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Organic Chemistry Multiple Choice Questions and Answers – Chlorination

(1) When chlorine gas reacts with methane, Which of the product is formed?
[A] CHCl
[B] CH2Cl
[C] CH3Cl
[D] CH4Cl
Answer: CH3Cl
(2) The methyl chloride undergoes substitution to form __________
[A] CHCl
[B] CH2Cl
[C] CHCl2
[D] CH2Cl2
Answer: CH2Cl2

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(3) Methane reacts more readily with chlorine than with Fluorine.
[A] True
[B] False
Answer: False
(4) Identify the one which is not a type of chlorination?
[A] Free radical chlorination
[B] Electrophobic chlorination
[C] Ketone chlorination
[D] Chlorine addition reaction
Answer: Electrophobic chlorination
(5) Which among the following on chlorination undergoes substitution at the alkyl group?
[A] Ethers
[B] Hydroxyl groups
[C] Carbonyl compounds
[D] Carboxylic acids
Answer: Ethers
(6) In the presence of red phosphorous, chlorine converts the fatty acids having alpha hydrogen atoms into __________
[A] Halo acids
[B] Alpha-halo acids
[C] Alpha,alpha-dihalo acids
[D] Trihalo acids
Answer: Alpha-halo acids
(7) Chlorine in the presence of which among the following generates positively charged species?
[A] Ferric chloride
[B] Anhydrous ferric chloride
[C] Ferrous chloride
[D] Anhydrous ferrous chloride
Answer: Anhydrous ferric chloride
(8) p-nitrotoluene on reaction with chlorine forms hydrogen chloride and __________
[A] p-Nitrobenzyl chloride
[B] o-Nitrobenzyl chloride
[C] m-Nitrobenzyl chloride
[D] Nitrobenzyl chloride
Answer: p-Nitrobenzyl chloride
(9) Chlorination of cyclobutane gives which among the following in addition to hydrogen chloride?
[A] Cyclobutyl chloride
[B] Cyclobutyl chlorite
[C] 1-chlorobutene
[D] 1,1-chlorobutene
Answer: Cyclobutyl chlorite
(10) The step in which Cl-Cl bond homolysis occurs is called __________
[A] Initiation step
[B] Propagation step
[C] Intermediate step
[D] Termination step
Answer: Initiation step

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