JEE Main PYQs — Alcohols, Phenols & Ethers

What is the correct IUPAC name of the following compound?

The IUPAC name of the following compound is: HC\!\!C-CH2-CH(OH)-CH2-CH=CH2

Benzene is treated with oleum to produce compound (X) which when further heated with molten sodium hydroxide followed by acidification produces compound (Y). The compound Y is treated with zinc metal…

Identify the products [A] and [B], respectively in the following reaction: Chlorobenzene (i) NaOH, 623 K, 300 atm; (ii) H+ [A] Na2Cr2O7/H2SO4 [B]

Given below are two statements: Statement I: Dimethyl ether is completely soluble in water. However, diethyl ether is soluble in water to a very small extent. Statement II: Sodium metal can be used…

Common name of Benzene-1, 2-diol is

The ascending order of acidity of -OH group in the following compounds is:

Phenolic group can be identified by a positive:

The final product A, formed in the following reaction sequence is: Ph-CH=CH2 (i) BH3; (ii) H2O2,OH- intermediate (iii) HBr; (iv) Mg, ether, then HCHO/H3O+ A

Phenol treated with chloroform in presence of sodium hydroxide, which further hydrolysed in presence of an acid results in:

Salicylaldehyde is synthesized from phenol, when reacted with

Product A and B formed in the following set of reactions are:

Identify A and B in the following reaction sequence. Bromobenzene Conc. HNO3 (excess) A (i) NaOH; (ii) HCl B

CH3-CH2-CH2-Br + NaOH C2H5OH Product A Product A undergoes the following two reactions: Consider the above reactions, identify product B and product C.

Identify compound (Z) in the following reaction sequence: C6H5Cl + NaOH 623 K, 300 atm X HCl Y Conc. HNO3 Z

In Reimer-Tiemann reaction, phenol is converted into salicylaldehyde through an intermediate. The structure of the intermediate is:

Identify the major products A and B respectively in the following set of reactions:

Which one of the following compounds will readily react with dilute NaOH?

For the given compounds, the correct order of increasing pKa value is:

Identify the product A and product B in the following set of reactions: CH3-CH=CH2 H2O, H+ Major product A CH3-CH=CH2 (i) (BH3)2; (ii) H2O2, OH- Major product B

An organic compound "A" with empirical formula CnH2nO gives sooty flame on burning. Its reaction with bromine solution in low polarity solvent results in high yield of B. B is:

In a reaction, reagents X and Y are respectively used to convert salicylic acid: Reagents X and Y are respectively:

Incorrect method of preparation for alcohols from the following is:

Decreasing order of dehydration of the following alcohols is:

The strongest acid from the following is:

Find out the major product for the following reaction:

H3C-CH2-CH(OH)-CH3 (i) NaI, H3PO4; (ii) Mg, dry ether; (iii) D2O Product [X] Product [X] formed in the above reaction is:

In the following reaction, the left hand side and right hand side rings are named as A and B respectively. They undergo ring expansion. The correct statement for this process is:

Identify the incorrect option from the following:

In the following reaction sequence, identify the major product R:

Find out the major products from the following reactions:

The increasing order of pKa for the following phenols is: (1) 2,4-Dinitrophenol (2) 4-Nitrophenol (3) 2,4,5-Trimethylphenol (4) Phenol (5) 3-Chlorophenol

The correct order for acidity of the following hydroxyl compounds is:

Difference in reaction of phenol with bromine in chloroform vs water is due to:

The major product of the following reaction is:

The major product [R] in the following sequence of reactions is:

The major product (Y) in the following reactions is:

The major product in the following conversion is:

The major product of the following reaction is: