The commonly used dehydrating agent in the preparation of an ester is :

1. P₂O₅                                   

2. Anhydride CaCl₂

3. Anhydride AlCl₃                     

4.Conc. H₂SO₄

Oxidation of allylic alcohol, (CH₂=CH-CH₂OH) gives a mixture of oxalic acid and formic acid. If this oxidation is done in presence of bromine. One would expect only:

1. Oxalic acid

2. Formic acid

3. Succinic acid

4. Acrylic acid

Consider the following reaction, 

Ethanol $\stackrel{{\mathrm{PBr}}_3}{\to }$X$\stackrel{\mathrm{Alc}.\mathrm{KOH}}{\to }$Y$\underset{\left(\mathrm{ii}\right){\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}, \mathrm{heat}}{\overset{\left(\mathrm{i}\right) {\mathrm{H}}_2{\mathrm{SO}}_4, \mathrm{room} \mathrm{temperature}}{\to }}$Z

product Z is:

1. CH₂=CH₂

2. CH₃CH₂OCH₂CH₃

3. CH₃CH₂OSO₃H

4. CH₃CH₂OH

Which of the following are known as mercaptans?

1. Thio-alcohols                         

2. Thio-ethers

3. Thio-aldehydes                     

4. Thio-acids

Glycol condenses with ketones to give:

1. Cyclic acetals                   
2. Cyclic ketals
3. Acetaldehyde                   
4. oxalic acid

Salol is used as:

1. antiseptic                               

2. antipyretic

3. both 1. and 2.                     

4. none of these

Z in the reaction below is:
\(CH_3CH_2CH_2OH \xrightarrow[160\ - \ 180 ^\circ C]{Conc.\ H_2SO_4}\ X\ \xrightarrow{Br_2}\ Y\)
\( Y\ \xrightarrow[2.\ NaNH_2]{1.\ Alc.\ KOH}\ Z\)

1.		2.
3.		4.	\(CH_3-C\equiv CH\)

Ethyl propanoate on reduction with LiAlH₄ yields:

1. Methanol

2. Ethanol and Propanol

3. Propane

4. Mixture of ethanol and methanol

The most acidic alcohol among the following is -

1. Methanol                               

2. Ethanol

3. Isopropyl alcohol                     

4. t-Butyl alcohol

Consider the following reaction,

Phenol$\stackrel{\mathrm{Zn}-\mathrm{dust}}{\to }$X$\underset{\mathrm{Anhy}.{\mathrm{AlCl}}_3}{\overset{{\mathrm{CH}}_3\mathrm{Cl}}{\to }}$Y$\stackrel{\mathrm{Alk}.{\mathrm{KMnO}}_4}{\to }$Z                                     

The product Z is

1. toluene

2. benzaldehyde

3. benzoic acid

4. benzene