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Chapter 4: Alcohols and Alkyl Halides



Summary | Alcohols | Alky halides | Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions | Radical Substitution Reactions | Preparations of Alkyl Halides | Self Assessment | Quiz |


Self Assessment

Chapter 4: Alcohols and Alkyl Halides

 

Nucleophilic Substitution Questions
 

Qu 1:  (a) Write out the isomers of C4H10O that are alcohols, name them.
(b) Identify them as being primary, secondary or tertiary 
(c) Arrange them in relative reactivity order towards HBr
Qu 2: (a) Alcohols react with HBr to give alkyl bromides, whereas there is no reaction with NaBr. Why ?
(b) If an alcohol is reacted with NaBr / H2SO4 then the alkyl bromides forms. Why ?

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Radical Halogenation Questions
 
Qu 1:  Calculate the predicted yields for all of the monohalogenated products produced by bromination and chlorination of butane.
Qu 2: On radical chlorination, an isomer of hexane gave a mixture of  monochlorides in the ratio 46 : 39 : 15. Identify the isomer.

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