Among the carboxylic acid shown below, the ones that exhibit stereoisomerism and also form, cyclic anhydrides on heating are
I. HOOCCH(CH3 )CH2 CH2 COOH
II. HOOCCH(C3 H7 )COOH
III. HOOCCH(C2 H5 )CH2 COOH
IV. HOOCC(CH3 )(C2 H5 )COOH
A. I and II
B. I and III
C. II and III
D. II and IV
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Match the following compounds with their respective classes
A. I:steroid; II:terpenoid; III:alkaloid; IV:DNA base
B. I:terpenoid; II:steroid; III:alkaloid; IV:DNA base
C. I:terpenoid; II:steroid; III:DNA base; IV:alkaloid
D. I:steroid; II:terpenoid; III:DNA base; IV:alkaloid
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The sequence of an mRNA molecule produced from a DNA template strand with the composition 5'-AGCTACACT-3' is
A. 5'-AGUGUAGCU-3'
B. 5'-UCGAUGUGA-3'
C. 5'-AGTGTAGCT-3'
D. 5'-TCGATGTGA-3'
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Pyrrole + PhMgBr → E + F
E + MeCl → G + H
F + MeCl → no reaction without a catalyst
The structure of products E - H respectively are
A. 3, 2, 6, 7
B. 4, 5, 6, 1
C. 3, 4, 5, 2
D. 3, 2, 4, 5
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The mono protonation of adenine (X) in acidic solution mainly occurs at
A. position 1
B. position 2
C. position 3
D. position 4 or 5
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The molecules(s) that exist as meso structure (s)
is/are
A. only M
B. both K and L
C. only L
D. only K
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Three molecular ionic states, P-R are possible for the amino acid histidine. Identify the correct choice of pH values, respectively for the observation of the ionic states P-R.
A. P at pH 1; Q at pH 12; R at pH 7
B. P at pH 7; Q at pH 1; R at pH 12
C. P at pH 12; Q at pH 7; R at pH 1
D. P at pH 12; Q at pH 1; R at pH 7
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In allene, hybridization of the central and terminal carbons respectively, are
A. sp2 and sp2
B. sp2 and sp3
C. sp and sp2
D. sp and sp3
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Benzene cannot be iodinated with I 2 directly. However, in presence of oxidants such as HNO3 , iodination is possible. The electrophiles formed in the case is
A. [ I + ]
B. [ I − ]
C. [ I + δ ... O + δ H 2 ] +
D. [ I + δ ... O − δ H 2 ] +
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In electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions, nitro group is meta-directing because the nitro group
A. increases electron density at meta-position
B. increases electron density at ortho and para-positions
C. decreases electron density at meta-position
D. decreases electron density at ortho and para-positions
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The major product formed in the reaction of anisole with lithium, liquid ammonia and t-butanol is
A. 1-methoxycyclohexa-1, 4-diene
B. 2-methoxycyclohexa-1, 3-diene
C. 1-methoxycyclohexa-1, 3-diene
D. 3-methoxycyclohexa-1, 4-diene
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The number of signals that appear in the broad-band decoupled 13 C NMR spectrum of ortho, meta and para-dichlorobenzene, respectively are
A. 3, 4 and 2
B. 3, 3 and 2
C. 4, 4 and 2
D. 3, 4 and 4
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The configurations at the two asymmetric centres (C-1 and C-6) in the bicyclo [4.4.0] decane, given below are
A. 1R, 6R
B. 1R, 6S
C. 1S, 6S
D. None of the above
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In the reaction,
if the concentration of both the reagents is doubled then the rate of the reaction will
A. remain unchanged
B. quadruple
C. reduce to one fourth
D. double
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Cyclohexyl benzyl ether when reacted with hydrogen in the presence of 10% palladium on charcoal generates a mixture of
A. cyclohexanol and benzyl alcohol
B. cyclohexane and benzyl alcohol
C. cyclohexanol and toluene
D. cyclohexane and toluene
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Optically active 2-octanol rapidly loses its optical activity when exposed to
A. dilute acid
B. base
C. light
D. humidity
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Benzaldehyde can be prepared by reacting phenyl magnesium bromide with
A. N, N-dimethylformamide
B. carbon dioxide
C. formaldehyde
D. ethyl chloroformate
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The increasing order of basicity among the following is
A. Y < X < Z
B. Y < Z < X
C. X < Z < Y
D. X < Y < Z
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The major product (X) of the monobromination reaction is
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Proton decoupled 13 C NMR spectrum of a bicyclooctane (C8 H14 ), exhibits only two signals. The structure of the compound is
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