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Phenol on treatment with CO_(2) in the presence of NaOH followed by acidification produces compound X as the majorproduct. X on treatment with (CH_(3)CO)_(2)O in the presence of catalytic amount of H_(2)SO_(4) produces |
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Phenol on treatment with CO_(2) in the presence of NaOH followed by acidification produces compound X as the major product. X on treatment with (CH_(3)CO)_(2)O in the presence of catalytic amount of H_(2)SO_(4) produces- |
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Phenol on treatment with bromine water gives_____but with bromine in CS_(2), it mainly gives_____. |
| Answer» SOLUTION :2,4,6-tribromophenol, p-bromophenol. | |
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Phenol on standing in air develop a red colour, due to formation of |
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Answer» cyclohexane |
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Phenol on treatment with Br_(2) in ________gives a mixture of o - and p - bromophenol. |
| Answer» SOLUTION :CARBON DISULPHIDE | |
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Phenol on treatment with Br_2 in CS_2 at low temperature gives two isomeric monobromo phenols 'X' and 'Y'. But phenol on treatment with bromine water giver a white precipitate 'Z'. Identify the products 'X','Y' and 'Z'. |
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Phenol on heating with zinc powder give which of the following product ? |
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Answer» Toluene
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Phenol on reduction with H_(2) in presence of Nicatalyst will give….. |
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Answer» benzene
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Phenol on reaction with H_2SO_4 at high temperature gives mainly |
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Answer» o - PHENOL sulfonic ACID |
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Phenol on heating with bromine and chloroform will give. |
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Answer» m-bromophenol |
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Phenol on oxidation by chromic acid gives |
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Phenol on heating with alcoholic KOH Chloroform represent which reaction ? |
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Answer» Reimer-Tiemann |
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Phenol on heating with aq. KOH and chloroform undergoes |
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Answer» Kolbe REACTION |
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Phenol on distillation with zinc dust gives |
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Answer» `C_(6)H_(6)`
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Phenol is usually manufactured from cumene. Write the structure of cumene. |
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Phenol on bromination with liquid bromine gives |
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Answer» <P>2, 4, 5-tribromophenol |
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Phenol on distillation with zinc dust gives ___________. |
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Answer» `C_6H_6` |
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Phenol is used in the manufacture of __________ |
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Answer» ANTISEPTICS |
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Phenol is used as |
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Answer» an antiseptic |
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Phenol is treated with C Cl_(4) in presence of NaOH. What happens ? |
Answer» Solution :Like in the REIMER Tiemann reaction, ORTHO substitution occurs. Orthohydroxybenzoic acid, CALLED salicylic acid is formed.
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Phenol is treated with bromine water and shaken well. The white precipitate of which of the is formed |
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Answer» m-bromophenol |
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Phenol is treated with bromine water and shaken well. The white precipitate formed during the process is |
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Answer» m-bromophenol
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Phenol is treated with Br_2//H_2O and shaken well. The white precipitate formed during the process is ………………. . |
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Answer» m-bromo PHENOL |
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Phenol is subjected to Kolbe.s reaction. What will be the product ? |
| Answer» SOLUTION :SALICYLIC ACID | |
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Phenol is treated which bromine water and shaken well. The white precipitate formed during the process is |
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Answer» 2,4 dibromophenol Phenol is activated TOWARDS ELECTROPHILIC substitution, so much that only when shaken `Br_(2)//H_(2)O` it gets trisubstituted PRODUCT. |
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Phenol is required to be converted to benzene. Which reagent should be used ? |
| Answer» SOLUTION :ZN METAL | |
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Phenol is prepared by which of the following reaction ? |
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Phenol in presence of sodium hydroxide reacts with chloroform to form salicyladehyde. The reaction is known as |
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Answer» KOLBE's REACTION |
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Phenol is prepared commercially from |
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Answer» ETHYLBENZENE |
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Phenol is ortho and para directing due to electron donating OH group, electron density increases at, |
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Answer» ORTHO position |
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Phenol is NOT used in the manufacture of __________. |
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Answer» phenolic resins |
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Phenol is less acidic than ________. |
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Answer» ETHANOL |
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Phenol is more acidic than ethanol due to |
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Answer» Inductive effect
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Phenol is more acidic than ethanol. |
Answer» Solution :This is explained on the BASIS of resonance. ![]() `underset((("No resonance"),("stabilisation")))(C_(2)H_(5)OH)hArr underset((("Less"),("STABLE")))(C_(2)H_(5)O^(-))+Na^(+)(2)` As a RESULT of it, the equilibrium (1) will shift more towards R.H.S. Hence, phenol is more ACIDIC than ethyl alcohol. |
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Phenol is less acidic than: |
| Answer» Answer :C | |
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Phenol is less acidic than_____. |
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Answer» ethanol |
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Phenol is heated with chloroform and NaOH at 340 K. what is the main product formed? Also give the name of the rection involved. |
| Answer» SOLUTION :2-Hydroxybenzaldehyde (SALICYLALDEHYDE), Reimer-Tiemann REACTION. | |
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Phenol is heated with conc. H_2SO_4 at high temperature gives, |
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Answer» o-phenol sulphonic acid |
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Phenol is heated with CHCl_3andalcoholic KOH when salicylaldehyde is produced. The reaction is Known as: |
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Answer» ROSENMUND reaction |
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Phenol is heated with an aqueous solution of Bromine. The major product obtained in the reaction is |
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Answer» 2- Bromophenol |
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Phenol is heated with a solution of mixture of KBr and KBrO_(3). The major product obtained in the above reaction is |
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Answer» 2-bromophenol<BR>Tollen's bromophenol
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Phenol is distilled with Zn dust gives (A) followed by friedel-crafts alkylation with propyl chloride to give a compound B, B on oxidation gives (C). Identify A,B and C. |
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Phenol is distilled with Zn dust followed by Fridel Crafts alkylation with propyl chloride in the presence of AlCl_(3) to give a compound (B).(B) is oxidised in the presence of air to form the compound (C). The structural formula of (C) is |
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Phenol is heated with a mixture of KBr and KBrO_(3). The major product obtained in the above reaction is: |
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Answer» 2-Bromophenol |
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Phenol is distilled with a zinc dust followed by Friedel-Craft's alkylation with propyl chloride in the presence of AICI_(3) to give a compound (B). (B) is oxidized in the presence of air to form a compound (C). The structural formula of (C) is …. |
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