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Read the passage given below and answer the following questions: Williamson's synthesis is used for the preparation of symmetrical as well as unsymmerical ether. It is $S_N2$ reaction mechanism. In Williamson's synthesis, $1º$ alkyl halide are used for preparation of ethers because $2º$ and $3º$ alkyl halide give alkene. Ethers are cleaved by hydrogen halides to alcohol and alkyl halide where alkyl halide is corresponding to that alkyl which has less number of carbon atom (it is because of less steric hindrance). In polar media unsymmetrical ether like tertiary butyl ethyl ether gives ethyl alcohol and tertiary butyl halide as reaction proceeds via carbocation. In these questions (Q. No. i-iv), a statement of assertion followed by a statement of reason is given. Choose the correct answer out of the following choices.
  1. Assertion and reason both are correct statements and reason is correct explanation for assertion.
  2. Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason is not correct explanation for assertion.
  3. Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.
  4. Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement.
  1. Assertion: Rate of reaction of alkyl halide in Williamson's synthesis reaction is 1ºRX > 2ºRX > 3ºRX.
Reason: It is a type of bimolecular substitution reaction $(S_N2)$.
  1. Assertion: T-Butyl methyl ether is not prepared by the reaction of t-butyl bromide with sodium methoxide.
Reason: Sodium methoxide is a weak nucleophile.
  1. Assertion: Williamson's synthesis method cannot be used for preparing diphenyl ether.
Reason: Aryl halides do not undergo nucleophilic substitution easily.
  1. Assertion: When isopropyl bromide is treated with sodium isopropoxide, di-isopropyl ether is obtained as a major product.
Reason: With secondary alkyl halides, both substitution and elimination occur.
  1. Assertion: Both symmetrical and unsymmetrical ethers can be prepared by Williamson's synthesis.
Reason: Williamson's synthesis is an example of nucleophilic substitution reaction.

Answer

  1. (a) Assertion and reason both are correct statements and reason is correct explanation for assertion.
Explanation:
Williamson's synthesis occurs by $S_N2$ mechanism and primary alkyl halides are most reactive in $S_N2$ reactions.
  1. (c) Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.
Explanation:
Sodium methoxide is a strong nucleophile. ln presence of a strong base, i.e., sodium methoxide, t-butyl bromide undergoes dehyrohalogenation to form isobutylene.
  1. (a) Assertion and reason both are correct statements and reason is correct explanation for assertion.
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Explanation:
Diary! ethers cannot be prepared by Williamson's synthesis since aryl halides do not undergo nucleophilic substitution easily.
  1. (d) Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement.
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Explanation:
Since secondary and tertiary alkyl halides prefer to undergo elimination rather th an substitution, therefore, even symmetrical ethers containing secondary and tertiary alkyl groups cannot be prepared in good yields by Williamson synthesis.
  1. (b) Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason is not correct explanation for assertion.
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Explanation:
Depending upon whether the alkyl halide and the alkoxide ion carry the same or different alkyl groups, both symmetrical and unsymmetrical ethers can be prepared by Williamsons synthesis.

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  1. Assertion: Primary benzylic halides are more reactive than primary alkyl halides towards $S_N1$ reactions.
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  1. Assertion: is more reactive than towards nucleophilic substitution reactions.
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  1. Assertion: Chlorobenzene is more reactive than p-chloroanisole to nucleophilic substitution reactions.
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  1. Assertion: $4-$Nitrochlorobenzene undergoes nucleophilic substitution more readily than chlorobenzene.
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  2. $-1$
  3. $+2$
  4. $0$
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  3. $[Cr(CO)_6]$
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  1. $V(CO)_6$
  2. $Mo(CO)_6$
  3. $[Co(CO)_4]^-$
  4. $Fe(CO)_5$
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  2. $+3$
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  4. $0$
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  2. $p-NO_2 - C_6H_4NH_2$
  3. $m-NO_2 - C_6H_4NH_2$
  4. $C_6H_5CH_2NH_2$
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  2. Amines form hydrogen bonds.
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  4. Dimethylamine is less basic than methylamine.
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  1. Assertion and reason both are correct statements and reason is correct explanation for assertion.
  2. Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason is not correct explanation for assertion.
  3. Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.
  4. Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement.
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  1. Assertion: Gabriel-phthalimide reaction can be used to prepare both aryl and alkyl primary amines.
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  1. Assertion: Anunonolysis method cannot be used for the preparation of aryl amines.
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  1. Assertion: Ammonolysis can be used to prepare pure primary amines.
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  1. Assertion: Aromatic 1º amines can not be prepared by Gabriel phthalimide synthesis.
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  3. $CH_3CH2Br$
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  1. Assertion and reason both are correct statements and reason is correct explanation for assertion.
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  1. Assertion: An electrochemical cell can be set up only if the red ox reaction is spontaneous.
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  1. Assertion: For an electrochemical cell, $\Delta\text{G}<0$ and $\text{E}_\text{cell}>0.$
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  1. Assertion: Current stops flowing when $E_{cell} = 0.$
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  1. Assertion: $E_{cell}$ should have a positive value for the cell to function.
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  2. Ketotetrose.
  3. Ketopentose.
  4. Ketohexose.
  1. In $CH_2OHCHOHCHOHCHOHCHOHCHO$, the number of optical isomers will be:
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  2. $8$
  3. $32$
  4. $4$
  1. Some statements are given below:
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  2. Naturally occurring glucose is dextrorotatory.
  3. Glucose contains three chiral centres.
  4. Glucose contains one $1^\circ$ alcoholic group and four $2^\circ$ alcoholic groups.
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  3. $1, 2$ and $4$ only
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  4. The carbon atoms $3, 4$ and $5$ in both have the same configuration.
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  2. Glucose reacts with hydroxylamine to form an oxime.
  3. Pentaacetate of glucose does not react with hydroxylamine.
  4. Glucose is oxidised by nitric acid to gluconic acid.
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  1. $CH_3CH=CHCHO$
  2. $CH_3CH=CHCOCH_3$
  3. $(CH_3)_2C=CHCHO$
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  2. Acetophenone and acetaldehyde
  3. Benzaldehyde and acetaldehyde
  4. Benzaldehyde and acetone
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  1. The crystal system of a compound with unit cell dimensions, $a = 0.38$7nm, $b = 0.387$nm and $c = 0.504$nm $\alpha=\beta=90^\circ$ and $\gamma=120^\circ$ is.
  1. Cubic
  2. Hexagonal
  3. Orthorhombic
  4. Rhombohedral.
  1. The unit cell with the structure given below represents________________crystal system.
  1. Cubic
  2. Orthorhombic
  3. tetragonal
  4. trigonal
  1. In a triclinic crystal.
  1. $\text{a}=\text{b}=\text{c},\ \alpha=\beta=\gamma\neq90^\circ$
  2. $\text{a}\neq\text{b}=\text{c},\ \alpha=\beta=\gamma=90^\circ$
  3. $\text{a}\neq\text{b}\neq\text{c},\ \alpha\neq\beta\neq\gamma\neq90^\circ$
  4. $\text{a}\neq\text{b}\neq\text{c},\ \alpha=\gamma=90^\circ\beta\neq90^\circ$
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  4. Tetragonal.
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