Organic Oxidation & Reduction Reactions questions
697 published questions with worked solutions.
- Oxidation of naphthalene with acidic KMnO₄ gives
- [IIT 2006] A cyclic lactone bearing an *ortho*-acetoxy (–OCOCH₃) group adjacent to an acetyl (–COCH₃) substituent, on heating...
- In the sequence (nitro-substituted)–C₆H₄–X —Sn + HCl→ (amino-substituted)–C₆H₄–X, carried out in acidic (HCl) medium, "X" in the...
- Acetophenone, on oxidation by perbenzoic acid, gives phenyl acetate. This reaction is named the
- Nitrobenzene, on reduction with Zn dust and aqueous NH₄Cl (a mildly acidic/neutral medium), gives
- [AIEEE 2007] Oxidation of ethylbenzene by KMnO₄ gives
- Nitrosobenzene (C₆H₅–N=O) is best obtained by oxidation of *N*-phenylhydroxylamine, and is **not** cleanly isolated directly from...
- The correct decreasing order of reactivity towards hydrolysis of (i) C₆H₅COCl, (ii) *p*-O₂N–C₆H₄–COCl, (iii) *p*-CH₃–C₆H₄–COCl...
- Phenol, on hydrogenation in the presence of a nickel catalyst at 160 °C, gives
- Which of the following would decolourise cold, aqueous potassium permanganate solution (Baeyer's test)?
- 1,2-Bis(hydroxymethyl)benzene (*o*-xylylene glycol) is vigorously oxidised to X, which on dry heating gives Z. Z is
- Which one of the following compounds forms (unsubstituted) benzoic acid on oxidation?
- The major product (70–80%) of the reaction between *m*-dinitrobenzene and ammonium polysulfide, (NH₄)₂Sₓ (the Zinin reduction), is
- Which one of the following is most reactive towards aqueous NaOH (hydrolysis)?
- Butene-1 may be converted to butane by reaction with [MP PET 2007]
- Which of the following alkenes will yield 2-butanone on ozonolysis followed by the reaction with Zn/H_2O? [AMU 2004]
- CH_3-C C-CH_3 (i) ,X CH_3- O C - O C -CH_3 (ii) Zn/H_2O. In the above reaction X is [BITSAT 2007]
- A hydrocarbon of molecular formula C_6H_ 10 reacts with sodamide and the same on ozonolysis followed by hydrogen peroxide...
- One mole of a symmetrical alkene on ozonolysis gives two moles of an aldehyde having a molecular mass of 44 u. The alkene is...
- When a mixture of methane and oxygen is passed through heated molybdenum oxide, the main product formed is [AMU 2006]
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