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PRADEEP-ALCOHOLS, PHENOLS AND ETHERS-ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS (SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS)
  1. How can diethyl ether be prepared from the following? (i) ethyl iodi...

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  2. How will you convert phenol to acetophenone?

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  3. What are symmetrical and unsymmetrical ethers? How can diethyl ether b...

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  4. Preparation of unsymmetrical ethers by williamson synthesis requires p...

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  5. Outline a scheme for the synthesis of each of the following: (i) Eth...

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  6. Di-tert butyl ether is rapidly cleaved by hydrogen chloride at room te...

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  7. Give reaction for the following : (i) The boiling points of ethers a...

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  8. How will you account for the following? Ethers possess a net dipole ...

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  9. How does diethyl ether reacct with: (i) HBr at 373K. (ii) HI at 37...

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  10. (a) How does anisole react with: (i) Br(2) in CS(2) (ii) Conc. HNO...

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  11. Write equation of the nitration of anisole.

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  12. Discuss the following: (i) Cleavage off ethers by acids. (ii) Elec...

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  13. How will you account for the following? (i) Methyl phenyl ether reac...

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  14. Explain why cleavage of phenyl alkyl others with HBr always produces p...

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  15. under what conditions do ethers from oxonium salts?

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  16. Write the chemical equations, when: (i) Benzyl phenyl ether reacts w...

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  17. Complete the following reactions: (i) C(6)H(5)ON a+CH(3)Br overset(D...

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  18. Give simple chemical tests to distinguish between Butanal and butan-2-...

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  19. Why are ethers used as solvents?

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  20. Describe the following : (i) Reimer -Tiemann reaction (ii) Kolbe's...

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