JEE Main 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. 16 questions from our 2016–2025 JEE Main pattern papers, from the Class 12 Chemistry syllabus. Each has the answer and a full solution.
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JEE Main 2025
JEE Main 2024
JEE Main 2022
- 2-Bromo-3-methylbutane is warmed in ethanol alone (no added base). The major substitution product is
- An optically active alcohol C5H12O gives a yellow precipitate with I2/NaOH. On acid-catalysed dehydration it gives three different alkenes (counting…
- In the cumene process, 240 g of cumene (C9H12, M=120) is converted to phenol (M=94) and acetone (M=58) with an overall yield of 75% of each product.…
JEE Main 2021
JEE Main 2019
- 2-Bromo-2,3-dimethylpentane, CH3C(Br)(CH3)CH(CH3)CH2CH3, is heated separately with (i) sodium ethoxide in ethanol and (ii) potassium tert-butoxide in…
- Propene is treated with B2H6 followed by H2O2/OH^- to give X; X is oxidised with PCC to Y; Y is treated with CH3MgBr and then hydrolysed to give Z. Z…
JEE Main 2018
JEE Main 2017
- The major product when 3-methylbutan-2-ol is treated with concentrated HBr is
- (S)-2-Bromooctane is treated successively with (i) aqueous NaOH (pure SN2), (ii) PBr3 (SN2 at carbon), (iii) NaCN (pure SN2).
- A compound X (C5H12O) evolves hydrogen with sodium and gives turbidity with Lucas reagent at room temperature after about 5 minutes. Oxidation of X…
JEE Main 2016
Other Chemistry topics
Atomic Structure 12Biomolecules and Polymers 14Carbonyl Compounds, Carboxylic Acids and Amines 25Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure 14Chemical Equilibrium 10Chemical Kinetics 13Chemical Thermodynamics 16Coordination Compounds 18Electrochemistry 18General Organic Chemistry and Isomerism 13Hydrocarbons 16Ionic Equilibrium 11Mole Concept and Stoichiometry 12Periodic Properties 9Qualitative and Practical Chemistry 8Redox Reactions and Titrations 9Solutions, Solid State and Surface Chemistry 19d- and f-Block Elements and Metallurgy 14s-Block, p-Block Elements and Hydrogen 23