Hydrocarbons
Classification — alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, aromatic; conformations of ethane and butane; cis-trans isomerism; methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties; mechanism of free-radical halogenation, addition reactions, electrophilic substitution in benzene; directive influence of functional groups in monosubstituted benzene.
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In the anti conformation of ethane, the dihedral angle between any two hydrogen atoms on adjacent carbon atoms is:
Q2 · Hydrocarbons · MEDIUM
When 2-butene undergoes ozonolysis followed by reductive workup with Zn/H2O, the product(s) obtained is/are:
Q3 · Hydrocarbons · MEDIUM
In the free radical chlorination of methane, the propagation step involves:
Q4 · Hydrocarbons · EASY
Which of the following compounds will show geometrical isomerism?
Q5 · Hydrocarbons · HARD
When nitrobenzene is treated with a mixture of concentrated HNO3 and H2SO4, the major product is meta-dinitrobenzene. This is because the nitro group is: