Hydrocarbons — JEE Main PYQs

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  1. Among the following, the aromatic compounds are:
    (A) (see structure)
    (B) (see structure)
    (C) (see structure)
    (D) (see structure)
    Choose the correct answer from the following options:
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  2. Which of the following is Lindlar catalyst?
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  3. Identify the reagent(s) 'A' and condition(s) for the reaction
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  4. An unsaturated hydrocarbon on ozonolysis gives . Compound when warmed with ammonical silver nitrate forms a bright silver mirror along the sides of the test tube. The unsaturated hydrocarbon is:
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  5. Given below are two statements:
    Statement I : 2-methylbutane on oxidation with gives 2-methylbutan-2-ol.
    Statement II: n-alkanes can be easily oxidised to corresponding alcohols with . Choose the correct option:
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  6. Considering the above chemical reaction, identify the product " X ":
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  7. For the reaction of (E)-but-2-ene type alkene [H₃C-CH=CH-CH₃, structure shown] with Br₂ in CCl₄ giving product 'P', the total number of stereoisomers possible for product 'P' is ______.
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  8. Consider the following reactions:
    (a)
    (b)
    (c)
    (d)

    Which of these reactions are possible?
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  9. The major product in the following sequence is:
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  10. An unsaturated hydrocarbon absorbs two hydrogen molecules on catalytic hydrogenation, and also gives following reaction: …
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  11. In the following sequence of reactions the maximum number of atoms present in molecule ' ' in one plane is …
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  12. In the following reaction A is :

    (i)
    (ii) KOH (alc.)
    (iii)
    (iv)
    (v)

    (see product structure)
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  13. The major product (Y) in the following reactions is:
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  14. Which of these will produce the highest yield in Friedel Crafts reaction?
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  15. The final major product of the following reaction is:
    (i) Pyridine
    (ii)
    (iii)
    Me
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  16. The major product formed in the following reaction is:
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  17. The total number of monohalogenated organic products in the following (including stereoisomers) reaction is ____.
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  18. The compound A in the following reactions is: …
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  19. The increasing order of the boiling points of the major products A, B and C of the following reactions will be:
    (a)
    (b)
    (c)
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  20. In the following reaction sequence the major products A and B are:
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  21. Consider the following reactions:

    (see reaction scheme)

    ' A ' is :
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  22. The major product obtained from the following reaction is:
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  23. on treatment with in produced a single isomer while heating with sodalime gave toluene. The compound is:
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  24. The major product in the following sequence of reactions is:
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  25. The major product in the following reaction sequence will be: …
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  26. The major product of the following reaction
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  27. Which one of the following alkenes when treated with HCl yields majorly an anti Markovnikov product?
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  28. Polysubstitution is a major drawback in:
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  29. The major product of the following reaction is:
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  30. The increasing order of reactivity of thefollowing compounds towards aromatic electrophilic substitution reaction is
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  31. Which hydrogen in compound(E) is easily replaceable during bromination reaction in presence of light?
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  32. The major product of the following addition reaction is:
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  33. But-2-ene on reaction with alkaline at elevated temperature followed by acidification will give :
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  34. The major product of the following reactions is:
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  35. The correct order for acid strength of compounds:

    is as follows:
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  36. Consider the following reactions :

    ' ' is:
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  37. Heating of 2-chloro-1-phenylbutane with EtOK/EtOH gives as the major product. Reaction of X with followed by gives Y as the major product. Y is:
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  38. The increasing order of the reactivity of the following compounds towards electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction is:

    (I) (see structure)
    (II) (see structure)
    (III) (see structure)
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  39. The trans-alkenes are formed by the reduction of alkynes with :
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  40. Which of the following compounds will form significant amount of meta product during mono-nitration reaction?
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  41. 3-Methyl-pent-2-ene on reaction with HBr in presence of peroxide forms an addition product. The number of possible stereoisomers for the product is :
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  42. The reaction of propene with proceeds through the intermediate:
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  43. The product of the reaction given below is:
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  44. Which compound would give 5-keto-2-methyl hexanal upon ozonolysis?
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  45. In the reaction,

    the product C is:
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  46. Which branched chain isomer of the hydrocarbon with molecular mass 72 u gives only one isomer of mono substituted alky halide ?
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  47. 2-Hexyne gives trans-2-Hexene on treatment with :
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  48. Ozonolysis of an organic compound gives formaldehyde as one of the products. This confirms the presence of :
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  49. One mole of a symmetrical alkene on ozonolysis gives two moles of an aldehyde having a molecular mass of 44 u . The alkene is
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  50. Phenol, when it first reacts with concentrated sulphuric acid and then with concentrated nitric acid, gives
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