MCQ Quiz (35 Qs): Haloalkanes & Haloarenes 🧪

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  1. Benzene + C₂H₅Cl → [Anhy. AlCl₃] → C₆H₅C₂H₅ + HCl. The reaction is

    a) Finkelstein reaction

    b) Friedel Crafts reaction

    c) Fittig reaction

    d) None of these

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    b) Friedel Crafts reaction

  2. CH₃CH₂-Cl + NaI → [Acetone, Heat] → CH₃CH₂-I + NaCl. The reaction is :

    a) Wurtz reaction

    b) Fittig reaction

    c) Finkelstein reaction

    d) none of these

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    c) Finkelstein reaction

  3. Toluene + HI → A. Here 'A' is

    a) Iodobenzene

    b) o-iodotoluene

    c) m-iodotoluene

    d) p-iodotoluene

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    a) Iodobenzene (Note: This is based on the book's answer; the reaction is not standard.)

  4. Structural formula of 1-Chlorobutane is :

    a) CH₃-CH₂-CH₂-Cl

    b) CH₃-CH₂-CH₂-CH₂-Cl

    c) CH₃-CH₂-CH₂-CH₂-CH₂-Cl

    d) None of these

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    b) CH₃-CH₂-CH₂-CH₂-Cl (Note: The book's answer key (1) is incorrect and refers to 1-Chloropropane.)

  5. The compound which reacts with HBr in accordance with the Markownikow's rule is :

    a) H₂C=CH₂

    b) cis-but-2-ene

    c) trans-but-2-ene

    d) (CH₃)₂C=CH₂

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    d) (CH₃)₂C=CH₂

  6. CH₃-CH₂-I + AgCN (alc) → 'A'. Here 'A' is

    a) CH₃-CH₂-NC

    b) CH₃-CH₂-CN

    c) CH₃-CN

    d) CH₃-NC

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    a) CH₃-CH₂-NC (Isocyanide)

  7. Toluene + Cl₂/hv → A, 'A' is

    a) Benzene

    b) Benzaldehyde

    c) Chlorobenzene

    d) None of these

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    d) None of these (The product is Benzyl chloride, which is not listed.)

  8. When NH₃ is reacted with excess of alkyl halide, we get

    a) 1° - amine

    b) 2° - amine

    c) 3° - amine

    d) a mixture of all these

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    d) a mixture of all these (and a quaternary salt)

  9. The products of the following reaction is/are : C₂H₅-Br + 2Na + CH₃-Br → [dry ether] →

    a) Butane

    b) ethane, propane and butane

    c) propane

    d) ethane

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    b) ethane, propane and butane

  10. Chlorobenzene + H₂O (steam) → [Δ] → A ; A is

    a) Benzene

    b) Phenol

    c) Benzyl alcohol

    d) None of these

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    b) Phenol (Dow's Process)

  11. Which of the following compounds is optically active

    a) 1-chlorobutane

    b) 2-chlorobutane

    c) 1-chloropropane

    d) 2-chloropropane

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    b) 2-chlorobutane

  12. The IUPAC name of the compound shown (3-Bromo-1-chlorocyclohex-1-ene) is:

    a) 2-Bromo-6-chlorocyclohex-1-ene

    b) 6-Bromo-2-chlorocyclohexene

    c) 3-Bromo-1-chlorocyclohexene

    d) 1-Bromo-3-chlorocyclohexene

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    c) 3-Bromo-1-chlorocyclohexene

  13. Ethyl bromide reacts with silver nitrite (AgNO₂) to form

    a) Nitro ethane

    b) Ethane

    c) Ethyl nitrite

    d) Neither ethane nor ethyl nitrite.

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    a) Nitro ethane

  14. Which of the following will react faster in $S_N2$ reaction?

    a) CH₃I

    b) (CH₃)₂CHCl

    c) (CH₃)₃CCl

    d) (CH₃)₃CCH₂Cl

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    a) CH₃I (Note: The book's answer (3) is incorrect. $S_N2$ is fastest for primary halides.)

  15. CH₃Br + 2Na + CH₃BrCH₃-CH₃ + 2NaBr; the reaction is

    a) Wurtz reaction

    b) Fittig reaction

    d) Etard reaction

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    a) Wurtz reaction

  16. Which of the following has highest dipole moment?

    a) Methyl chloride (CH₃Cl)

    b) Methylene chloride (CH₂Cl₂)

    c) Chloroform (CHCl₃)

    d) Carbon tetrachloride (CCl₄)

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    a) Methyl chloride (CH₃Cl)

  17. CH₃-CH₂-Br + KOH (alc) → [Δ] → A, 'A' is :

    a) CH₂=CH₂

    b) CH₃-CH₂-OH

    c) CH₂=CH-Br

    d) CH₃-CH₃

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    a) CH₂=CH₂ (Note: The book's answer (2) is incorrect. Alcoholic KOH causes elimination.)

