Worksheet - 3
Unit 8 – Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles and Techniques
Q.1 Choose the correct option in the following questions:
(i) Which of the following is the correct IUPAC name?
(a) 3-Ethyl-4,4-dimethylheptane
(b) 4,4-Dimethyl-3-ethylheptane
(c) 5-Ethyl-4,4-dimethylheptane
(d) 4,4-Bis(methyl)-3-ethylheptane
(ii) An electrophilic reagent is:
(a) Electron deficient species
(b) Electron rich species
(c) Negatively charged species
(d) A lewis base
(iii) The shape of carbocation is:
(a) Linear
(b) Pyramidal
(c) Tetrahedral
(d) Planar
(iv) The compounds CH3OC3H7 and C2H5OC2H5 exhibit:
(a) optical isomerism
(b) cis-trans isomerism
(c) metamerism
(d) chain isomerism
(v) Orbital interaction between sigma bonds of a substituent group and the neighbouring
pi-orbital is known as:
(a) inductive effect
(b) hyperconjugation
(c) steric effect
(d) dipole-dipole interactions
(vi) 0.395 g of an organic compound by Carius method for the estimation of S gave 0.582 g of
BaSO4. The percentage of S in the compound is:
(a) 20.24%
(b) 35.62%
(c) 12.24%
(d) 40.65%
(vii) The Lassaigne’s extract is boiled with conc.HNO3 while testing for halogens. By doing it:
(a) helps in the precipitation of AgCl
(b) decomposes Na2S and NaCN, if formed
(c) increases the solubility product of AgCl
(d) increases the concentration of NO3— ions
(viii) Two possible stereo-structures of CH3CHOH.COOH, which are optically active, are called:
(a) Mesomers
(b) Diastereomers
(c) Enantiomers
(d) Atropisomers
(ix) The number of sigma bonds, pi bonds and lone pair of electrons in pyridine, respectively
are:
(a) 12, 3, 0
(b) 12, 2, 1
(c) 11, 2, 0
(d) 11, 3, 1
(x) Identify the compound that exhibits tautomerism:
(a) 2-Butene
(b) Lactic acid
(c) 2-pentanone
(d) Phenol
Q.2 (i) Give a test for detection of sulphur with Lassaigne’s extract.
(ii) Describe the chemistry of the Lassaigne’s test for the detection of nitrogen.
Q.3 What are inductive and electromeric effect? How do these two effects differ?
Q.4 In the Carius method of estimation of halogens, 0.250 g of an organic compound gives
0.141 g of AgBr. Calculate the percentage of bromine present in the compound.
(Atomic wt. of Ag = 108, Br = 80)
Q.5 What is tautomerism? Give an example.
Q.6 Give an example of the compound containing N = N bond and abale to show geometrical
isomerism. Write its geometrical isomers.
Q.7 What type of electrons get displaced in:
(i) inductive effect
(ii) electromeric effect?
Q.8 Define metamerism. Give an example.
Q.9 What do you understand by hyperconjugation effect? Illustrate with an example.
Q.10 Wht are the reactive species involved in SN1 reactions?
Q.11 Explain why does a SN2 reaction involve an inversion in configuration.
Q.12 Why does ether act as a nucleophile?
Q.13 Discuss the mechanism of E1 reaction.
Q.14 What do you understand by racemic mixture and why does it have no effect on plane
polarised light?
Q.15 Name the type of isomerism that the compound with molecular formula C4H4O4 exhibits.
Represent the isomers.
Q.16 Write the graphic formulae of the following alkyl groups:
(i) iso-propyl
(ii) sec-butyl
(iii) t-butyl
Q.17 (i) What is the state of hybridization of the central carbon in a carbocation?
(ii) What is the optical nature of the product obtained in an SN1 reaction if the substrate is
optically active?
Q.18 Name a neutral electrophile and a neutral nucleophile.
Q.19 What are carbocations? Explain the relative order of the stability of various types of
carbocations.
Q.20 Write the structural formula of the compounds having the following IUPAC names.
(i) 3-chloropentan-1-amide
(ii) 3-amino-4-methylpentane-1-nitrile``
(iii) Ethyl butanoate
(iv) 1,2-dicyclohexylethyne
(v) 3,4-epoxybutan-1-oyl bromide
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