Alkylation | Nitration | Nitration | Aromatic ring |
| 49 | Role of Pd/BaSO₄ in Rosenmund reduction | Oxidation | Cleavage | Halogenation | Hydrogenation (adds H₂) | Hydrogenation | Stops at aldehyde |
| 50 | Starting material in Rosenmund reduction | Aldehyde | Carboxylic acid | Nitrile | Acyl chloride (RCOCl) | Acyl chloride | RCOCl → RCHO |
| 51 | Product of Rosenmund reduction | Ketone | Alcohol | Hydrocarbon | Aldehyde | Aldehyde | Poisoned catalyst |
| 52 | Stephen reaction reduces | Ketones | Alcohols | Amides | Nitriles (RC≡N) | Nitriles | To aldehyde |
| 53 | Reagents in Stephen reaction | H₂/Pd | Zn-Hg/HCl | CrO₂Cl₂ | SnCl₂/HCl → hydrolysis | SnCl₂/HCl → hydrolysis | Classical method |
| 54 | Intermediate in Stephen reaction | Alcohol | Amide | Carbocation | Imine (RCH=NH) | Imine | Hydrolyzed to aldehyde |
| 55 | Starting material for Etard reaction | Benzene | Phenol | Aniline | Toluene | Toluene | Side-chain oxidation |
| 56 | Reagent in Etard reaction | Cu/HCl | SnCl₂/HCl | NaOH/I₂ | CrO₂Cl₂ | Chromyl chloride | Forms complex |
| 57 | Final product of Etard reaction | Phenol | Salicylaldehyde | Toluene | Benzaldehyde | Benzaldehyde | Controlled oxidation |
| 58 | Reaction confused with Gattermann due to name | Sandmeyer | Stephen | Reimer-Tiemann | Gattermann-Koch | Gattermann-Koch | CO/HCl → CHO |
| 59 | Catalyst in Gattermann-Koch reaction | Cu₂Cl₂ | Zn-Hg | NaOH | Anhyd. AlCl₃ + CuCl | Anhyd. AlCl₃ | Formyl cation |
| 60 | Clemmensen & Wolff-Kishner both convert carbonyl to | Carboxylic acid | Alcohol | Water addition | CH₂ (hydrocarbon) | CH₂ group | >C=O → >CH₂ |
| 61 | Reagent for Clemmensen reduction | NH₂NH₂/KOH | Na/ether | H₂/Pd | Zn(Hg)/conc. HCl | Zn(Hg)/conc. HCl | Acidic conditions |
| 62 | Reagent for Wolff-Kishner reduction | Zn(Hg)/HCl | H₂/Pd | CrO₂Cl₂ | NH₂NH₂/KOH, heat | NH₂NH₂/KOH | Basic conditions |
| 63 | Necessary condition for Aldol condensation | Absence of α-H | High base conc. | Br₂ reaction | Presence of α-hydrogen | Presence of α-hydrogen | Enolate formation |
| 64 | “Aldol” means product contains | Only alcohol | Only aldehyde | Only ketone | Both aldehyde & alcohol | Both aldehyde & alcohol | β-hydroxy aldehyde |
| 65 | Base used in Aldol condensation | Conc. acid | Strong acid | Strong oxidizing | Dilute base (NaOH) | Dilute base | Mild condition |
| 66 | Cross aldol between two different aldehydes (both α-H) gives | 1 product | 2 products | 3 products | 4 products | 4 products | AA, BB, AB, BA |
| 67 | First intermediate in Aldol condensation | Carbocation | Alkoxide | Radical | Carbanion (enolate) | Carbanion | α-carbon attack |
| 68 | Necessary condition for Cannizzaro reaction | Presence of α-H | High temp | Weak base | Absence of α-hydrogen | Absence of α-H | No enolate |
| 69 | Base used in Cannizzaro reaction | Dilute NaOH | Strong acid | Weak base | Conc. NaOH (50%) | Concentrated base | Disproportionation |
| 70 | Formaldehyde in Cannizzaro gives | Ester + alcohol | Acid + water | Ketone + alcohol | Methanol + HCOONa | Alcohol + salt | CH₃OH + HCOONa |
| 71 | Reaction removing CO₂ from RCOONa | Aldol | HVZ | Cannizzaro | Decarboxylation | Decarboxylation | Soda lime |
| 72 | Reagent for decarboxylation | Zn-Hg/HCl | Pd/BaSO₄ | Br₂/red P | Soda lime (NaOH + CaO) | Soda lime | Heat |
| 73 | Product of decarboxylation of RCOONa | Alcohol | Aldehyde | Amine | RH (hydrocarbon) | Hydrocarbon | R–H |
