MCQ ALCOHOLS PHENOLS AND

ETHER
1. Benzenediazonium chloride on reaction with phenol in weakly basic medium gives

a. diphenyl ether
b. p-hydroxyazobenzene
c. chlorobenzene
d. Benzene

Answer: (b)

2. Phenol reacts with bromine in CS2 at low temperature to give

a. m-bromophenol
b. o-and p-bromophenol
c. p-bromophenol
d. 2,4,6-tribromophenol

Answer: (b)

3. When phenol is treated with excess bromine water it gives

a. m-bromophenol
b. o- and p-bromophenol
c. 2,4-dibromophenol
d. 2,4,6-tribromophenol

Answer: (d)

4. Phenol on reduction with H2 in the presence of Ni catalyst gives

a. benzene
b. toluene
c. cyclohexane
d. Cyclohexanol

Answer: (d)

5. Dehydration of alcohol is an example of

a. addition reaction
b. elimination reaction
c. substitution reaction
d. redox reaction

Answer: (b)
6. The compound obtained by the reaction of ethene with diborane followed by
hydrolysis with alkaline H2O2 is

a. ethanol
b. propanol
c. ethanol
d. triethyl bromide

Answer: (a)

7. Which of the following is formed when phenol is exposed to air?

a. o-Benzoquinone
b. p-Benzoquinone
c. Phenoquinone
d. o-and p-Benzoquinone

Answer: (d)

8. Which of the following is formed when glycerol is heated with oxalic acid at 503K?

a. Glyceric acid
b. Acrolein
c. Allyl alcohol
d. Methanoic acid

Answer: (c)

9. The alcohol which does not react with Lucas reagent is

a. isobutyl alcohol
b. n-butanol
c. tert-butyl alcohol
d. sec-butyl alcohol

Answer: (b)

10. Phenol is less acidic than

a. acetic acid
b. p-methoxyphenol
c. p-nitrophenol
d. Ethanol

Answer: (a,c)

Alcohols Phenols and Ethers Case-Based Questions

Alcohols Phenols and Ethers Case-Based Questions
 Alcohols Phenols and Ethers Case-Based Questions - Class 12 - ScienceMotive

1. Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow:
Alcohols play a very important role in our daily life. Ordinary spirit used as an
antiseptic contains methanol. Ethanol is present in cough syrups, tonics, wine,
beer, and whisky, Sugar, starch, cellulose are carbohydrates that also contain a
large number —OH groups. Phenol is also an antiseptic in low concentration
(0.2%) whereas a 2% solution of phenol is used as a disinfectant. The fragrance
of rose is due to citronellol (unsaturated alcohol). Phenol is used for the
preparation of many useful compounds like aspirin, methyl salicylate (Iodex),
and phenyl salicylate (salol) used as an intestinal antiseptic.
(a) How is phenol prepared from cumene? What is the advantage of this
method?
Ans (a). Phenol is industrially prepared by the ‘Dow’s Process‘.
This process involves the following steps:
(i) Cumene is oxidized in presence of air at 400K in the presence of a metal
catalyst to form cumene hydroperoxide.
(ii) In the second step cumene hydroperoxide is treated with dilute sulphuric
acid at 350K. It causes hydrolysis and forms phenol and acetone.

(b) How is phenol converted into salicylic acid?

Ans (b). Phenol is converted to salicylic acid by using Kolbe’s reaction. In this
reaction the carboxyl group can be introduced directly into a phenol nucleus by
passing carbon dioxide over the heated sodium phenoxide was first observed by
Kolbe. Substitution occurs predominantly in the ortho position.

(c) Convert phenol to picric acid.

Ans (c). It can be converted using the following reaction

(d) Distinguish between phenol and benzyl alcohol?

Ans (d). Add neutral FeCl3. Phenol gives violet colour whereas benzyl alcohol
does not.
(e) Why does phenol turn pink after long-standing?
Ans (e). It is due to oxidation.

2. Read the passage given below and answer the following questions:
The reaction of phenol with aqueous sodium hydroxide indicates that phenols
are stronger acids than alcohols and water. Due to the higher electronegativity
of sp2 hybridized carbon of phenol to which –OH is attached, electron density
decreases on oxygen. This increases the polarity of the O–H bond and results in
an increase in ionization of phenols than that of alcohols. Now let us examine
the stabilities of alkoxide and phenoxide ions. In alkoxide ion, the negative
charge is localized on oxygen while in phenoxide ion, the charge is delocalized.
The delocalisation of negative charge makes phenoxide ions more stable and
favours the ionization of phenol.
1. Phenol is less acidic than_________.
(A) Ethanol (B) o-nitrophenol (C) o-methylphenol (D) o-methoxy
phenol
Ans 1. (B)
Explanation: Phenol is less acidic than o-nitrophenol as the electron-
withdrawing (−NO2) group increases the acidity of phenols
2. Which of the following is most acidic?
(A) Benzyl alcohol (B) Cyclohexanol (C) Phenol (D) m-Chlorophenol
Ans 2. (D)
Explanation: m-chlorophenol is most acidic as the electron-withdrawing (−Cl)
group increases the acidity of phenols
3. Phenol can be distinguished from ethanol by the reaction with _____
(A) Br2/water (B) Na (C) Glycerol (D) All of the
above
Ans 3. (A)
Explanation: Phenol decolorizes bromine water to form a white precipitate of
2,4,6-tribromophenol whereas ethanol does not precipitate