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TS20.C11.12.2 D. P. Sankaran
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05-07-2020
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1. The two isomers given below are :

B
COOH COOH
H OH H OH
and
HO H H OH
COOH COOH

(A) enantiomers (B) diastereomers

(C) mesomers (D) positional isomers

2. The number of possible isomers that can be produced during

monochlorination of butane is _____________. B

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 1

3. Which of the following molecules is expected to rotate the plane of plane

polarized light? D
H2N NH2

(A) (B) H H

SH Ph Ph

COOH CHO
(C) H2N H (D) HO H

H CH2OH

HOOC COOH
4. The absolute configuration of is____________. D
H OH H OH

(A) S, R (B) S, S (C) R, R (D) R, S

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5. The number of isomers (geometrical and optical) possible for the compound
with the structure : CH3CH = CH– CH= CH – CH 2CHOHCH3 is D

(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 8

6. The Z-isomer among the following is

C
H3C CH3 H3C CH 2CH 3
(i) C C (ii) C C
H CH 2CH 3 H CH3

H5C6 CH 2OH H5C6 COOH

(iii) C C (iv) C C
Cl COOH Cl H

(A) (i), (iii) (B) (ii), (iv) (C) (ii), (iii) (D) (i), (iv)

7. The total number of cyclic compounds (including stereoisomers) having

the molecular formula C5 H10 is D
(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 7

8. Which are the absolute configurations at the chiral centres of the following
compound?
CH3 B
H Cl
Cl H
C2H5

(A) 2S, 3R (B) 2S, 3S (C) 2R, 3S (D) 2R, 3R

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9. Consider the Newman projections (I) and (II).

C
COOH COOH

HO H H OH

H OH HO H

COOH COOH

(I) (II)

the above pair represents

(A) enantiomers (B) diastereomers

(C) homomers (D) position isomers

10. How many optically active stereoisomers are possible for butane-2,3-diol?
A
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) none

11. Which of the following compounds does not have a meso stereoisomer?
D
(A) 3,4-Dimethylhexane (B) 2,3-Dibromobutanedioic acid
(C) 1,2-Dibromocyclobutane (D) 2-Methylcyclobutanol

12. The number of optically active stereoisomers of 3-bromopentane-2,4-diol is

A
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 8

13. Which of the following Newman projections represents meso-tartaric acid

in its chiral conformation?
COOH COOH C
H OH H OH

(A) (B)
H OH HO H
COOH COOCH 3

COOH COOH
HO COOH HO COOH

(C) (D)
HO H H OH

H H
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14. The total number of acyclic isomers (including stereoisomers) possible with
the molecular formula C4 H7 Cl is __________. D
(A) 9 (B) 10 (C) 11 (D) 12

15. The pair of structures

C
CH3 CH3

H Cl H H

and
H H H H

CH3 CH2Cl

represents

(A) enantiomers (B) diastereomers

(C) position isomers (D) conformers

16. A compound with the molecular formula C7 H16 shows optical isomerism.
The compound is ______________. A
(A) 2,3-dimethylpentane (B) 2,4-dimethylpentane
(C) 2,2-dimethylpentane (D) 2-methylhexane

17. Which of the following compounds is not chiral?

D
(A) 1-Chloro-2-methylpentane (B) 2-Chloro-3-methylpentane
(C) trans-Cyclooctene (D) cis-Cyclooctene

Me
18. The two structures, OH HO
H OH H H

H OH and Me Me
D
HO H HO H

Me
are ______________.
(A) enantiomers (B) diastereomers
(C) epimers (D) identical (but conformers)
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19. For the compound with molecular formula C3H5 Br3 the number of optically
active stereoisomers and the total number of isomers are respectively A
(A) 2 and 6 (B) 1 and 5 (C) 2 and 4 (D) 2 and 5

20. The correct statement about the compounds (I), (II) and (III) is

COOH
COOCH 3 COOH
D
H OH H OH H OH
H OH H OH HO H
COOH COOCH 3 COOCH 3

(I) (II) (III)

(A) (I) and (II) are identical (B) (I) and (II) are diastereomers
(C) (I) and (III) are enantiomers (D) (I) and (II) are enantiomers

21. Which of the following cyclopentane derivative is optically inactive ?

(A)
OH H
(B)
C
OH H
H OH
H OH

CH3 CH3
(C) H CH3
(D)
H H
HO H

22. Among the following, the Newmann projections of meso-2,3-butanediol are :

B
Me Me Me Me
H OH H OH HO Me Me H

HO H H OH HO H H OH

Me Me H OH

(P) (Q) (R) (S)

(A) (P), (Q) (B) (P), (R) (C) (R), (S) (D) (Q), (S)
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23. The 'E'-isomer is:

H3C CH3
C
F H
(A) C C (B) C C
Cl Br H H

H3C C2H5
(C) C C (D) None of the above
H CH(CH 3)2

D
24. Lactic acid shows optical activity in:

(A) solution (B) liquid state

(C) crystalline state (D) all of these

25. The following compound can show:

A
H3C H
C C H
H3C C
H3C COOH

(A) optical isomerism (B) geometrical isomerism

(C) optical and geometrical isomerism (D) tautomerism

26. Which of the following compounds will exhibit geometrical isomerism?

A
(A) 1-phenylbut-2-ene (B) 3-phenylbut-1-ene
(C) 2-phenylbut-1-ene (D) 1,1-diphenylprop-1-ene
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27. The process of mixing equimolar quantity of enantiomers is known as___________. A

(A) resolution (B) racemisation (C) configuration (D) conformation

28. Total number of optically active pairs for 2,3-dihydroxypentane is__________.

C
(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 5

29. The absolute configuration of meso-tartaric acid is_________.

C
(A) 2R, 3R (B) 2S, 3S (C) 2R, 3S (D) 2R, 4S

30. The compound (2R,3R)-2,3-dibromopentane is enantiomeric with_________ isomer.

B
(A) 2R, 3S- (B) 2S, 3S- (C) 2S, 3R- (D) 1R, 2S-

31. A dl- acid on treatment with d-alcohol ___________ pair.

(A) meso (B) diastereomeric (C) enantiomeric (D) opt inactive B

32. Number of optically active compounds in C5 H11Br is___________.

A
(A) 6 (B) 4 (C) 10 (D) 5

33. The IUPAC name of the resolvable compound of C5 H10 Cl2 (gem dichloride) is
A
(A) 1,1-dichloro-2-methylbutane (B) 1,2-dichloropentane

(C) 1,3-dichloropentane (D) all of the above

34. The total number of meso isomers for dibromocyclobutane is _________.

A
(A) 3 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) none
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35. The total number of isomers formed when 1-bromobutane is further

monobrominated is _________. B
(A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 3 (D) 5

36. The functional isomer of propanoic acid is_________.

(A) CH 3COOCH 3 (B) HCOOC2 H5

C

(C) both A & B (D) none

37. The number of enols in C3 H 6 O is ________.

C
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

38. The number of metamers of C5 H10 O (saturated, acyclic) is _________.

B
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 1 (D) 4

39. The number of isomers for C7 H 8 O (an aromatic compound) is __________.

D
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5

40. The number of isomers for C 9 H12 , a monosubstituted benzene derivative is

A
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 4