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Class Test-6
(India) Private Limited Target IIT JEE 2024
CLASS : XII (MEGA)
Alkyl Halide, Aryl Halide & Grignard Reagent
Single Choice Question :
1. Primary alcohols can be obtained from the reaction of the RMgX with-
(A) CO2 (B) HCHO (C) CH3CHO (D) H2O

2. Which one of the following reactions would produce secondary alcohol-

O O
|| ||
1.CH3MgBr 1.LiAlH 4
(A) C6H5CCH3    (B) C6H5CCH3  

2.H 2.H 

O
1.LiAlH 4
|| 
1.OH
(C) CH3CHO   (D) CH3CCH3  

2.H 2.Br2

3. Consider the structure of given alcohol

OH
|
C 6 H 5  C  CH 3
|
C2 H 5
This alcohol can be prepared from :

O O
|| ||
(A) C 6 H 5  C  CH 3 and C2H5MgBr (B) CH 3  CH 2  C  CH 3 and C6H5MgBr

O
||
(C) C H  C  C H and CH3MgBr (D) All of these
6 5 2 5

4. Which of the following combinations of a Grignard reagent and a ketone can’t be used to synthesized 2-
phenyl-2-butanol ?

O O MgBr
(A) MgBr + C (B) C + CH2–CH 3
CH3
CH3 CH2–CH3
O MgBr O
(C) C–CH2CH3 + CH3 (D) C + CH3CH2–MgBr
CH2CH3

5. State the order of increasing order of reactivity towards CH3MgBr of the following functional groups :
O O O O
O C C C C
R
R–C–N R OR R O R' R Cl
(i) R (ii) (iii) (iv)
(A) (iv) < (iii) < (ii) (i) (B) (iii) < (i) < (ii) < (iv) (C) (i) < (ii) < (iii) < (iv) (D) (i) < (ii) < (iv) < (iii)

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6. Choose the reaction scheme that could not be used to prepare the following alcohol.
Ph

HO
Ph Ph
H 3O 1. CH3MgBr
(A) (B)
CH 2 O 2. H O
Ph 1. CH3CH2MgBr Ph
1. CH 3Cl
(C) (D)
O 2. H O O 2. H O

7. The reaction between CO2 and a Grignard reagent will yield :

(A) An alkyl magnesium halide (B) An alcohol
(C) Magnesium carbonate (D) A carboxylic acid

8. The reaction of Grignard reagents and alcohols results in

(A) Nucleophilic substitution (B) Oxidation
(C) Acid-base reaction (D) Reduction

9. Predict the product of the following reaction.

Br 1. Mg, ether
2. CO 2
3. H 2O, H+
O O
OH
(A) OH (B) (C) OH (D) O
O
O
10. Predict the product of the following reaction sequence.

Br CN 1. Li
2. H2O

O OH

(A) (B) (C) O (D) OH

Video solution by M S Chouhan (MSC sir)

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