36 Questions
What type of reactions are involved in the given reactions of alkyl halides?
Elimination reactions
What is the product of the reaction of ethyl bromide with sodium ethoxide?
Ethyl alcohol
What is the reactivity of alkyl halides dependent on?
The strength of the C-X bond
What is the product of the reaction of alkyl bromide with ammonia?
Primary amine
What is the role of silver salts of fatty acids in the reaction with alkyl halides?
To form a transition state
What is the type of compound formed in the reaction of alkyl bromide with silver nitrite?
Nitro-alkane
What is the order of reactivity of alkyl halides due to?
+I effect of the alkyl groups
What type of reaction involves the formation of a transition state?
SN2 or E2 mechanism
What is the by-product formed in the dehydrohalogenation reaction?
Ether
What is the condition required for the halogenation of alkyl halides?
All of the above
What is the reagent used to reduce alkyl halides?
All of the above
What is the product formed when an alkyl halide reacts with potassium ethoxide?
Ether
What is the polarity of the C-X bond in alkyl halides responsible for?
Nucleophilic substitution reactions
Which method involves the reaction of an alkene with HBr to form an alkyl bromide?
Rydon method
What is the type of reaction that occurs when an alkyl halide reacts with a nucleophile?
Nucleophilic substitution
What is the effect of the positive charge on the carbon atom in alkyl halides?
It is propagated to the neighbouring carbon atoms by inductive effect
What is the type of reaction that occurs when an alkyl halide reacts with a strong base?
Elimination
What is the product of the reaction between an alkyl halide and AgOH?
Alcohol
What is the mechanism by which the addition of HBr to alkene takes place in the presence of organic peroxide?
Peroxide initiated free radical mechanism
What are the compounds derived from hydrocarbons by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms with the corresponding number of halogen atoms called?
Halogen derivatives
What is the reaction that occurs when an alkane reacts with chlorine in the presence of UV light?
Halogenation
What type of compounds are formed when an alkene reacts with HBr in the presence of an organic peroxide?
Halo-alkenes or alkyne
What is the mechanism by which an alkane reacts with chlorine in the presence of UV light?
Free radical mechanism
What are the compounds formed when an aromatic hydrocarbon reacts with a halogen?
Halo-arenes
What is the role of Lewis acid in electrophilic aromatic substitution?
To provide the electrophile
What is the purpose of adding CuCl in the Ullmann reaction?
To catalyze the reaction
What is the common property of freons?
They are non-inflammable
What is the product of the reaction between chlorine and acetylene in the absence of a catalyst?
Carbon and HCl
What is the reagent used to form Grignard reagent?
Mg
What is the common property of halogen derivatives?
They are stable up to 550°C
What is the intermediate formed in the SN1 reaction of alkyl halides?
Carbocation
Which of the following reagents is used to convert an alkene into an alkyl bromide?
HBr
What is the role of the zinc-copper couple in the preparation of Grignard reagents?
To activate the magnesium
What is the product formed in the reaction of an alkyl halide with a strong base?
Alkene
Which of the following is NOT a method for the preparation of alkyl halides?
From Grignard reagent and RX
What is the purpose of the phosphorus pentachloride in the preparation of alkyl halides?
To convert the alcohol into an alkyl chloride
Halogen-containing compounds
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