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JEE Advanced Alcohols, Phenols, Ethers and Haloalkanes questions with solutions

Substitution and elimination in alkyl and aryl halides and the preparation, reactions and rearrangements of alcohols, phenols and ethers. 11 questions from our 2016–2025 JEE Advanced pattern papers, from the Class 12 Chemistry syllabus. Each has the answer and a full solution.

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JEE Advanced 2025

3,3-Dimethylbutan-2-ol is heated with concentrated H2SO4 and the major alkene M is isolated.JEE Advanced 2025 Paper 1 · medium

JEE Advanced 2024

(s) regarding the following organic transformations.JEE Advanced 2024 Paper 2 · easy
Dehydration of 3-methylpentan-2-ol with concentrated H2SO4 proceeds through carbocations that can rearrange by 1,2-hydride shift. The total number of…JEE Advanced 2024 Paper 2 · hard

JEE Advanced 2022

(s) about substituted benzenes.JEE Advanced 2022 Paper 1 · medium

JEE Advanced 2021

Optically pure (R)-2-bromobutane is used in the following experiments.JEE Advanced 2021 Paper 1 · easy
3-Bromo-3,4-dimethylhexane, taken as a sample containing all of its stereoisomers, is heated with alcoholic KOH. Considering every alkene that can…JEE Advanced 2021 Paper 1 · hard

JEE Advanced 2020

(CH3)3C-CH2Br (neopentyl bromide) is heated in ethanol and, in a separate experiment, treated with NaOEt in ethanol and with NaI in acetone.JEE Advanced 2020 Paper 1 · hard

JEE Advanced 2018

The chiral alcohol 3-methylbutan-2-ol is heated with concentrated aqueous HBr and the major organic product is isolated. Considering this reaction…JEE Advanced 2018 Paper 2 · medium

JEE Advanced 2017

Pinacol (2,3-dimethylbutane-2,3-diol) is warmed with dilute H2SO4 to give a ketone P. P is treated with I2/NaOH to give an acid Q (together with a…JEE Advanced 2017 Paper 2 · medium
Correct statement(s) about nucleophilic substitution is(are)JEE Advanced 2017 Paper 2 · medium

JEE Advanced 2016

2,3-Dimethylbutane-2,3-diol is warmed with conc. H2SO4 to give a ketone P. Treating P with excess I2 in aqueous NaOH and then acidifying the aqueous…JEE Advanced 2016 Paper 2 · medium

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Atomic Structure 9 Biomolecules and Polymers 8 Carbonyl Compounds, Carboxylic Acids and Amines 20 Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure 17 Chemical Equilibrium 12 Chemical Kinetics 24 Chemical Thermodynamics 21 Coordination Compounds 23 Electrochemistry 22 General Organic Chemistry and Isomerism 37 Hydrocarbons 12 Ionic Equilibrium 20 Mole Concept and Stoichiometry 6 Qualitative and Practical Chemistry 7 Redox Reactions and Titrations 15 Solutions, Solid State and Surface Chemistry 26 d- and f-Block Elements and Metallurgy 11 s-Block, p-Block Elements and Hydrogen 29