Alcohols, Phenols & Ethers — JEE Main PYQs & Practice Questions

Alcohols, Phenols & Ethers is a Chemistry chapter in the JEE Main syllabus. This page brings together 75 previous-year and practice questions on Alcohols, Phenols & Ethers, organised into 5 topics: Preparation of Alcohols, Reactions of Alcohols, Lucas Test, Phenols and Ethers and Williamson Synthesis. Most questions come with a step-by-step solution you can work through free in PrepWiser.

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Preparation of Alcohols

• Methanol can be prepared commercially by:
• From the following, how many compounds contain at least one secondary alcohol? Choose…
• 3, 3-Dimethyl-2-butanol cannot be prepared by: Choose the correct answer from the…
• The number of hydroxyl groups in glycerol (C₃H₈O₃) is x.
• The water gas on reacting with cobalt as a catalyst forms
• Incorrect method of preparation for alcohols from the following is:

Reactions of Alcohols

• Consider compounds A,B and C with following structural formulae…
• Alcohols do not undergo elimination reactions.
• C₆H₁₂O₆ →(Zymase) A → _Δ ^(NaOI) B + CHI₃ The number of carbon atoms present in the…
• When neopentyl alcohol is heated with an acid, it slowly converted into an 85 : 15…
• In the reaction given below 'B' is
• Given below are two statements : Statement I : On heating with KHSO₄, glycerol is…
• Decreasing order of dehydration of the following alcohols is
• Which of the following alcohols has the highest boiling point?
• Identify the major products A and B respectively in the following set of reactions.
• Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled…

Lucas Test

• Lucas test is used to distinguish:
• Two compounds A and B with same molecular formula (C₃H₆O) undergo Grignard’s reaction…
• An organic compound (A) (molecular formula C₆H₁₂O₂) was hydrolysed with dil. H₂SO₄ to…
• Reaction of Grignard reagent, C₂H₅MgBr with C₈H₈O followed by hydrolysis gives compound…

Phenols

• The product of reaction of phenol with bromine water (excess) is:
• A trisubstituted compound 'A', C₁₀ H₁₂ O₂ gives neutral FeCl₃ test positive. Treatment…
• Salicylaldehyde is synthesized from phenol, when reacted with
• Match List - I with List - II . List I (Reactants) | List II (Product); (A) Phenol, Zn/Δ…
• For the given compounds, the correct order of increasing pKₐ value : Choose the correct…
• Which one the following compounds will readily react with dilute NaOH ?
• Given below are two statements : Statement I : Phenols are weakly acidic. Statement II…
• The pKa of phenol is approximately x (nearest integer).
• In Reimer - Tiemann reaction, phenol is converted into salicylaldehyde through an…
• Given below are two statements : Statement I : Piciric acid is 2,4,6 - trinitrotoluene…
• The increasing order of boiling points of the following compounds is :
• Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled…
• Phenol treated with chloroform in presence of sodium hydroxide, which further hydrolyzed…
• Number of compounds from the following which will not dissolve in cold NaHCO₃ and NaOH…
• Phenol does not give a characteristic colour with FeCl₃ solution.
• Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of C–OH bond length : methanol…
• Hydrolysis of which compound will give carbolic acid?
• Given below are two statement : Statements I : Bromination of phenol in solvent with low…
• The increasing order of pKₐ for the following phenols is (A) 2, 4 - Dinitrophenol (B) 4…
• The intermediate X, in the reaction :

Ethers and Williamson Synthesis

• Suitable reaction condition for preparation of Methyl phenyl ether is
• Ethers are more reactive than alcohols towards electrophiles.
• A toxic compound " A " when reacted with NaCN in aqueous acidic medium yields an edible…
• Compound I is heated with Conc. HI to give a hydroxy compound A which is further heated…
• For the Compounds : (A) H₃ C-CH₂-O-CH₂-CH₂-CH₃ (B) H₃ C-CH₂-CH₂-CH₂-CH₃ (C)…
• A mixed ether (P), when heated with excess of hot concentrated hydrogen iodide produces…
• An organic compound ‘A’ (C₉H₁₀O) when treated with conc. HI undergoes cleavage to yield…
• The major product of the following reaction, if it occurs by S N 2 mechanism is :
• Which one of the following, with HBr will give a phenol?
• Consider the following reaction. Statement I : In the above reaction, product formed…
• Diethyl ether is prepared by:
• Which one of the following reactions will not lead to the desired ether formation in…
• Given below are two statements : Statement I : Dimethyl ether is completely soluble in…
• Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is…
• Main products formed during a reaction of 1-methoxy naphthalene with hydroiodic acid are :

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• Carboxylic Acids & Their Derivatives
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• Carbohydrates & Biomolecules
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Frequently asked questions

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PrepWiser has 75 Alcohols, Phenols & Ethers questions for JEE Main, grouped into 5 topics such as Preparation of Alcohols, Reactions of Alcohols and Lucas Test.

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