  18. Isobutyl chloride react with AgCN to give

    a) isobutyl isocyanide

    b) isobutyl cyanide

    d) alcohol

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    a) isobutyl isocyanide (The book's option (1) was vague, this is the correct product.)

  19. CH₃-CH₂-I + KCN (alc) → 'A'. Here A is

    a) CH₃-CH₂-NC

    b) CH₃-CH₂-CN

    c) CH₃-CN

    d) CH₃-NC

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    b) CH₃-CH₂-CN (Note: The book's answer (1) is incorrect. KCN gives cyanide.)

  20. The synthesis of alkyl fluoride is best accomplished by :

    a) Finkelstein reaction

    b) Swarts reaction

    d) Wurtz reaction

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    b) Swarts reaction

  21. Ethylbenzene + Cl₂ → [Heat, Sunlight] → A. Here 'A' is

    a) 1-chloro-1-phenylethane

    b) 2-chloro-1-phenylethane

    c) o-chloroethylbenzene

    d) p-chloroethylbenzene

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    a) 1-chloro-1-phenylethane (Substitution at benzylic carbon)

  22. To prepare a Grignard reagent, Mg is reacted with what in dry ether?

    a) C₂H₅OH (Ethyl alcohol)

    b) C₂H₅Cl (Ethyl chloride)

    c) C₂H₆ (Ethane)

    d) CH₃COCH₃ (Acetone)

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    b) C₂H₅Cl (Ethyl chloride)

  23. In an $S_N1$ reaction, which substrate will have the fastest rate of reaction?

    a) CH₃Cl

    b) (CH₃)₂CHCl

    c) CH₃CH₂Cl

    d) (CH₃)₃CCl

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    d) (CH₃)₃CCl (Tertiary halide is most stable carbocation)

  24. Which poisonous gas is formed when chloroform is exposed to air and sunlight?

    a) CO₂ (Carbon dioxide)

    b) COCl₂ (Phosgene)

    c) Cl₂ (Chlorine)

    d) SO₂ (Sulfur dioxide)

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    b) COCl₂ (Phosgene)

  25. Which of the following compounds will give a positive Iodoform test?

    a) Propan-1-ol

    b) Propan-2-ol

    c) Methanol

    d) Butan-1-ol

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    b) Propan-2-ol

  26. What occurs in the mechanism of an $S_N2$ reaction?

    a) Formation of a carbocation

    b) Inversion of configuration

    c) Formation of a racemic mixture

    d) Retention of configuration

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    b) Inversion of configuration

  27. What is formed when chlorobenzene reacts with aqueous NH₃ in the presence of Cu powder at high pressure?

    a) Phenol

    b) Benzene

    c) Aniline

    d) Nitrobenzene

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    c) Aniline

  28. What is the IUPAC name of D.D.T.?

    a) 1,1,1-Trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane

    b) 1,1-Dichloro-2,2-diphenylethane

    c) p,p'-Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

    d) Both (a) and (c)

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    a) 1,1,1-Trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane

  29. What happens in the Wurtz-Fittig reaction?

    a) An aryl halide and an alkyl halide with sodium in ether

    b) Two alkyl halides with sodium in ether

    c) Two aryl halides with sodium in ether

    d) An alkyl halide and a phenol with sodium

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    a) An aryl halide and an alkyl halide with sodium in ether

  30. The reaction in the presence of alcoholic KOH is called:

    a) Nucleophilic substitution

    b) Electrophilic substitution

    c) Dehydrohalogenation

    d) Addition reaction

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    c) Dehydrohalogenation

  31. Which of the following has the highest boiling point?

    a) CH₃Cl

    b) CH₃Br

    c) CH₃I

    d) CH₃F

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    c) CH₃I (Highest molecular mass/Van der Waals forces)

  32. In the Sandmeyer's reaction, the diazonium salt is treated with:

    a) CuCl / HCl

    b) Cu powder

    c) KCN

    d) NaNO₂ / HCl

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    a) CuCl / HCl

  33. Which of the following compounds is not chiral?

    a) 2-Chlorobutane

    b) 1-Chlorobutane

    c) 2-Butanol

    d) 3-Methylhexane

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    b) 1-Chlorobutane

  34. The C-Cl bond in chlorobenzene, compared to the C-Cl bond in an alkyl chloride, is:

    a) Longer and weaker

    b) Shorter and stronger

    c) Of equal length

    d) None of these

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    b) Shorter and stronger (due to partial double bond character)

  35. The compound used as a refrigerant is:

    a) CCl₄ (Carbon tetrachloride)

    b) CF₂Cl₂ (Freon-12)

    c) CHI₃ (Iodoform)

    d) CH₂Cl₂ (Methylene chloride)

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    b) CF₂Cl₂ (Freon-12)