A compound containing two -OH groups attached with one carbon atom is unstable but which one of the following is stable?

• CH₃CH(OH)₂

• CH₃-C(OH)₃

• Cl₃CCH(OH)₂

• None of these

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Assertion : Acetamide on reaction with KOH and bromine gives acetic acid.

Reason : Bromine catalyses hydrolysis of acetamide.

• If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

• If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

• If assertion is true but reason is false.

• If both assertion and reason are false.

In which of the following reactions ether does not form ?

• C₂H₅ONa + C₂H₅I

• C₂H₅ONa + (CH₃)₃CBr

• C₂H₅I + dry Ag₂O

• C₂H₅OH + H₂SO₄ (140^o C)

Reaction of ester with Grignard reagent give rise to :

• primary alcohol

• secondary alcohol

• tertiary alcohol

• ketone

R-OH + SOCl₂ $\stackrel{\mathrm{pyridine}}{\to }$ R-Cl + SO₂ + HCl

Pyridine in the above reaction :

• catalyse the reaction

• used to dissolve alkyl chloride

• used to remove excess of SOCl₂

• None of the above

Which of the following has least boiling point ?

• Ethyl ether

• n - propyl chloride

• n - butyraldehyde

• n - butyl alcohol

With CH₃MgBr , diethyl ether gives :

• coordination complex

• n - butane

• a mixture of ethyl bromide and methyl bromide

• propane

The angle $\angle$R-O-R is :

• 109° 28^°

• 95°

• 110°

• 105°

Ethyl ester $\underset{\mathrm{excess}}{\overset{{\mathrm{CH}}_3\mathrm{MgBr}}{\to }} \mathrm{P}$. The product p will be

Denatured alcohol is :

• ethanol + methanol

• rectified spirit + methanol + naphtha

• undistilled ethanol

• rectified spirit