General Organic Chemistry — JEE Advanced PYQs

43 previous year questions on General Organic Chemistry (Chemistry), newest first. Open any question for its complete step-by-step solution.

  1. Considering reduces an ester group to the corresponding alcohol and does not reduce a carboxylic acid group, the correct statement about the major products P, Q R and S is
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  2. The number of isomeric tetraenes (NOT containing -hybridized carbon atoms) that can be formed from the following reaction sequence is ____.
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  3. Among the following, the conformation that corresponds to the most stable conformation of meso-butane-2,3-diol is -
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  4. Newman projections P, Q, R and S are shown below:

    Which one of the following options represents identical molecules?
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  5. Which one of the following structures has the IUPAC name 3-ethynyl-2-hydroxy-4-methylhex-3-en-5-ynoic acid?
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  6. With respect to the compounds I-V, choose the correct statement(s).
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  7. In the following reaction, compound Q is obtained from compound P via an ionic intermediate

    What is the degree of unsaturation of Q?
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  8. For the given compound X, the total number of optically active stereoisomers is ____.

    (In the structure of X: a bold wedge bond indicates that the configuration at the specific carbon and the geometry of the double bond is fixed; a wavy bond indicates that the co …
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  9. The order of basicity among the following compounds is

    (see structure) I

    (see structure) II

    (see structure) III

    (see structure) IV
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  10. The IUPAC name(s) of the following compound is(are)
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  11. The correct order of acidity for the following compounds is
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  12. The total number of stereoisomers that can exist for M is
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  13. The number of resonance structures for N is
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  14. Compound(s) that on hydrogenation produce(s) optically inactive compound(s) is(are)
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  15. The correct combination of names for isomeric alcohols with molecular formula is/are
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  16. The total number(s) of stable conformers with non-zero dipole moment for the following compound is (are)
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  17. Different possible thermal decomposition pathways for peroxyesters are shown below. Match each pathway from List I with an appropriate structure from List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

    List-I

    P. Pathway P

    Q. Pathway Q

    R. Pathway R

    S. …
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  18. Among and , the aromatic compound(s) is/are
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  19. The hyperconjugative stabilities of tert-butyl cation and 2-butene, respectively, are due to
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  20. and are isomers of dicarboxylic acid . Both decolorize . On heating, forms the cyclic anhydride. Upon treatment with dilute alkaline , …
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  21. and are isomers of dicarboxylic acid . Both decolorize . On heating, forms the cyclic anhydride. Upon treatment with dilute alkaline , …
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  22. Which of the given statement(s) about and with respect to is (are) correct?

    (A) and are non-mirror image stereoisomers
    (B) and are identical
    (C) M and …
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  23. The total number of contributing structures showing hyperconjugation (involving C-H bonds) for the following carbocation is
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  24. Match the reactions in column I with appropriate types of steps/reactive intermediate involved in these reactions as given in column II
    Column IColumn II
    (A) (see structure)(p) Nucleophilic substitution
    | (B) (see structure) | (q) Electrophilic substi …
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  25. Among the following compounds, the most acidic is
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  26. In the Newman projection for 2,2-dimethylbutane

    and can respectively be
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  27. The total number of cyclic isomers possible for a hydrocarbon with the molecular formula is
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  28. Amongst the following, the total number of compounds soluble in aqueous NaOH is

    (see structure)
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  29. Match the reactions in Column I with appropriate options in Column II.
    Column IColumn II
    A) (see structure)p) Racemic mixture
    B) (see structure)q) Addition reaction
    C) (see structure)r) Substitution reaction
    | D) (see structure) | s) Cou …
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  30. The IUPAC name of the following compound is

    (see structure)
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  31. The correct statement(s) about the compound () is(are)
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  32. In the following carbocation, that is most likely to migrate to the positively charged carbon is
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  33. The correct stability order of the following resonance structures is

    (I)

    (II) …
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  34. Match each of the compounds given in Column I with the reaction(s), that they can undergo, given in Column II.

    Column I

    (A) (see structure)

    (B) (see structure)

    (C) (see structure)

    (D) (see structure)

    Column II

    (p) Nucleophilic substitution

    (q) Elimination

    (r) Nucleophili …
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  35. The total number of cyclic structural as well as stereo isomers possible for a compound with the molecular formula is
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  36. Hyperconjugation involves overlap of the following orbitals
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  37. The correct statement(s) about the compound given below is (are)
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  38. The correct statement(s) concerning the structures , and is (are)
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  39. The correct stability order for the following species is
    (I) (see structure)
    (II) (see structure)
    (III) (see structure)
    (IV) (see structure)
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  40. Among the following, the least stable resonance structure is
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  41. STATEMENT-1 : Molecules that are not superimposable on their mirror images are chiral.
    because
    STATEMENT-2 : All chiral molecules have chiral centres.
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  42. Match the compounds/ions in Column I with their properties/reactions in Column II. Indicate your answer by darkening the appropriate bubbles of the matrix given in the ORS.
    Column IColumn II
    | (A) …
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  43. The IUPAC name of is
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