chemistry

HALOALKANES AND HALOARENES HALOARENES eamcet mcq’s

1. Toluene reacts with a halogen in the presence of iron (III) chloride giving ortho

and para halo compounds. The reaction is

(i) Electrophilic elimination reaction

(ii) Electrophilic substitution reaction

(iii) Free radical addition reaction

(iv) Nucleophilic substitution reaction

2. Which of the following is an example of vic-dihalide?

(i) Dichloromethane

(ii) 1,2-dichloroethane

(iii) Ethylidene chloride

(iv) Allyl chloride

3. The position of –Br in the compound in CH3CH==CHC(Br)(CH3)2 can be

classified as ____________.

(i) Allyl

(ii) Aryl

(iii) Vinyl

(iv) Secondary

4. Chlorobenzene is formed by reaction of chlorine with benzene in the presence

of AlCl3. Which of the following species attacks the benzene ring in this reaction?

(i) Cl–

(ii) Cl+

(iii) AlCl3

(iv) [AlCl4]–

5. Ethylidene chloride is a/an ______________.

(i) vic-dihalide

(ii) gem-dihalide

(iii) allylic halide

(iv) vinylic halide

6. A primary alkyl halide would prefer to undergo _____________.

(i) SN1 reaction

(ii) SN2 reaction

(iii) α–Elimination

(iv) Racemisation

7. Which of the following alkyl halides will undergo SN1 reaction most readily?

(i) (CH3)3C—F

(ii) (CH3)3C—Cl

(iii) (CH3)3C—Br

(iv) (CH3)3C—I

8. What should be the correct IUPAC name for diethylbromomethane?

(i) 1-Bromo-1,1-diethylmethane

(ii) 3-Bromopentane

(iii) 1-Bromo-1-ethylpropane

(iv) 1-Bromopentane

9. Molecules whose mirror image is non superimposable over them are known

as chiral. Which of the following molecules is chiral in nature?

(i) 2-Bromobutane

(ii) 1-Bromobutane

(iii) 2-Bromopropane

(iv) 2-Bromopropan-2-ol

10. Reaction of C6H5CH2Br with aqueous sodium hydroxide follows ____________.

(i) SN1 mechanism

(ii) SN2 mechanism

(iii) Any of the above two depending upon the temperature of reaction

(iv) Saytzeff rule

11. Which is the correct increasing order of boiling points of the following

compounds?

1-Iodobutane, 1-Bromobutane, 1-Chlorobutane, Butane

(i) Butane < 1-Chlorobutane < 1-Bromobutane < 1-Iodobutane

(ii) 1-Iodobutane < 1-Bromobutane < 1-Chlorobutane < Butane

(iii) Butane < 1-Iodobutane < 1-Bromobutane < 1-Chlorobutane

(iv) Butane < 1-Chlorobutane < 1-Iodobutane < 1-Bromobutane

12. Which is the correct increasing order of boiling points of the following compounds?

1-Bromoethane, 1-Bromopropane, 1-Bromobutane, Bromobenzene

(i) Bromobenzene < 1-Bromobutane < 1-Bromopropane < 1-Bromoethane

(ii) Bromobenzene < 1-Bromoethane < 1-Bromopropane < 1-Bromobutane

(iii) 1-Bromopropane < 1-Bromobutane < 1-Bromoethane < Bromobenzene

(iv) 1-Bromoethane < 1-Bromopropane < 1-Bromobutane < Bromobenzene