General Organic Chemistry — JEE Main PYQs

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

  1. Match List I with List II.
    List I Isomeric pairsList II Type of isomers
    A.Propanamine and NMethylethanamineI.Metamers
    B.Hexan-2-one and Hexan-3-oneII.Positional isomers
    | C. | Ethanamide and Hydroxyethanimine | III. | Functi …
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  2. The isomeric deuterated bromide with molecular formula having two chiral carbon atoms is
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  3. Testosterone, which is a steroidal hormone, has the following structure.

    The total number of asymmetric carbon atom/s in testosterone is ______
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  4. The most stable carbocation for the following is:
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  5. The correct order of melting point of dichlorobenzenes is
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  6. Correct structure of -methylcyclohexane carbaldehyde is :
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  7. Given below are two statements.

    Statement I : The compound A is optically active.

    Statement II : B is mirror image of above compound A.
    In the light of the above statement, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
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  8. Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.

    Assertion A : [6] Annulene. [8] Annulene and cis -[10] Annulene, are respectively aromatic, not-aromatic and aromatic.

    Reason R: Planarity is one of the requirements of aromati …
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  9. Optical activity of an enantiomeric mixture is and the specific rotation of ( + ) isomer is . The optical purity is ____ %
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  10. The number of hybridised carbons in an acyclic neutral compound with molecular formula is:
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  11. The correct decreasing order of priority of functional groups in naming an organic compound as per IUPAC system of nomenclature is :
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  12. Which of the following compounds is not aromatic?
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  13. The correct IUPAC name of the following compound is :
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  14. Which of the following is most stable?
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  15. Decarboxylation of all six possible forms of diaminobenzoic acids yields three products and C. Three acids give a product 'A', two acids gives a product 'B' and one acid give a …
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  16. Which of the following structures are aromatic in nature?
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  17. Which of the following carbocations is most stable :
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  18. The number of chiral alcohol(s) with molecular formula is ____.
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  19. The correct order of nucleophilicity is
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  20. Observe structures of the following compounds

    The total number of structures/compounds which possess asymmetric carbon atoms is ____.
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  21. Which will have the highest enol content?
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  22. Total number of possible stereoisomers of dimethyl cyclopentane is ____
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  23. Which of the following is an example of conjugated diketone?
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  24. Number of electrophilic centre in the given compound is ______
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  25. Arrange the following carbocations in decreasing order of stability.
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  26. In the following structures, which one is having staggered conformation with maximum dihedral angle?
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  27. Which one of the following compounds is not aromatic?
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  28. The number of stereoisomers possible for 1,2-dimethyl cyclopropane is
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  29. Among the given species the Resonance stabilized carbocations are:
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  30. Which one of the following compounds is non-aromatic?
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  31. Which one of the following pairs of isomers is an example of metamerism?
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  32. Which one of the following compounds does not exhibit resonance?
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  33. Which one of the following molecules does not show stereo isomerism?
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  34. The number of acyclic structural isomers (including geometrical isomers) for pentene is ______.
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  35. Arrange the following conformational isomers of n-butane in order of their increasing potential energy :

    I (see structure)
    II (see structure)
    III (see structure)
    IV (see structure)
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  36. Choose the correct name for compound given below :
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  37. Staggered and eclipsed conformers of ethane are:
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  38. The correct order of stability of given carbocations is:
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  39. Which of the following is an aromatic compound ?
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  40. Which one among the following resonating structure is not correct?
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  41. Given below are two statements:
    Statement I: Hyper conjugation is permanent effect.
    Statement II : Hyper conjugation in ethyl cation involves the overlapping of bond with emp …
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  42. The dihedral angle in staggered form the Newman projection of Trichloro ethane is
    ____ degree. (Round off to the Nearest Integer).
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  43. Which one of the following compounds is aromatic in nature?
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  44. Assertion A : Enol form of acetone exists in quantity. However, the enol form of acetyl acetone exists in approximately quantity.
    Reason R : Enol form of acetylacetone is stabilized by intramolecular hydrogen bonding, which …
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  45. Choose the correct statement regarding the formation of carbocations A and B given.
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  46. The correct pair(s) of the ambident nucleophiles is (are):
    (A)
    (B)
    (C)
    (D)
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  47. Compound with molecular formula can show:
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  48. The number of chiral carbons in chloramphenicol is
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  49. The correct order of stability for the following alkoxides is
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  50. The number of chiral centres in penicillin is ____
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