Explore topic-wise MCQs in Organic Chemistry.

This section includes 4 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Organic Chemistry knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Why Monomeric saturated aliphatic carboxylic acids show carbonyl stretching frequency near 1760 cm-1, while saturated aliphatic ketones near 1720 cm-1?

A. Mesomeric (M) effect is dominant in acids over the inductive (I) effect
B. I effect is dominant in carboxylic acids over the mesomeric effect
C. I effect on ketones is dominant over the M effect
D. M effect in ketones is dominant
Answer» C. I effect on ketones is dominant over the M effect
2.

The phosphorescence spectrum of the excited species is due to which transition?

A. Singlet to triplet transitions
B. Triplet to singlet transitions
C. Vibration modes
D. Electron spin transitions
Answer» C. Vibration modes
3.

A compound C8 H6 decolorizes Br2 in CCl4 and gives a white precipitate with Tollen s reagent. It has sharp band at 3300 cm-l and weak bands at 3085, 2110 cm-l. What is this compound?

A. Phenyl acetylene
B. Phenyl propylene
C. Phenyl ethylene
D. Octene
Answer» B. Phenyl propylene
4.

Why in the IR spectrum of Benzoyl chloride, a weak band near 1750 cm-1 is formed?

A. Inductive effect
B. Fermi resonance between C = O band and first overtone
C. Conjugation effect
D. Hyperconjugation effect
Answer» C. Conjugation effect