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Reduction, Oxidation and Hydrolysis in Organic Chemistry

275 questions in 10 topics. 55 NEET level, 110 JEE Main, 110 JEE Advanced. Every question was written for this chapter and solved independently a second time before publication.

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Catalytic hydrogenation and metal hydride reductions (LiAlH4, NaBH4, DIBAL) 38

Ethyl acetate is converted into ethanol (two moles per mole of ester) by which reagent?
Hydrogenation of CH3-C#C-CH3 with H2 over Lindlar catalyst gives mainly
Acetophenone, C6H5-CO-CH3, on treatment with NaBH4 in methanol followed by water gives
The Rosenmund reduction converts benzoyl chloride into
Methyl pent-4-enoate, CH2=CH-CH2-CH2-COOCH3, is shaken with H2 (1 atm) over Pd-C at room temperature until upt...
Propyl benzyl ether, C6H5CH2-O-CH2CH2CH3, is stirred with H2 and Pd-C. The organic products are
2,2-Dimethyloxirane (isobutylene oxide) is treated with LiAlH4 in ether and then with dilute acid. The major p...
One mole of methyl 5-phenylpent-4-en-2-ynoate, C6H5-CH=CH-C#C-COOCH3, is hydrogenated with H2 (1 atm) over Pd-...
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Dissolving metal reductions (Birch, Na/NH3) 37

Hydrolysis of esters, amides, nitriles and halides 36

Reduction, Oxidation and Hydrolysis in Organic Chemistry

Catalytic hydrogenation and metal hydride reductions (LiAlH4, NaBH4, DIBAL) 38

Dissolving metal reductions (Birch, Na/NH3) 37

Hydrolysis of esters, amides, nitriles and halides 36

Oxidation with KMnO4, K2Cr2O7, PCC, Jones 37

Periodic acid and lead tetraacetate cleavage 36

Baeyer-Villiger and epoxidation 36

Hydride reductions of drawn compounds (LiAlH4 / NaBH4 / DIBAL-H) 14

Birch and Na/NH3 vs Lindlar on drawn substrates 14

HIO4 cleavage and Baeyer-Villiger of drawn compounds 14

Jones vs PCC and hydrolysis of drawn esters, amides, nitriles 13