BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN, KOCHI

SECOND UNIT TEST 2023 - 2024

STD XII CHEMISTRY (043) MARKS: 25
TIME: 80 min
SECTION A

1.The IUPAC name of CH3COCH(CH3)2 is

(a) 2-methylbutan-3-one (b) 4-methyl isopropyl ketone
(c) 3-methylbutan-2-one (d) Isopropylmethyl ketone (1)
2.The reaction of Lucas reagent is fast with
(a) Ethanol (b) Methanol
(c)2- Propanol (d) 2- Methyl-2- propanol (1)
3.Carbonyl compounds undergo nucleophilic addition because of
(a) electronegativity difference of carbon and oxygen atoms
(b) electromeric effect
(c) more stable anion with negative charge on oxygen atom and less stable carbonium ion
(d) steric effect (1)
4.Denatured alcohol is produced by mixing ethanol with
(a)Copper sulphate (b)Ferrous sulphate
(c)Copper sulphate and pyridine (d)Ferrous sulphate and pyridine (1)

The following questions contain two statements,Assertion and Reason. Each of these questions also
has four alternative choices, only one of which is the correct answer. You have to select one of the
codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below.
(a) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is a correct explanation for assertion.
(b) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is not a correct explanation for assertion.
(c) Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect.
(d) Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct.

5.Assertion : The boiling points of aldehydes and ketones are higher than hydrocarbons and ethers of
comparable molecular masses.
Reason : There is a weak molecular association in aldehydes and ketones arising out of the
dipole-dipole interactions. (1)
6.Assertion : Like bromination of benzene,bromination of phenol is also carried out in the presence of
Lewis acid.
Reason : Lewis acid polarises the bromine water (1)

SECTION B

7.Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of their property as indicated :

CH3COCH3, C6H5COCH3, CH3CHO (reactivity towards nucleophilic addition reaction).
Also give reason. (2)
8.(a)Convert Benzoyl chloride to benzaldehyde
(b)Write short note on Etard reaction
OR
(a)Convert Propanone to Propene
(b)Write short note on Stephen reaction (2)
.
9.Give a plausible explanation for each one of the following :
a.Cyclohexanone forms cyanohydrin in good yield but 2,4,6-trimethylcyclohexanone does not.
b.The boiling points of aldehydes and ketones are lower than alcohols of comparable molecular
mass. (2)

10..Identify the reagents required to bring about the following conversions

a.But- 2- ene to ethanal
b.Prop-2 - en - 1- ol to prop-2- enal (2)

SECTION C
11.aWrite the mechanism for dehydration of ethanol to ethene
b.Explain with equation Reimer Tiemann reaction.
OR
a.Write the mechanism for acid catalysed hydration of alkene.
b.Write the equations involved in Friedel-Crafts acetylation of anisole. (3)
12.a.What happens when

(i) reacts with hydrogen iodide?

(ii)propan-2-ol is treated with Cu at 573K?
b. Convert methyl magnesium bromide to 2-methylpropan-2-ol. (3)

SECTION D
13.Alcohols plays a very important role in our daily life. Ordinary spirit used as an antiseptic contain
methanol. Ethanol is present in cough syrups, tonics, wine, beer and whisky, Sugar, starch, cellulose
are carbohydrates which also contain large number -OH groups. Phenol is also an antiseptic in low
concentration (0.2%) whereas 2% solution of phenol is used as disinfectant. The fragrance of rose is
due to citronellol (unsaturated alcohol). Phenol is used for preparation of many useful compounds like
aspirin, methyl salicylate (Iodex) and phenyl salicylate (salol) used as intestinal antiseptic.
(a) How is aspirin prepared from salicylic acid? (1)
(b) Explain how does the -OH group attached to a carbon of benzene ring activate it towards
electrophilic substitution? (1)
(c) Convert phenol to picric acid (1)
(d)Give a chemical test to distinguish between phenol and ethanol. (1)
(e)Phenol has higher pKa than p-nitrophenol. Give reason. (1)