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Haloalkanes

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which reagent will you use for the following reaction? CH3CH2CH2CH3 ⎯⎯→ CH3CH2CH2CH2Cl + CH3CH2CHClCH3

a)

Cl2/UV light

b)

NaCl + H2SO4

c)

Cl2 gas in dark

d)

Cl2 gas in the presence of iron in dark

2.

A primary alkyl halide would prefer to undergo _____________.

a)

SN1 reaction

b)

SN2 reaction

c)

α–Elimination

d)

Racemisation

3.

Which of the following statements are correct about the reaction intermediate?.

a)

Intermediate (c) is unstable because in this carbon is attached to 5 atoms.

b)

Intermediate (c) is unstable because carbon atom is sp2 hybridised.

c)

Intermediate (c) is stable because carbon atom is sp2 hybridised

d)

Intermediate (c) is less stable than the reactant (b).

4.

Which is the correct increasing order of boiling points of the following compounds?

1-Bromoethane, 1-Bromopropane, 1-Bromobutane, Bromobenzene

a)

Bromobenzene < 1-Bromobutane < 1-Bromopropane < 1-Bromoethane

b)

Bromobenzene < 1-Bromoethane < 1-Bromopropane < 1-Bromobutane

c)

1-Bromopropane < 1-Bromobutane < 1-Bromoethane < Bromobenzene

d)

1-Bromoethane < 1-Bromopropane < 1-Bromobutane < Bromobenzene

5.

What should be the correct IUPAC name for diethylbromomethane?

a)

1-Bromo-1,1-diethylmethane

b)

3-Bromopentane

c)

1-Bromo-1-ethylpropane

d)

1-Bromopentane

6.

Haloalkane is a polar molecule that undergoes nucleophilic substitution through SN1 and SN2. Arrange the following haloalkanes in order of increasing rate of unimolecular nucleophilic substitution reaction:

I. 2-chloro-2-methylpropane

II. 2-chlorobutane

III. 1-chlorobutane

a)

I< II < III

b)

I< III < II

c)

III< I < II

d)

III< II < I

7.

Compound C easily undergoes hydrolysis to form compound D, which forms 2-methylpropene when heated with concentrated sulphuric acid. Using the information above, proposed the structural formula for compound C

a)

CH3CH2CH(Br)CH3

b)

CH3CH2CH2CH(Br)CH3

c)

CH3CH2(CH3)CH2Br

d)

(CH3)2C(Br)CH3

8.

Which of the following compounds is the rate of alkaline hydrolysis that is independent of the concentration of the hydroxide ion?

a)

CH3CH2CH2CH2Cl

b)

CH3CH(Br)CH3

c)

C6H5CH2CH2I

d)

(CH3)3CBr

9.

A is a secondary haloalkane with formula C5H11Br and optically active. Identify A.

a)

CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2Br

b)

CH3CH(Br)CH2CH2CH3

c)

(CH3)2C(Br)CH2CH3

d)

(CH3)2C(Br)C(CH3)2CH2CH3

10.

Is haloalkane polar or non polar?

a)

polar molecules

b)

non polar molecules

11.

reactivity of haloalkanes towards SN2 mechanism

a)

3° > 2° > 1°

b)

3° < 2° < 1°

12.

Which of the following is formed when 1-chloropropane reacts with ethanolic KOH

a)

1-propanol

b)

2-propanol

c)

propene

d)

propane

13.

What would you make if you reacted CH3CH2MgBr (Grignard reagent) with methanal?

a)

1-propanol

b)

1-butanol

c)

2-propanol

d)

2-butanol

14.

Nitriles can be formed by reacting haloalkanes with......

a)

Amines

b)

Amides

c)

Sodium Cyanide or Potassium Cyanide

d)

Potassium Nitrile

15.

cyclopentanol reacts with SOCl2 produced

a)

2-chlorocyclopentane

b)

chlorocyclopentanoic acid

c)

chlorocyclopentene

d)

chlorocyclopentane

16.

How would you classify 2-bromopropane as a haloalkane?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertairy

d)

Methyl

17.

The name of the mechanism when 1-bromopropane reacts with aqueous sodium hydroxide is...

a)

Nucleophilic addition

b)

Nucleophilic substitution

c)

Electrophilic addition

d)

Electrophilic substitution

18.

What is the organic product when 2-chlorobutane reacts with aqueous sodium hydroxide?

a)

Butene

b)

Butane

c)

Butan-2-ol

d)

Sodium butanoate

19.

When 1-chloropropane reacts with a hot ethanolic solution of sodium hydroxide, the type of reaction is....

a)

Nucleophilic substitution

b)

Nucleophilic addition

c)

Electrophilic addition

d)

Elimination

20.

When butan-2-ol reacts with aqueous sodium hydroxide the hydroxide ion acts as a....

a)

Base

b)

Nucleophile

c)

Electrophile

d)

Radical