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HBr reacts with CH2 = CH – OCH3 under anhydrous conditions at room temperature to give 

  • CH3CHO and CH3Br

  • BrCH2CHO and CH3OH

  • BrCH2 – CH2 – OCH3

  • H3C – CHBr – OCH3


D.

H3C – CHBr – OCH3

Methyl vinyl ether is a very reactive gas. It is hydrolysed rapidly by dilute acids at room temperature to give methanol and aldehyde. However, under anhydrous conditions at room temperature, it undergoes many addition reactions at the double bond.

Electrophilic addition reaction more favourable.


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Presence of a nitro group in a benzene ring -

  • activates the ring towards electrophilic substitution

  • renders the ring basic

  • deactivates the ring towards nucleophilic substitution

  • deactivates the ring towards nucleophilic substitution

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Which of the following is the correct order of decreasing SN2 reactivity? 

  • RCH2X > R3CX > R2CHX

  • RCH2X > R2CHX > R3CX

  • R3CX > R2CHX >RCH2X

  • R3CX > R2CHX >RCH2X

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The IUPAC name of 

  • 1, 1-diethyl-2-dimethylpentane

  • 4, 4-dimethyl-5, 5-diethylpentane

  • 5, 5-diethyl-4, 4-dimethylpentane

  • 5, 5-diethyl-4, 4-dimethylpentane

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The IUPAC name of the compound shown below is

  • 2-bromo-6-chlorocyclohex-1-ene

  • 6-bromo-2-chlorocyclohexene

  • 3-bromo-1-chlorocyclohexene

  • 3-bromo-1-chlorocyclohexene

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Phenyl magnesium bromide reacts with methanol to give

  • a mixture of anisole and Mg(OH)Br

  • a mixture of benzene and Mg(OMe)Br

  • a mixture of toluene and Mg(OH)Br

  • a mixture of toluene and Mg(OH)Br

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The structure of the major product formed in the following reaction

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Reaction of trans-2-phenyl-1-bromocyclopentane on reaction with alcoholic KOH produces 

  • 4-phenylcyclopentene

  • 2-phenylcyclopentene

  • 1-phenylcyclopentene

  • 1-phenylcyclopentene

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2 methylbutane on reacting with bromine in the presence of sunlight gives mainly

  • 1 – bromo -2 - methylbutane

  • 2 – bromo -2 - methylbutane

  • 2 – bromo -3 - methylbutane

  • 2 – bromo -3 - methylbutane

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Tertiary alkyl halides are practically inert to substitution by SN2 mechanism because of

  • insolubility

  • instability

  • inductive effect

  • inductive effect

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