Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Chemistry

Chapter

Organic: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers

Question:

Match List-I with List-II

List-I Reaction

List-II Preparation

(A) Kolbe's Reaction

(I) Salicylaldehyde

(B) Reimer-Tiemann Reaction

(II) Salicylic acid

(C) Williamson synthesis

(III) Ethyl methyl ether

(D) Cumene Process

(IV) Phenol

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

List-I Reaction

List-II Preparation

(A) Kolbe's Reaction

(II) Salicylic acid

(B) Reimer-Tiemann Reaction

(I) Salicylaldehyde

(C) Williamson synthesis

(III) Ethyl methyl ether

(D) Cumene Process

(IV) Phenol

(A) Kolbe's Reaction → (II) Salicylic acid

Also called Kolbe-Schmitt reaction. Sodium phenoxide reacts with $CO_2$ under pressure to introduce a $-COOH$ group ortho to $-OH$, forming salicylic acid.

(B) Reimer-Tiemann Reaction → (I) Salicylaldehyde

Phenol treated with $CHCl_3$ and $NaOH$ forms $-CHO$ group at the ortho position via dichlorocarbene intermediate.

(C) Williamson Synthesis → (III) Ethyl methyl ether

Alkoxide ion reacts with an alkyl halide (SN2 reaction) to form ethers like $CH_3-O-C_2H_5$.

(D) Cumene Process → (IV) Phenol

Oxidation of cumene (isopropylbenzene) followed by acid cleavage of cumene hydroperoxide yields phenol and acetone.