Class 12 Chemistry - Chapter Alcohols Phenols and Ethers NCERT Solutions | Give equations of the following reaction

Explain the following with an example.

(i) Kolbe's reaction.

(ii) Reimer-Tiemann reaction.

(iii) Williamson ether synthesis.

(iv) Unsymmetrical ether.

How are the following conversions carried out?

(i) Propene → Propan-2-ol

(ii) Benzyl chloride → Benzyl alcohol

(iii) Ethyl magnesium chloride → Propan-1-ol.

(iv) Methyl magnesium bromide → 2-Methylpropan-2-ol.

Write the mechanism of acid-catalysed dehydration of ethanol to yield ethene.

Give the equations of reactions for the preparation of phenol from cumene.

Write equations of the following reactions:

(i) Friedel-Crafts reaction-alkylation of anisole.

(ii) Nitration of anisole.

(iii) Bromination of anisole in ethanoic acid medium.

(iv) Friedel-Craft's acetylation of anisole.

Explain why is ortho nitrophenol more acidic than ortho methoxyphenol?

Give two reactions that show the acidic nature of phenol. Compare acidity of phenol with that of ethanol.

Show how are the following alcohols prepared by the reaction of a suitable

Grignard reagent on methanal?

(i)

(ii)

Write the reactions of Williamson synthesis of 2-ethoxy-3-methylpentane starting from ethanol and 3-methylpentan-2-ol.

What is meant by hydroboration-oxidation reaction? Illustrate it with an example.

For the reaction R → P, the concentration of a reactant changes from 0.03 M to 0.02 M in 25 minutes. Calculate the average rate of reaction using units of time both in minutes and seconds.

Write the formulas for the following coordination compounds:

(i) Tetraamminediaquacobalt (III) chloride

(ii) Potassium tetracyanonickelate(II)

(iii) Tris(ethane-1,2-diamine) chromium(III) chloride

(iv) Amminebromidochloridonitrito-N-platinate(II)

(v) Dichloridobis(ethane-1,2-diamine)platinum(IV) nitrate

(vi) Iron(III) hexacyanoferrate(II)

(i) Write structures of different isomeric amines corresponding to the molecular formula, C4H11N

(ii) Write IUPAC names of all the isomers.

(iii) What type of isomerism is exhibited by different pairs of amines?

Why are solids rigid?

Write any two characteristics of Chemisorption.

Write the structures of the following compounds.

(i) α-Methoxypropionaldehyde

(ii) 3-Hydroxybutanal

(iii) 2-Hydroxycyclopentane carbaldehyde

(iv) 4-Oxopentanal

(v) Di-sec-butyl ketone

(vi) 4-Fluoroacetophenone

Which of the ores mentioned in Table 6.1 can be concentrated by magnetic separation method?

Why are pentahalides more covalent than trihalides?

Silver atom has completely filled d orbitals (4d10) in its ground state. How can you say that it is a transition element?

Glucose or sucrose are soluble in water but cyclohexane or benzene (simple six membered ring compounds) are insoluble in water. Explain.

Give evidence that [Co(NH₃)₅Cl]SO₄ and [Co(NH₃)₅SO₄]Cl are ionization isomers.

Mention the factors that affect the rate of a chemical reaction.

Out of C and CO, which is a better reducing agent at 673 K?

Which acid of each pair shown here would you expect to be stronger?

(i) CH₃CO₂H or CH₂FCO₂H

(ii)CH₂FCO₂H or CH₂ClCO₂H

(iii) CH₂FCH₂CH₂CO₂H or CH₃CHFCH₂CO₂H

(iv)

Discuss the main purpose of vulcanisation of rubber.

Write the names and structures of the monomers of the following polymers:

(i) Buna-S  (ii) Buna-N

(iii) Dacron  (iv) Neoprene

The reaction,

      Cr₂O₃  +  2Al    →    Al₂O₃  + 2Cr            (ΔG_o = -421kJ)

is thermodynamically feasible as is apparent from the Gibbs energy value. Why does it not take place at room temperature?

Using IUPAC norms write the systematic names of the following:

(i) [Co(NH₃)6]Cl₃

(ii) [Pt(NH₃)₂Cl(NH₂CH₃)]Cl

(iii) [Ti(H₂O)6]³⁺

(iv) [Co(NH₃)₄Cl(NO₂)]Cl

(v) [Mn(H₂O)6]²⁺

(vi) [NiCl₄]^2-

(vii) [Ni(NH₃)₆]Cl₂

(viii) [Co(en)₃]³⁺

(ix) [Ni(CO)₄]

Write down the number of 3d electrons in each of the following ions:

Ti²⁺, V²⁺, Cr³⁺, Mn²⁺, Fe²⁺, Fe³⁺, CO²⁺, Ni²⁺ and Cu²⁺.

Indicate how would you expect the five 3d orbitals to be occupied for these hydrated ions (octahedral).

Describe some features of catalysis by zeolites.