Hydrocarbons

What is the product of oxidizing toluene with hot acidic KMnO4?

Benzoic acid

Which of the following reactions is an example of electrophilic substitution?

Triozonide reaction of toluene

What is the melting point of benzaldehyde?

81°C

What is the name of the explosive compound formed by mixing TNT with 80% ammonium nitrate?

Amatol

What is the product of hydrolysis of benzotrichloride?

Benzyl alcohol

What is the combustion reaction of toluene?

C6H5CH3 + 9O2 → 7CO2 + 4H2O

What is the octane number of Triptane or 2, 3, 3-Trimethylbutane?

124

What is the purpose of using cyclopentadienyl manganese carbonyl in petrol?

To reduce lead pollution

Why does acetylene have a garlic odour when impure?

Due to impurities of phosphine and hydrogen sulphide

What is the correct order of acidic character of water, alcohols, acetylene, ammonia, ethylene, and ethane?

H2O > ROH > HC  CH > CH3 > CH2 = CH2 > CH3 –CH3

What is the name of the catalyst (Triphenylphosphine) rhodium, (PPh3)3 RhCl?

Wilkinson's catalyst

What is the product formed when alkylbenzene reacts with acidic KMnO4?

Carboxylic acid

Which reagent is used for hydroxylation of alkylbenzene?

OsO4

What is the byproduct formed when hydrocarbon is burnt in excess oxygen?

CO2 and H2O

What is the product formed when alkylbenzene undergoes hydroformylation?

Aldehyde

Why are alkylbenzenes explosive when mixed with air or oxygen?

They are highly reactive

What is the oxidizing agent used for the hydroxylation of alkylbenzene?

Perbenzoic acid

What is the characteristic of alkylbenzene combustion?

They burn with a luminous flame and form an explosive mixture with air or oxygen.

What is the product formed when a hydrocarbon undergoes hydroxylation with OsO4?

A diol

What is the product formed when a hydrocarbon undergoes hydroformylation with CoH(CO)4?

An aldehyde

What is the reaction involved when a hydrocarbon reacts with acidic KMnO4?

Hydroxylation

What is the product formed when a hydrocarbon undergoes combustion with excess oxygen?

CO2 and H2O

What is the reagent used for the hydroxylation of alkylbenzene?

All of the above

What is the primary application of ozonolysis in organic chemistry?

Determining the position of a double bond in an alkene molecule

What is the result of oxy-mercuriation-demercuration of an alkene?

Hydration of the alkene molecule according to Markovnikov's rule

What is the product of epoxidation of an alkene?

An alkene oxide

What is the reaction type that ozonolysis is an example of?

Oxidative cleavage

What is the role of H2C=O in ozonolysis?

A product of the reaction

What is the purpose of using mercuric acetate in oxy-mercuriation-demercuration?

To help in the hydration of the alkene molecule

What is the correct order of reactivity of halogens in electrophilic addition reactions?

F2 > Cl2 > Br2 > I2

What is the mechanism of the Birch reduction reaction?

Anionic free radical mechanism

What is the product formed when an alkene reacts with sulphuric acid?

Vicinal dihalide

What is the correct rule followed in the reaction of an unsymmetrical alkene with HBr?

Markownikoff's rule

What is the reagent used in the hydroxylation of alkylbenzene?

Alkaline KMnO4

What is the reaction of an alkene with hypohalous acid?

Electrophilic addition