FYBSc Physical & Organic Chemistry
FYBSc Physical & Organic Chemistry
FYBSc Physical & Organic Chemistry
b) Toluene on treatment with strong oxidizing agent gives the product A. Write the
reaction.
viii. a) n-butylchloride on reaction with NaOH gives the product having stereochemical
inversion in configuration. Write the reaction and also mention the path followed by the
reaction.
b) Arrange the following in the correct order of reactivity towards nucleophilic `
substitution reaction.
(1) (P.T.O)
Q2) Answer any six of the following: (6 x 5 = 30)
i. a) Define heat of combustion and heat of neutralization.
b) The heat of combustion of ethylene at 17ºC and at constant volume is – 332.19 kcal.
Calculate the heat of combustion at constant pressure considering water to be in liquid
state. (R = 2 cal degree–1 mol–1).
ii. Derive expression for pH of buffer solution for basic buffer. Calculate pH of the buffer
solution if concentration of CH3COOH is 0.1M and CH3COONa is 0.15M.
(Ka = 1.8×10-5)
iii. Derive the relationship between Kc and Kp. Calculate Kc for the following reaction at
673K : 2H2O(g) + 2Cl2(g) 4HCl(g) + O2(g)
(Given Kp = 0.035; R = 8.314 J K–1 mol–1)
iv. What is common ion effect? Explain giving suitable example. Derive the relationship
between pKw, pOH & pH.
v. a) A compound A with molecular formula C4H8O gives compound B on treatment with
sodium borohydride. Compound B has molecular formula C4H10O, and it forms a cloudy
solution only after heating with Lucas reagent. Compound A on treatment with ethyl
magnesium bromide forms compound C, with molecular formula C6H14O which on
treatment with Lucas reagent gives a cloudy solution after 5 minutes. Give the structures
of compound A, B, & C.
b) Give the reaction for Meerwein–Ponndorf–Verley reduction of butan-2-one.
vi. a) Explain the mechanism for Pinacol-Pinacolone rearrangement with a suitable example.
b) Give the reaction to illustrate Sandmeyer reaction for the preparation of
chlorobenzene.
vii. a) Complete the following reaction. Explain the mechanism for the following reaction.
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