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MCQs HYDROXY COMPOUNDS

Section A
Q1 In the reaction pathway below, an alkane is converted into a carboxylic acid through
several stages.

Which processes occur at stage 1 and at stage 3?

Q2 Which isomer of C6H13OH gives the greatest number of different alkenes when it is
dehydrated?

Q3 The functional group in a primary alcohol is –CH2OH.


Which reagent reacts with a primary alcohol, under suitable conditions, to give an organic
product with the same number of oxygen atoms as the alcohol?
A Al 2O3 B CH3CO2H C HBr D Na

Q4 The compound shown is menthol, a naturally-occurring alcohol found in peppermint oil.

When menthol is heated with concentrated sulfuric acid it reacts. The products that form
include compound T.
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What could be the structure of compound T?

Q5 Which compound gives an organic product with a lower boiling point when it is heated
under reflux with an excess of acidified potassium dichromate(VI)?
A 2-methylbutan-1-ol B 2-methylbutan-2-ol
C pentan-1-ol D pentan-2-ol

Q6 This question should be answered by considering the reactions of KMnO4 with different
functional groups under the stated conditions.
The diagram shows the structure of the naturally-occurring molecule cholesterol.

Separate oxidation reactions are carried out using different conditions.


● cold, dilute acidified KMnO4
● hot, concentrated acidified KMnO4
Which statements about the products formed are correct?

Q7 Geraniol is a constituent of some perfumes.

Which statement about geraniol is not correct?


A Geraniol causes hot acidified potassium dichromate(VI) to change colour from orange to
green.
B Geraniol decolourises bromine water.
C There are three methyl groups and three methylene (CH2) groups in geraniol.
D There are two pairs of cis-trans isomers of geraniol.
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Q8 Buta-1,3-diene is currently obtained from fossil fuel sources. In future it may be obtained
from ethanol, which can be produced from non-food agricultural crops. The sequence of
reactions is as follows.

Which term could be used to describe step 1?


A condensation B dehydration
C dehydrogenation D hydrogenation

Q9 How many of the isomeric alcohols with the formula C4H9OH will produce an alkene that
has cis and trans isomers, on treatment with conc. H2SO4?
A1 B2 C3 D4

Q10 But-2-ene-1,4-diol is converted in two steps through an intermediate X into


ketobutanedioic acid.

What could be the reagent for step 1 and the intermediate X?

Q11 Many, but not all, organic reactions need to be heated before reaction occurs. Which
reaction occurs at a good rate at room temperature (20 °C)?

Q12 An organic compound X


● is unaffected by hot acidified potassium manganate(VII),
● reacts with ethanoic acid in the presence of concentrated sulfuric acid.
What is compound X?

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MCQs HYDROXY COMPOUNDS

Section B

Q13What can be produced when an aqueous solution of butan-2-ol is oxidised under


suitable conditions?
1 butanone
2 butanoic acid
3 butanal

Q14 Which compounds will produce ethanoic acid when boiled under reflux with dilute alkali
followed by acidification?
1 CH3CH2Cl
2 CH3CO2CH3
3 CH3CN

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