Phenol reacts with chloroform in the presence of sodium hydroxide to form salicylaldehyde.
This reaction is known as:

1. Kolbe's reaction 
2. Reimer-Tiemann reaction 
3. Stephan reaction 
4. Etard reaction 
Subtopic:  Mechanism of Dehydration, Methanol & Ethanol |
 89%
Level 1: 80%+
Please attempt this question first.
Hints
Please attempt this question first.

Assertion (A): The ease of dehydration with H2SO4 follows the following order:
Reason (R): The more stable the carbocation, the easier the dehydration in an acidic medium.
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are True, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are True, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is True, but (R) is False.
4. Both (A) and (R) are False.
Subtopic:  Mechanism of Dehydration, Methanol & Ethanol |
 89%
Level 1: 80%+
Please attempt this question first.
Hints
Please attempt this question first.

Among the following identify the compounds which can be dehydrated very easily:

1. CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2OH
2.
3.
4.
Subtopic:  Mechanism of Dehydration, Methanol & Ethanol |
 85%
Level 1: 80%+
Please attempt this question first.
Hints
Please attempt this question first.

advertisementadvertisement

Which of the following statement is correct for the stability of ions of ethyl alcohol and phenol:

1. Delocalization of π-electrons in phenoxide ion

2. Delocalization of electrons in ethoxide ion

3. Inductive effect of ethyl and phenyl group

4. Localization of σ-electrons in phenoxide ion

Subtopic:  Mechanism of Dehydration, Methanol & Ethanol |
 85%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 2000
Hints

Which of the following compounds produces methyl alcohol on treatment with hot concentrated HI?

1.
2.
3.
4.

Subtopic:  Mechanism of Dehydration, Methanol & Ethanol |
 83%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 2013
Hints

A sweet-smelling compound formed by reacting acetic acid with ethanol in the presence of hydrochloric acid is:

1. CH3COOC2H5

2. C2H5COOH

3. C2H5COOCH3

4. CH3OH

Subtopic:  Mechanism of Dehydration, Methanol & Ethanol |
 76%
Level 2: 60%+
Please attempt this question first.
Hints
Please attempt this question first.

advertisementadvertisement

Identify the major product (A) in the following reaction:


 
1. 2.
3. 4.
Subtopic:  Mechanism of Dehydration, Methanol & Ethanol |
 80%
Level 1: 80%+
Please attempt this question first.
Hints
Please attempt this question first.