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Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers PYQs

All NEET previous year questions from Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers — with explanations.

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12026

Match List I with List II: Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Hard NEET 2026Class 12Preparation of alcohols and phenols
22026

The functional group that can be identified through phthalein dye test is:

Easy NEET 2026Class 12Chemical tests for phenols
32025

The correct order of decreasing acidity of the following aliphatic acids is :

Medium NEET 2025Class 12Acidic Strength of Carboxylic Acids
42025

The major product of the following reaction is :

Medium NEET 2025Class 12Grignard Reagent Reactions of Ketones
52025

Identify the suitable reagent for the following conversion.

Medium NEET 2025Class 12Reduction of Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
62024

Which one of the following alcohols reacts instantaneously with Lucas reagent?Which one of the following alcohols reacts instantaneously with Lucas reagent?

Medium NEET 2024Class 12Lucas Reagent Test
72024

Intramolecular hydrogen bonding is present in:

Medium NEET 2024Class 12Hydrogen Bonding
82024

Major products A and B formed in the following reaction sequence are:

Medium NEET 2024Class 12Alcohols
92023

Consider the following reaction and identify the product (P).

Medium NEET 2023Class 12Alcohol Reactions
102023

Identify the final product [D] obtained in the following sequence of reactions.

Medium NEET 2023Class 12Alcohol Dehydration and Organic Conversions
112023

Which amongst the following will be most readily dehydrated under acidic conditions?

Hard NEET 2023Class 12Dehydration of Alcohols

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122023

Consider the following reaction: Consider the following reaction:

Medium NEET 2023Class 12Ethers

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132022

Given below are two statements: Statement I: The acidic strength of monosubstituted nitrophenol is higher than phenol because of electron withdrawing nitro group. Statement II: o-nitrophenol, m-nitrophenol and p-nitrophenol will have same acidic strength as they have one nitro group attached to the phenolic ring. Choose the most appropriate answer.

Medium NEET 2022Class 12Acidity of Phenols

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142022

Given below are two statements: Statement I: In Lucas test, primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols are distinguished on the basis of their reactivity with conc. HCl + ZnCl₂, known as Lucas reagent. Statement II: Primary alcohols are most reactive and immediately produce turbidity at room temperature on reaction with Lucas reagent. Choose the most appropriate answer.

Medium NEET 2022Class 12Lucas Test

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152021

The major product formed in dehydrohalogenation reaction of 2-Bromo pentane is Pent-2-ene. This product formation is based on?

Medium NEET 2021Class 12Dehydration of Alcohols (Saytzeff Rule)

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162021

What is the IUPAC name of the organic compound formed in the following chemical reaction?

Medium NEET 2021Class 12Grignard Reagent Reaction

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172020

Reaction between acetone and methylmagnesium chloride followed by hydrolysis will give:

Medium NEET 2020Class 12Grignard Reagent Reactions

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182020

Anisole on cleavage with HI gives:

Easy NEET 2020Class 12Cleavage of Ethers

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192019

The reaction that does not give benzoic acid as the major product is

Medium NEET 2019Class 12Oxidation Reactions of Alcohols and Carbonyl Compounds

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202019

When vapours of a secondary alcohol is passed over heated copper at 573 K, the product formed is

Easy NEET 2019Class 12Alcohols: Oxidation of Alcohols

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212019

The major products C and D formed in the following reaction is:

Medium NEET 2019Class 12Ethers: Cleavage of Ethers

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222018

The compound A on treatment with Na gives B, and with PCl₅ gives C. B and C react together to give diethyl ether. A, B and C are in the order

Medium NEET 2018Class 12Williamson ether synthesis

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232018

In the reaction

Medium NEET 2018Class 12Reimer-Tiemann reaction

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242018

Carboxylic acids have higher boiling points than aldehydes, ketones and even alcohols of comparable molecular mass. It is due to their

Easy NEET 2018Class 12Hydrogen bonding in carboxylic acids

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252018

Compound A, C₈H₁₀O, is found to react with NaOI (produced by reacting Y with NaOH) and yields a yellow precipitate with characteristic smell. A and Y are respectively

Medium NEET 2018Class 12Iodoform test

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262017

The heating of phenyl-methyl ether with HI produces:

Easy NEET 2017Class 12Ethers

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272017

The most suitable method for separation of a 1:11:1 mixture of ortho and para-nitrophenols is:

Medium NEET 2017Class 12Phenols

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282017

The IUPAC name of the following compound is ___________:

Hard NEET 2017Class 12Aldehydes and Ketones

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292017

Of the following, which is the product formed when cyclohexanone undergoes aldol condensation followed by heating?