| 74 | HVZ reaction replaces H from which carbon | β-carbon | γ-carbon | Terminal | α-carbon | α-carbon | Of R–COOH |
| 75 | Reagents in HVZ reaction | X₂ + sunlight | X₂ + AlCl₃ | NaI/acetone | X₂ + red phosphorus | X₂ + red P | α-halogenation |
| 76 | Benzoic acid nitration gives mainly | Ortho | Para | Ortho + para | meta-Nitrobenzoic acid | meta | –COOH is meta director |
| 77 | Hoffmann bromamide reaction uses | Alcohol + acid | Alkene + water | Haloalkane + Na | Amide + Br₂/NaOH | Amide + Br₂/NaOH | Migration |
| 78 | Product of Hoffmann bromamide has | +1 carbon | Secondary amine | Tertiary | One carbon less (1° amine) | One carbon less | RCONH₂ → RNH₂ |
| 79 | Group lost in Hoffmann bromamide | C–H | C–N | C–C | C=O | C=O | Weight reduced |
| 80 | Gabriel synthesis gives | 2° amine | 3° amine | Quaternary | Pure primary amine | Primary amine | No over-alkylation |
| 81 | Starting material in Gabriel synthesis | Phthalic acid | Aniline | Benzene | Phthalimide | Phthalimide | N-protected |
| 82 | Phthalimide + KOH forms | Amide | Primary amine | Secondary | Potassium phthalimide (N⁻K⁺) | N⁻K⁺ salt | Nucleophile |
| 83 | Carbylamine reaction is also known as | Benedict | Starch | Iodine | Isocyanide test | Isocyanide test | Foul smell |
| 84 | Which amine gives carbylamine test | 2° | 3° | Quaternary | Primary amine | Primary amine | RNC formation |
| 85 | Smell in carbylamine reaction | Sweet | Fruity | No smell | Foul (offensive) | Foul smell | Characteristic |
| 86 | Aniline direct nitration gives meta product % | 51% | 2% | 100% | ~47–51% meta | ~47–51% | Due to protonation |
| 87 | Aniline + H₂SO₄ → heating forms | Phenol | Diazonium | Quinone | Sulfanilic acid (zwitterion) | Zwitterion | Protection |
| 88 | Conversion of aniline to diazonium salt | Coupling | Decarboxylation | Nitration | Diazotization | Diazotization | 0–5°C |
| 89 | ArN₂⁺ + KI → heat gives | Chlorobenzene | Phenol | Fluorobenzene | Iodobenzene | Iodobenzene | Sandmeyer variant |
| 90 | ArN₂⁺ + H₂O (warm) gives | Benzene | Aniline | Toluene | Phenol | Phenol | Hydrolysis |
| 91 | ArN₂⁺ + HBF₄ → | Chlorobenzene | Bromobenzene | Iodobenzene | Fluorobenzene (Balz-Schiemann) | Fluorobenzene | Thermal decomposition |
| 92 | Diazonium + phenol → coupling product | Yellow dye | White ppt | Salicylaldehyde | Orange-red (p-hydroxyazobenzene) | Orange dye | Alkaline medium |
| 93 | Diazonium + aniline → coupling product | Orange | Red | Blue | Yellow (p-aminoazobenzene) | Yellow dye | Acidic medium |
| 94 | Hunsdiecker reaction: RCOOAg + X₂ → | R–Cl | R–I | R–F | R–Br (when X₂=Br₂) | R–Br | Free radical |
| 95 | Reagent in Hunsdiecker reaction | NaI/acetone | H₂/Pd | CO₂/H⁺ | Br₂ in CCl₄ | Br₂/CCl₄ | Bromine preferred |
| 96 | Byproduct gas in Hunsdiecker | N₂ | HBr | H₂O | CO₂ | CO₂ | Decarboxylation |
| 97 | Temperature for diazotization | 300–310 K | Above 373 K | Below 200 K | 273–278 K (0–5°C) | 273–278 K | Prevents decomposition |
| 98 | “Positive to negative, negative to positive” applies to | Aldol | Wurtz | Reduction | Halogen exchange | Halogen exchange | Finkelstein/Swarts |
| 99 | Oxidizing agent in second step of hydroboration | BH₃ | Water | Alkene | H₂O₂ | H₂O₂ | OH⁻ delivery |
| 100 | Most repeated reactions in boards along with Reimer-Tiemann & Kolbe | Finkelstein | Swarts | Hunsdiecker | Gabriel phthalimide synthesis | Gabriel phthalimide | Pure aliphatic 1° amine |
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