Preparation of haloalkanes - class-XII

Preparation of haloalkanes from alcohols using phosphorus halides (PCl3, PCl5, PBr3) including identification of reagents, products, and byproducts

19 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

An organic halide ,${C _2}{H _4}C{l _2}$ gives an unsaturated hydrocarbon on treatment with aloc .KOH,but ethanal on reaction with aq. KOH, the halide is:

  1. $C{H _3}CHC{l _2}$
  2. $C{H _2}ClC{H _2}Cl$
  3. a mixture of (a) and (b)
  4. none of these
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Preparation of alkylhalides by the reaction of alcohols and phosporous halide is _____ reaction.

  1. nucleophilic substitution
  2. electrophilic substitution
  3. addition
  4. elimination
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

For the preparation of chloroethane,

  1. $HCl$ gas is passed through ethanol.
  2. ethanol is treated with thionyl chloride in the presence of dimethyl amine or pyridine.
  3. ethyl sulphide is treated with hydrogen chloride.
  4. any of the above methods can be employed.
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$C _2H _5OH+PCl _5\rightarrow $
In the above reaction which of the following alky halide is formed?

  1. $C _2H _5-Cl$
  2. $C _2H _5CH _2-Cl$
  3. $C _2H _5CH _2CH _2-Cl$
  4. None of the above
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$R-OH+PCl _5\rightarrow A+B+C$.Identify A,B & C.

  1. $RCl+POCl _2+HCl$
  2. $R-Cl+POCl _3+HCl$
  3. $R-Cl+POCl+HCl$
  4. $C _2H _5Cl+POCl _3+PCl _3$
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
In the given reaction, identify the compound A.
$3C _2H _5OH+PBr _3\rightarrow A+H _3PO _3$.
  1. $C _2H _5Br$
  2. $CH _3C _2H _5Br$
  3. $CH _2CH _2CH _2CH _2-Cl$
  4. None of the above
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
In the following reaction, identify the compound A.
$3CH _3-CH _2-OH+PCl _3\rightarrow 3C _2H _5-Cl+A$ .
  1. $H _3PO _2$
  2. $H _3PO _3$
  3. $H _3PO _4$
  4. $POCl _3$
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the byproduct when $R-OH$ is reacted with $PCl _3$?

  1. $POCl _3$
  2. $H _3PO _3$
  3. $HCl$
  4. None of these
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
In the given reaction, the product formed A and B are :
$3CH _3-CH _2-OH+PCl _3\rightarrow A+B$
  1. $3C _2H _5-Cl+H _2O$
  2. $3C _2H _5-Cl+HCl$
  3. $3C _2H _5-Cl+H _3PO _3$
  4. $3C _2H _5-Cl+POCl _3$
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the following reaction which of the following are byproducts?
$C _2H _5OH+PCl _5\rightarrow $

  1. $POCl _3, HCl$
  2. $POCl _2, HCl$
  3. $PCl _3, HCl$
  4. None
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
In the following reaction, identify the compound A.
$3CH _3-CH _2-OH+A\rightarrow 3C _2H _5-Cl+H _3PO _3$.
  1. $PCl _3$
  2. $PCl _5$
  3. $POCl _3$
  4. $H _2PO _2$
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

By the action of $PCl _3$ or $PCl _5$ with alcohols alkyl halides and a by product $HCl$ is formed.The byproduct HCl is absorbed by using :

  1. $Et _3N,C _5H _5N$
  2. $Et _2NH,C _5H _5N$
  3. $Et _NH _2,C _5H _5N$
  4. $Et _3N,C _6H _5N$
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Trimethyl amine used for _______ in  the preparation of alkyl halide from alchohol and phosphorous halide.

  1. the absorption of hydrogen halide
  2. the release of Hydrogen halide
  3. as the catalyst
  4. none
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the product formed when $CH _3CH _2CH _2CH _2-OH$ is reacted with $PCl _3$ in presence of trimethyl amine?

  1. $CH _3CH _2CH _2CH _2-Cl$
  2. $CH _3CH(CH _3)CH _2CH _2-Cl$
  3. $CH _3CH _2C(CH _3) _2CH _2-Cl$
  4. $CH _3CH _2CH _2CH _2CH _2CH _2-Cl$
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$3C _2H _5OH+A\rightarrow C _2H _5Br+H _3PO _3$.Which of the following is A ?

  1. $PBr _3$
  2. $PBr _5$
  3. $POBr _3$
  4. None of the above
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$CH _3CH _2C(CH _3) _2CH _2-OH+PCl _3\rightarrow A+H _3PO _4$. In the above reaction which of the following is A?

  1. $CH _3CH _2C(CH _3) _2CH _2-Cl$
  2. $CH _3CH _2CH(CH _3)CH _2-Cl$
  3. $CH _3CH _2CH _2CH _2-Cl$
  4. $CH _3CH(CH _3)C(CH _3) _2CH _2-Cl$
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Consider the following reaction:
$R-OH+PX _5\rightarrow R-X+B+HX$ 
What is B?
  1. $HPOX _3$
  2. $H _3PO _2$
  3. $H _3PO _3$
  4. $POX _3$
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Bases like tri-ethyl amine and pyridine are used to:

  1. mop up the acidic byproduct
  2. crystallize alkyl halide
  3. evaporate alkyl halide
  4. none
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Alkyl bromide is prepared by heating alcohol with ______ phosphorus in the presence of bromine gas.

  1. black
  2. white
  3. red
  4. none of these