Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Question on Nucleophilic Substitution Reaction

Iodide ion is a good nucleophile as well as a good leaving group in nucleophilic substitution reactions. Is this statement true or false?


Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Question on Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution

The following two methods can be used to convert benzene into ethylbenzene;


1. Reacting benzene with ethyl benzene and aluminium chloride (Friedel Craft’s Alkylation)


2. Reacting benzene with acetyl chloride and aluminium chloride to produce methyl phenyl ketone (Friedel Craft’s Acylation) followed by Clemmensen’s Reduction


Which out of the above two is the best suited method and why?


Monday, September 17, 2012

Question on Ring Opening

Cyclohexane does not undergo ring opening compared to cyclopropane molecule during reactions. Why?


Sunday, September 16, 2012

A 10.0g mixture containing butane and but-1-ene reacts with 8.0g of bromine in carbon tetrachloride....

A 10.0g mixture containing butane and but-1-ene reacts with 8.0g of bromine in carbon tetrachloride. What is the percentage composition of the mixture?


Saturday, September 15, 2012

Question on Addition Reaction

What is the name of the product formed when isobutene is treated with bromine water?


Thursday, September 13, 2012

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Question on Dipole Moment

p-nitro aniline has a dipole moment greater than the sum of dipole moments of aniline and nitro benzene. Why?


Question on Organic Conversion

How will you convert but-1-yne into pentan-2-one in not more than 3 steps?