The -OH group of an alcohol or the -COOH group of a carboxylic acid can be replaced by -Cl using     

1. phosphorus pentachloride

2. hypochlorous acid

3. chlorine

4. hydrochloric acid

An ester is boiled with KOH. The product is cooled and acidified with conc. HCl. A white crystalline acid separates. The ester is

1. methyl acetate 

2. ethyl acetate

3. ethyl formate 

4. ethyl benzoate

The compound formed when malonic acid heated with urea, is                  

1. cinnamic acid

2. butyric acid

3. barbituric acid

4. crotonic acid

What is formed when a primary alcohol undergoes catalytic dehydrogenation?

1. Aldehyde 

2. Ketone 

3. Alkene

4. Acid 

HCHO and HCOOH are distinguished by treating with:

1. Tollens reagent

2. NaHCO₃

3. Fehling's Solution

4. Benedict Solution

The correct acidity order of the following is:

1. (III)>(IV)>(II)>(I)                       

2. (IV)>(III)>(I)>(II)

3. (III)>(II)>(I)>(IV)                       

4. (II)>(III)>(IV)>(I)  

Acetone reacts with iodine (I₂) to form iodoform in the presence of      

1. CaCO₃   

2. NaOH     

3. KOH     

4. MgCO₃

Generally Aldehydes behave as:

1. Oxidising agent

2. Reducing agent

3. Dehydration agent

4. Oxidizing as well as reducing agent

A and B in the following reactions are  

1. A=RR'CH₂CN,              B=NaOH

2. A=RR'C${<}_{\mathrm{COOH}}^{\mathrm{OH}}$ ,          B=CH₃

3. A=RR'C${<}_{\mathrm{COOH}}^{\mathrm{CN}}$ ,          B=CH₃

4. A=RR"C${<}_{\mathrm{OH}}^{\mathrm{CN}}$,              B=LiAlH₄

RCOOH $\to$RCH₂OH. This mode of reduction of an acid to alcohol can be affected only by:

1. Zn/HCl

2. Na-alcohol

3. aluminium isopropoxide and isopropyl alcohol

4. LiAlH₄