The reaction below is an example of:

1. Addition reaction.

2. SN1 reaction

3. Elimination reaction.

4. SN2 reaction

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Sulphuric acid is not used during the reaction of alcohols with KI and acts as :

1. Reducing agent

2. Electron donor

3. Electron acceptor

4. Oxidising agent

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Wurtz reaction is not preferred for the preparation of alkanes containing an odd number of carbon atoms because:

1. Boiling points of alkanes obtained in the mixture are very close.
2. Melting points of alkanes obtained in the mixture are very close.
3. Lattice energy of alkanes obtained in the mixture are very close.
4. None of the above.
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A hydrocarbon C5H10 does not react with chlorine in the dark but gives a single monochloro compound C5H9Cl in bright sunlight. Hydrocarbon could be:

1. Benzene 2. Cyclopentane
3. Toluene 4. Hexane
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Out of C6H5CH2Cl and C6H5CHClC6H5, the one that gets easily hydrolyzed by aqueous KOH is :

1. C6H5CHClC6H5 

2. C6H5CH2Cl

3. Both react equally

4. None of the above

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Find the substrate that reacts with HI in the presence of ZnCl₂ to produce 1-iodobutane.

1. 1-Butanol
2. Butane
3. Butyne
4. Butanal

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The best substrate for the preparation of 1-iodobutane in the presence of NaI/dry acetone is:
1. 1-Chlorobutane
2. n-Butane
3. Butanol
4. Butyne

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Find the starting compound that produces 1-bromobutane in the presence of peroxide.


1. 1-Butanol

2. But-1-ene

3. Butyne

4. Butanal

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The IUPAC name of the major product upon dehydrohalogenation of 1-bromo-1-methylcyclohexane with sodium ethoxide in ethanol is:

1. Methylenecyclohexane

2. 4-Methylcyclohex-1-ene

3. 1-Methylcyclohex-1-ene

4. None of the above

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A major product is obtained by the dehydrohalogenation of 2-Chloro-2-methyl butane with sodium ethoxide in ethanol. The product's IUPAC name is:

1. 2-Methyl-2-butene

2. 2-Methyl-1-butene

3. 1-Methyl-2-butene

4. Methyl butene

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