A -0.4 Delta_o
B -1.6 Delta_o + 2P
C -2.4 Delta_o + 3P
D -0.8 Delta_o
Explanation: Low-spin d6: t2g6 eg0. CFSE = 6(-0.4 Delta_o) + 0(+0.6 Delta_o) = -2.4 Delta_o, with 3 pairing energies (P) required for pairing all six electrons in t2g.
A Pentanedial
B Glutaraldehyde (pentanedial)
C Cyclopentanone
D Pentanoic acid
Explanation: Ozonolysis cleaves the C=C double bond. Reductive workup (Zn/H2O or DMS) of cyclopentene gives pentanedial (glutaraldehyde), a dialdehyde with 5 carbons.
Explanation: Oxygen in ether has two bonding pairs (two C-O bonds) and two lone pairs, giving 4 electron domains and sp3 hybridization with a bent geometry.
A Reducing agent
B Lewis acid catalyst generating the acylium ion
C Oxidizing agent
D Base catalyst
Explanation: AlCl3 is a Lewis acid that coordinates with the acyl chloride, generating the electrophilic acylium ion (R-C≡O+) that attacks the aromatic ring.
A Meta-nitrotoluene
B Ortho and para-nitrotoluene
C Para-nitrotoluene only
D Meta and para-nitrotoluene
Explanation: The methyl group is an ortho/para director (activating group) due to hyperconjugation and inductive effects, so nitration gives a mixture of ortho and para products.
A Zn | Zn2+ || Cu2+ | Cu
B Cu | Cu2+ || Zn2+ | Zn
C Zn | Cu || Zn2+ | Cu2+
D Cu | Zn2+ || Cu2+ | Zn
Explanation: In cell notation: anode (oxidation) | anode solution || cathode solution | cathode (reduction). Zn is oxidized (anode) and Cu2+ is reduced (cathode).
Explanation: DU = (2C + 2 - H)/2 = (12 + 2 - 6)/2 = 4. This corresponds to benzene\'s three double bonds and one ring.
A Nucleophilic addition to carbonyl
B Disproportionation of an aldehyde without alpha-hydrogens
C Radical chain reaction
D Electrophilic aromatic substitution
Explanation: In the Cannizzaro reaction, an aldehyde lacking alpha-hydrogens (like benzaldehyde) undergoes base-induced disproportionation to form an alcohol and a carboxylate salt.
Explanation: Mg+ has configuration [Ne]3s1. Removing the second electron from the stable 3s1 is very difficult. Na+ already has a noble gas config [Ne], making its second IE very high too, but Mg2+ removing from [Ne]3s1 to [Ne] is harder than Na+ removing from [Ne] to [He]2s2 2p5.
A Iodoform (CHI3) and sodium acetate
B Acetone iodide
C Isopropanol
D Acetic acid
Explanation: The haloform reaction converts methyl ketones (CH3-CO-) to iodoform (yellow precipitate CHI3) and a carboxylate salt (sodium acetate) using I2 and NaOH.
A C-C < C=C < C≡C
B C-C > C=C > C≡C
C C=C < C-C < C≡C
D All equal
Explanation: Bond dissociation energy increases with bond order: C-C single (~347 kJ/mol) < C=C double (~614 kJ/mol) < C≡C triple (~839 kJ/mol).
A Gives (E)-stilbene
B Gives (Z)-stilbene
C Gives a mixture of E and Z
D No elimination occurs
Explanation: E2 requires anti-periplanar geometry. In the meso compound, the two bromines are anti to each other, and anti-elimination gives (E)-stilbene (trans product).
A 2-Hydroxypropanoic acid
B 3-Hydroxypropanoic acid
C 2-Hydroxyethanoic acid
D Lactic acid
Explanation: The parent chain has 3 carbons with COOH at C1 and OH at C2, giving the IUPAC name 2-hydroxypropanoic acid (lactic acid is the common name).
A Free radical substitution using Cu(I) salts
B Nucleophilic aromatic substitution
C Electrophilic aromatic substitution
D Addition-elimination
Explanation: The Sandmeyer reaction converts aryl diazonium salts to aryl halides (Ar-Cl, Ar-Br, Ar-CN) using copper(I) salts via a free radical mechanism.
A sp3
B dsp2
C sp3d
D d2sp3
Explanation: Ni2+ is d8. With the strong field CN- ligand, all electrons pair up (low spin), and dsp2 hybridization gives a square planar, diamagnetic complex.
A Monobromophenol
B 2,4,6-Tribromophenol (white precipitate)
C Bromobenzene
D No reaction
Explanation: Phenol is highly activated toward electrophilic substitution. Bromine water (no catalyst needed) brominates all three ortho/para positions, forming 2,4,6-tribromophenol as a white precipitate.
A Efficiency = (actual voltage / theoretical voltage) x 100%
B Efficiency = (E0 cathode - E0 anode) / 100
C Efficiency = nF / Delta G
D Efficiency = Delta G / RT
Explanation: Cell efficiency is the ratio of actual (measured) voltage to the theoretical (standard) voltage expressed as a percentage, accounting for internal resistance and overpotential.
A Cyclohexylamine
B Caprolactam (7-membered ring lactam)
C Cyclohexanone
D Cyclohexanol
Explanation: The Beckmann rearrangement converts ketoximes to amides/lactams via alkyl migration. Cyclohexanone oxime rearranges to caprolactam, the monomer for Nylon-6.
A Protonation of the carbonyl oxygen
B Nucleophilic attack of the alcohol on the protonated carbonyl
C Deprotonation to form the ester
D Loss of water from the tetrahedral intermediate
Explanation: After proton activation of the carbonyl, the slowest step is the nucleophilic addition of the alcohol to form the tetrahedral intermediate.
A Green
B Deep blue
C Red
D Colorless
Explanation: The tetraamminecopper(II) complex [Cu(NH3)4]2+ has a deep blue (royal blue) color due to d-d transitions in the square planar complex with NH3 as ligand.