HYDROCARBONS

i) Arrange the following hydrogen halides in order of their

decreasing reactivity with propene.

(i) HCl > HBr > HI

(ii) HBr > HI > HCl

(iii) HI > HBr > HCl

(iv) HCl > HI > HBr

ii) Arrange the following in decreasing order of their boiling

points.

(A) n-butane (B) 2–methylbutane (C) n-pentane

(D) 2,2–dimethylpropane

(i) A > B > C > D

(ii) B > C > D > A

(iii) D > C > B > A

(iv) C > B > D > A

iii) Ethyne is acidic in nature in comparison to ethene and ethane.

Why is it so?
iv) What is Freidel – crafts alkylation reaction?
v) Using Huckel’s rule show that benzene is an aromatic compound.
vi) What is wurtz reaction?
vii) Addition of HBr to propene yields 2-bromopropane, while in
benzoyl peroxide, the same reaction yields 1-bromopropane.
Explain and give a mechanism.
viii) How will you convert
a) Propyne to propane
b) Ethyne to benzene
c) Benzene to acetophenone
d) Sodium salt of benzoic acid to benzene

ix) Explain dehydrohalogenation reaction with chloroethane.

x) Draw cis-trans isomers of CHBr=CHBr
xi) Propanal and pentan-3-one are the ozonolysis products of an
alkene? What is the structural formula of the alkene?