Organic Chemistry Introduction

Who was the first to classify chemical compounds into organic and inorganic?

• Friedrich Wohler

• Antoine Lavoisier

• John Dalton

• Jons Jacob Berzelius

Which was the first organic compound synthesised in laboratory?

• Urea

• acetic acid

• glucose

• aniline

Which of the following is a saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon?

• Propylene

• benzene

• propane

• acetylene

Which of the following is an alicyclic compound?

• Benzene

• cyclohexane

• pyridine

• naphthalene

Compounds containing formyl group as the functional group are called

• Acids

• amides

• aldehydes

• esters

Which of the following is not a functional group?

• -CH₂-CH₃

• -COCl

• -CH₂OH

• -CHO

Which of the following is not true about homologues?

• They have the same functional group

• they have the same molecular mass

• they can be prepared by general methods

• they exhibit general reactions

A compound is characterised by its

• Molecular formula

• molecular mass

• structural formula

• properties

The compounds CH₃-CH₂-CH₂-CH₂-OH and CH₃-CH(OH)-CH₂-CH₃ are examples for

• chain isomers

• position isomers

• functional isomers

• homologues

The compounds CH₃-CH₂-CH₂-CH₂-OH and CH₃-CH₂-CH₂-OH are examples for

• Chain isomers

• position isomers

• functional isomers

• homologues