CHAPTER TEST UNIT 10 HALOALKANES AND HALOARENES

1. Predict the stereochemistry of the product formed if an optically active alkyl halide
undergoes substitution reaction by SN1 mechanism. (1)
2. Predict the major product formed when 2-Bromopentane reacts with alcoholic
KOH.(½)
3. Give one use of CHI3 and draw the structure of DDT. (1)
4. Justify and arrange the following compounds in increasing order of reactivity
towards the displacement namely SN2.(1)

5. Write the major product(s) of the following reactions :(1)

6. (i) Write the structure of major alkene formed by β-elimination of

2, 2, 3–trimethyl–3–bromopentane with sodium ethoxide in ethanol.
(ii)

(iii) Which will react faster in SN1 reaction with OH- and why?

(21/2)
7. Out of Chlorobenzene and p-nitrochlorobenzene, which one is more reactive
towards nucleophilic substitution reaction and why ? (1)
8. Why is chloroform kept in dark coloured bottles? (1)
9.
 (1)
10 Give IUPAC name of (1)

(CCl3)3CCl

11.Out of 2-bromopentane, 2-bromo-2-methylbutane and 1-bromopentane, which

compound is most reactive towards elimination reaction and why ?(1)
12. Convert the following (1)
(i)Benzene to phenol
(ii) Chloroethane to Aminoethane
13. Which of the following gcompounds are gem-dihalides?(1)
(i) Ethylidene chloride

(ii) Ethylene dichloride

(iii) Methylene chloride

(iv) Benzyl chloride

14. Write the increasing order of boiling points of the following compounds?
1-Iodobutane, 1-Bromobutane, 1-Chlorobutane, Butane (½)

15. Chlorobenzene is formed by the reaction of chlorine with benzene in the

presence of AlCl3. Which of the following species attacks the benzene ring in
this reaction? (i) Cl– (ii) Cl+ (iii) AlCl3 (iv) [AlCl4]– (½)

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