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Organic Chemistry Questions and Answers – Amides | Organic Chemistry Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

(1) When acetamide is treated with HNO2, the gas is evolved which of the following?
[A] H2
[B] O2
[C] N2
[D] CH4
Answer: N2
(2) On heating acetamide in presence of P2O5, which of the following is formed?
[A] Ammonium acetate
[B] Acetonitrile
[C] NH3
[D] Methylamines
Answer: Acetonitrile

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(3) Decreasing order of basicity of the given compound is which of the following?

(1) CH3CONH2

(2) CH3CH2NH2

(3) PhCH2CONH2

[A] 1 > 2 > 3
[B] 2 > 1 > 3
[C] 3 > 2 > 1
[D] 1 > 3 > 2
Answer: 2 > 1 > 3
(4) By refluxing unsubstituted amide with acid, it will yield which of the following product(s)?
[A] ammonia
[B] carboxylic acid
[C] nitrogen gas
[D] ammonia and carboxylic acid
Answer: ammonia and carboxylic acid
(5) Which one of the following reducing agents is likely to be the most effective in bringing about the following change?

R−CONH2 → RCH2NH2

[A] H2−Ni
[B] NaBH4
[C] LiAlH4
[D] Na-alcohol
Answer: H2−Ni
(6) Ethyl amine on acetylation gives which of the following?
[A] N-ethyl acetamide
[B] Acetamide
[C] Methyl acetamide
[D] N,N-dimethyl acetamide
Answer: N-ethyl acetamide
(7) Benzamide on reaction with POCl3 gives which of the following?
[A] Aniline
[B] Chlorobenzene
[C] Benzyl amine
[D] Benzonitrile
Answer: Benzonitrile
(8) Amides may be converted into amines by reaction named after which of the following reaction?
[A] Perkin
[B] Claisen
[C] Hoffmann
[D] Kolbe
Answer: Hoffmann
(9) What will be the product for the given reaction?

[A] CH3Br
[B] CH4
[C] CH3COBr
[D] CH3NH2
Answer: CH3COBr
(10) Ethylamine can be prepared by the action of bromine and caustic potash on which of the following?
[A] Acetamide
[B] Propionamide
[C] Formamide
[D] Methyl cyanide
Answer: Propionamide

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