Medium NEET 2017Class 12Aldol Condensation

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302017

Consider the following reactions and identify AA, XX, YY and ZZ:

Hard NEET 2017Class 12Aldehydes and Ketones

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312017

Which one of the following compounds is the most acidic?

Medium NEET 2017Class 12Phenols

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322016

Which one of the following compounds shows the presence of intramolecular hydrogen bond?

Easy NEET 2016Class 12Hydrogen Bonding

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332016

The correct order of strengths of the carboxylic acids shown below is:

Medium NEET 2016Class 12Acidic Strength of Carboxylic Acids

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342015

Reaction of phenol with chloroform in presence of dilute sodium hydroxide finally introduces which one of the following functional groups?

Easy NEET 2015Class 12Phenols - Reimer-Tiemann Reaction

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352015

The following reaction is known by the name:

Medium NEET 2015Class 12Benzoylation and Schotten-Baumann Reaction

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362015

Reaction of carbonyl compound with one of the following reagents involves nucleophilic addition followed by elimination of water. The reagent is:

Medium NEET 2015Class 12Nucleophilic Addition-Elimination Reactions of Carbonyl Compounds

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372015

Which one of the following esters gets hydrolysed most easily under alkaline conditions?

Medium NEET 2015Class 12Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution and Ester Hydrolysis

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382015

Which of the following is not the product of dehydration of the given alcohol?

Hard NEET 2015Class 12Dehydration of Alcohols

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392014

Among the following sets of reactants which one produces anisole?

Medium NEET 2014Class 12Williamson Ether Synthesis

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402014

Which of the following will not be soluble in sodium hydrogen carbonate?

Medium NEET 2014Class 12Acidity of Phenols and Carboxylic Acids

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412013

Among the following ethers, which one will produce methyl alcohol on treatment with hot concentrated HI?

Hard NEET 2013Class 12Cleavage of Ethers

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422012

Which of the following compounds can be used as antifreeze in automobile radiators?

Easy NEET 2012Class 12Uses of Ethylene Glycol

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432011

The order of reactivity of phenyl magnesium bromide (PhMgBr) with the following compounds is:

Medium NEET 2011Class 12Nucleophilic Addition to Carbonyl Compounds

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442011

Match the compounds given in List-I with List-II and select the suitable option using the code given below:

Hard NEET 2011Class 12Name Reactions and Organic Compounds

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452011

An organic compound 'A' on treatment with NH3_3 gives 'B' which on heating gives 'C'. 'C' when treated with Br2_2 in the presence of KOH produces ethylamine. Compound 'A' is:

Medium NEET 2011Class 12Carboxylic Acids and Hoffmann Bromamide Reaction

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462010

Among the following four compounds: (i) Phenol (ii) Methyl phenol (iii) Meta-nitrophenol (iv) Para-nitrophenol. The acidity order is:

Medium NEET 2010Class 12Acidic Nature of Phenols

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472010

When glycerol is treated with excess of HI, it produces:Glycerol + excess HI → 2-iodopropane

Medium NEET 2010Class 12Reactions of Alcohols

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482010

Match the compounds given in List I with their characteristic reactions given in List II. Select the correct option.

Medium NEET 2010Class 12Alcohols, Amines, Alkynes and Esters Reactions

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492010

Which one of the following compounds will be most readily dehydrated?

Hard NEET 2010Class 12Dehydration of Alcohols

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502010

Following compounds are given: (i) CH3CH2OHCH_3CH_2OH (ii) CH3COCH3CH_3COCH_3 (iii) CH3CH(OH)CH3CH_3CH(OH)CH_3 (iv) CH3OHCH_3OH Which of the above compound(s), on being warmed with iodine solution and NaOHNaOH, will give iodoform?

Medium NEET 2010Class 12Iodoform Reaction

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512009

What is the dominant intermolecular force or bond that must be overcome in converting liquid CH3OHCH_3OH to a gas?

Easy NEET 2009Class 12Hydrogen Bonding in Alcohols

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522009

H₂COH.CH₂OH on heating with periodic acid gives:

Hard NEET 2009Class 12Oxidation Reactions of Diols

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532009

Propionic acid with Br2/PBr_2/P yields a dibromo product. Its structure would be:

Hard NEET 2009Class 12Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky Reaction

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542006

The general molecular formula which represents the homologous series of alkanols is:

Easy NEET 2006Class 12Homologous Series of Alkanols

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552006

Ethylene oxide when treated with Grignard reagent yields:

Medium NEET 2006Class 12Reaction of Grignard Reagents with Epoxides

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562005

Which one of the following compounds is most acidic?

Medium NEET 2005Class 12Acidity of Phenols

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