Purity of ether before using it as anaesthetic agent is tested by :-

1. KI + starch

2. CuSO₄

3. H₂SO₄

4. none of these

The reaction;

 RCOOH $\stackrel{{\mathrm{C}}_2{\mathrm{H}}_5\mathrm{OH}<mspace\; width="1em"></mspace>+<mspace\; width="1em"></mspace>\mathrm{Na}}{\to }$RCH₂OH is called:

(1) Corey House reaction

(2) Bonveault-Blanc reaction

(3) Clemmensen reduction

(4) none of the above

C₂H₅OH cannot be dried by anhydrous CaCl_2, because:

(1) C₂H₅OH is soluble in water

(2) explosion takes place

(3) C₂H₂OH reacts with CaCl₂

(4) none of the above

Which of the following undergoes dehydration most readily?

1. 1-phenyl-1-butanol

2. 1-phenyl-2-butanol

3. 2-phenyl-2-butanol

4. 2-phenyl-1-butanol

Glycerol on oxidation with Fenton's reagent produces:

(1) glyceraldehyde

(2) dihydroxy acetone

(3) tartonic acid

(4) glyceraldehyde and dihydroxy acetone

The alcohol that forms fats with fatty acids is:

(1) glycerol

(2) ethanol

(3) methanol

(4) glycol

The explosive nitroglycerine is:

(1) a soap

(2) a salt

(3) an ester

(4) a complex compound

When an ether is treated with P₂S₅ we get:

(1) thio-alcohol

(2) thio-ester

(3) thio-ether

(4) thio-aldehyde

Which one of the following will most readily be dehydrated in acidic conditions?

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

1-propanol and 2-propanol can be best distinguished by:-

(1) oxidation with alkaline KMnO₄ followed by reaction with Fehling's solution

(2) oxidation with acidic dichromate followed by reaction with Fehling’s solution

(3) oxidation by heating with copper followed by reaction with Fehling’s solution

(4) oxidation with conc. H₂SO₄ followed by reaction with Fehling’s solution