JEE Main & Advanced Chemistry Haloalkanes and Haloarenes / हैलोएल्केन तथा हैलोएरीन्स Question Bank Properties of Halogen Containing Compounds

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    A mixture of two organic chlorine compounds was treated with sodium metal in ether solution. Isobutane was obtained as a product. The two chlorine compounds are [KCET 1988]

    A) Methyl chloride and propyl chloride

    B) Methyl chloride and ethyl chloride

    C) Isopropyl chloride and methyl chloride

    D) Isopropyl chloride and ethyl chloride

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

               \[\underset{\text{Isopropyl}\,\text{chloride}}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}-\underset{\underset{C{{H}_{3}}}{\mathop{|\,\,\,\,}}\,}{\mathop{CH\,}}\,-Cl}}\,+2Na+\underset{\text{Methyl}\,\text{chloride}}{\mathop{Cl-C{{H}_{3}}}}\,\underset{\text{Ether}}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{\text{Dry}}}}\,\]\[\underset{\text{Isobutane}}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}-\underset{\underset{C{{H}_{3}}}{\mathop{|\,\,\,\,\,\,\,}}\,}{\mathop{CH\,}}\,-C{{H}_{3}}}}\,+2NaCl\]


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