Chemistry Question Bank

Assertion : Acid catalysed hydrolysis of ester is reversible on the other hand base catalysed hydrolysis is irreversible. Reason : In acid catalysed ester hydrolysis carboxylic acid is formed on which nucleophile atta…

Which of the following represents the correct order of the acidity in the given compounds?

In a set of the given reactions, acetic acid yielded a product C. O C H (i) C H MgBr Anh.AlCl (ii) H CH COOH PCl A B C -> -> -> Product C would be (a)

The correct order of increasing acid strength of the compounds

Which of the following is correct order of acidity?

An enantiomerically pure acid is treated with racemic mixture of an alcohol having one chiral carbon. The ester formed will be

The strongest acid among the following is –

End product of the following reaction is Cl alc. KOH red p CH CH COOH A B -> -> (a) (b) (c) (d)

When CH2 = CH – COOH is reduced with LiAlH , the compound obtained will be:

When propionic acid is treated with aqueous sodium bicarbonate, CO2 is liberated. The C of CO2 comes from

Methyl acetate will be obtained by reacting CH3OH with (Manipal 2014)

Among the following compounds the one that is most reactive towards electrophilic nitration is (AIPMT 2014)

Rosenmund reduction is used for the preparation of (Manipal 2012)

The correct order of decreasing acid strength of trichloroacetic acid (1), trifluoroacetic acid (2), acetic acid (3) and formic acid (4) is (AIPMT 2012)

In a set of reactions, ethyl benzene yielded at product D. ‘D’ would be (RPMT 2011) (a) (b) (c) (d) Ans. (a) Sol. In presence of alkaline potassium permanganate, ethylbenzene undergoes oxidation and leads to the forma…

H H O RCOOH X RCH NH -> Identify the X in the above reaction. (Haryana PMT 2010)

Which of the following is most acidic? (Haryana PMT 2010)

In a set of reactions, acetic acid yielded product D. SOCl Benzene Anhy.AlCl CH COOH A -> -> HCN HOH B C D. -> -> The D would be (RPMT 2010) (a) (b) (c) (d) Ans. (d) Sol. Acetic acid when treated with SOCl gives ac…

In HCOO–, the two carbon-oxygen bonds are found to be of equal length. What is the reason for this? (RPMT 2010)

The reaction, 2 | Red P Br Br RCH CH COOH RCH CHCOOH -> is: (RPMT 2010)

The product formed as a result of reaction of CH3MgBr and CO2, on further hydrolysis gives (RPMT 2010)

CH3COOH when reacts with C2H5OH give a product. The same product is obtained by which reaction. (MHCET 2010)

Which acid is present in vinegar? (MP PMT 2010)

Oxalic acid on heating with conc. H2SO4 gives (AFMC 2010)

In the following reaction, Conc. H SO H O C H OH CH COOH CH COOC H -> C2H5OH acts as (AFMC 2009)