MHT-CET namedreactions — practice questions
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Practice MHT-CET namedreactions in the app →In the **Borodine–Hunsdiecker reaction**, the silver salt of a carboxylic acid is treated with which reagent?The product of the Hunsdiecker reaction on $CH_3CH_2COOAg$ with $Br_2/CCl_4$ isIn **Dow's process**, chlorobenzene is converted to phenol by treatment withThe **Finkelstein reaction** uses which solvent for the conversion $RCl \to RI$?Why does the Finkelstein reaction proceed efficiently in acetone but not in water?A **Grignard reagent** has the general formulaThe reaction of $CH_3MgBr$ with formaldehyde ($HCHO$), followed by acidic workup, gives$CH_3MgBr$ reacts with $CO_2$ followed by acidic workup. The product isWhich solvent is essential for preparing a Grignard reagent and why?The Lewis-acid catalyst typically used in **Friedel–Crafts alkylation** isBenzene treated with $CH_3COCl$ and anhydrous $AlCl_3$ givesFriedel–Crafts alkylation of benzene with $1$-chloropropane and $AlCl_3$ gives, as the major product,The **Swarts reaction** converts an alkyl chloride to an alkyl fluoride using**Williamson's synthesis** of ethers couples an alkoxide withTo prepare $tert$-butyl methyl ether by Williamson synthesis, the better partner pair isIn **Wurtz's reaction**, two alkyl halides couple in the presence ofThe Wurtz reaction on $CH_3CH_2Br$ with sodium in dry ether gives mainlyThe **Fittig reaction** couples two molecules ofThe Wurtz–Fittig reaction between $C_6H_5Br$ and $CH_3CH_2Br$ with Na in dry ether gives**Lucas reagent** is a mixture ofAmong $1$-butanol, $2$-butanol and $tert$-butanol, the order of reactivity in the Lucas test is**Kolbe's reaction** treats sodium phenoxide with $CO_2$ under pressure to giveThe carboxylation in Kolbe's reaction occurs predominantly at the **ortho** position to the phenoxide because**Reimer–Tiemann reaction** of phenol with $CHCl_3$ and aq. $NaOH$, followed by hydrolysis, givesThe reactive electrophile in the Reimer–Tiemann reaction isIn the **cumene process** for industrial phenol production, the by-product formed alongside phenol isFor a carbonyl compound to undergo **aldol condensation**, it must haveSelf-aldol condensation of acetaldehyde, after dehydration, givesA **cross aldol** condensation between benzaldehyde and acetone (excess acetone) gives, as the major product,**Cannizzaro's reaction** is given by aldehydes that haveIn Cannizzaro's reaction of $C_6H_5CHO$ with concentrated $NaOH$, the products are**Rosenmund's reduction** converts an acyl chloride to an aldehyde usingWhy is the Pd catalyst in Rosenmund's reduction *poisoned* with $BaSO_4$ / quinoline / sulphur?**Stephen's reduction** converts a nitrile $RCN$ into an aldehyde usingIn the **Etard reaction**, toluene is oxidised to benzaldehyde by**Gatterman–Koch reaction** formylates benzene using**Clemmensen reduction** converts $>C=O$ to $>CH_2$ using**Wolff–Kishner reduction** uses which reagent to convert $>C=O$ to $>CH_2$?The **Hell–Volhard–Zelinsky (HVZ) reaction** converts a carboxylic acid (with $\alpha$-H) to an $\alpha$-halo **Hoffmann ammonolysis** of alkyl halide with excess $NH_3$ in sealed tube primarily gives**Diazotisation** of a primary aromatic amine uses $NaNO_2 + HCl$ at**Sandmeyer's reaction** converts $ArN_2^+X^-$ to $ArCl$ usingSandmeyer's reaction proceeds via which type of intermediate?The **Gattermann reaction** (not Gatterman–Koch) converts $ArN_2^+X^-$ to $ArX$ usingThe **Balz–Schiemann reaction** converts $ArN_2^+$ to $ArF$ via which intermediate?Which of the following named reactions does **NOT** require an $\alpha$-hydrogen on the substrate?Identify the correct conversion: $CH_3CN \xrightarrow{?} CH_3CHO$ (one step).Which aldehyde would NOT undergo aldol condensation but WOULD undergo Cannizzaro?Friedel–Crafts **acylation** is generally preferred over alkylation for installing a $-R$ group onto benzene bPhenol is industrially manufactured by the **cumene process** instead of Dow's process because the cumene proc