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Haloalkanes and Haloarenes Study Notes

May 22, 2025

Unit 10: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

I. Multiple Choice Questions (Type-I)

  1. Reactivity Order of Alcohols with Halogen Acids

    • Options: (A) CH₃CH₂CH₂OH, (B), (C)
    • Correct Order: (C) > (B) > (A)
  2. Yielding Alkyl Chloride with HCl

    • Which alcohols react with concentrated HCl?
  3. Identify Compound Y

    • Choose the correct compound from options.
  4. Toluene Reaction with Halogen

    • Reaction type: Electrophilic substitution reaction
  5. Halogen Exchange Reaction

    • Example: R-X + NaI → R-I + NaX
  6. Reagent for Specific Reaction

    • Options include Cl₂/UV light, NaCl + H₂SO₄, etc.
  7. Density Order of Compounds

  8. Boiling Points Order

    • Example: CH₃CH₂CH₂CH₂Br
  9. Asymmetric Carbon Atom

    • Identify asymmetric carbon in given molecules.
  10. Enantiomeric Structures

  11. Example of Vic-dihalide

  • Example: 1,2-dichloroethane
  1. Position of Br in Compound

  2. Chlorobenzene Formation

  • Species that attacks benzene: Cl⁺
  1. Classification of Ethylidene Chloride

  2. SN1 Reaction Preference

  • Primary alkyl halides prefer SN2.
  1. Alkyl Halides Reactivity

  2. Correct IUPAC Name

  3. IUPAC Name for Diethylbromomethane

  4. Toluene Reaction with Chlorine

  5. Chloromethane Reaction with Ammonia

  6. Chirality in Molecules

  7. Reaction Mechanism of C₆H₅CH₂Br with NaOH

  8. Asymmetric Carbon Atoms in Molecules

  9. Racemic Mixture Formation

  10. Rate of Reaction in Nucleophilic Substitution

  11. Correct Boiling Point Order

  • Example: 1-Iodobutane, 1-Bromobutane, etc.
  1. Boiling Points of Bromo Compounds

II. Multiple Choice Questions (Type-II)

  • Questions where more than one option may be correct.

III. Short Answer Type

  1. Preparation of Aryl Iodides

    • Requires oxidizing agent due to reversibility.
  2. Melting Points Comparison

    • p-Dibromobenzene has higher melting point due to symmetry.
  3. SN1 Reaction Rate

  4. Antiseptic Property of Iodoform

    • Due to liberation of free iodine.
  5. Reactivity of Haloarenes

  6. Role of Lewis Acids in Aryl Bromides and Chlorides

  7. Reactivity with NaBr and H₂SO₄

  8. Major Product in Reaction with HI

    • Markovnikov's rule applies.
  9. Solubility of Haloalkanes

  10. Resonance Structures and Directing Groups

  11. Classification of Halides

    • Primary, Secondary, Tertiary
  12. Structural Formula and Reaction Rate

  13. Reactions with Cl₂ and FeCl₃

  14. Identification of Reaction Products

  15. Melting Point Comparison

  16. Structure and Name of Neo-pentylbromide

  17. Structure of Hydrocarbon

  18. Alkene Reaction Yielding Specific Product

  19. Reactivity with Aqueous KOH

  20. Preparation of Aryl Halides

  21. SN1 Reaction Rate Comparison

  22. Reactivity of Allyl Chloride

  23. Use of Grignard Reagent

  24. Role of Polar Solvents in SN1 Mechanism

  25. Test for Presence of Double Bond

  26. Environmental Threat of Diphenyls

  27. IUPAC Names of Banned Insecticides

  28. Elimination vs. Nucleophilic Substitution

  29. Preparation of Monobromobenzene

  30. Reactivity of Aryl Halides

  31. Reaction Mechanisms of Alkyl Halides

  32. Addition of HCl to Isobutylene

  33. Nature of CX Bond in Haloarenes

  34. Obtaining Iodoethane from Ethanol

  35. Nucleophilicity of Cyanide Ion

IV. Matching Type

  1. Matching Drugs with Effects

  2. Matching Reactions with Types

  3. Matching Structures with Compound Classes

  4. Matching Reactions with Types of Reactions

  5. Matching Structures with Names

  6. Matching Reactions with Names

V. Assertion and Reason Type

  • Questions involving assertion and reasoning to explain chemical phenomena.

VI. Long Answer Type

  1. Substitution vs. Elimination in Alkylhalides

  2. Environmental Impact of Halogen Compounds

  3. Reactivity of Aryl Halides