Explore topic-wise MCQs in Organic Chemistry Questions and Answers.

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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.

What is the number of vibrational degrees of freedom in C6H5CH3?

A. 39
B. 15
C. 18
D. 40
Answer» B. 15
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 ketenes absorb in IR at a very high frequency (2150 cm-1)?

A. The inner C is sp hybridized
B. The more s character in a bond, the stronger it is
C. Inner C is sp2 hybridized
D. Inner C is sp3 hybridized
Answer» D. Inner C is sp3 hybridized
5.

Which compound having molecular formula C5H10 shows absorption at 1380 cm-1?

A. 2-Methyl-1-butene
B. Cyclopentane
C. Pentyne
D. Methylcyclobutane
Answer» C. Pentyne
6.

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