Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers

46 topics, ranked by how often each is asked.

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  • 65 questions
  • 33 papers
  • 3.69% of Chemistry

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46 topics · 65 questions
  1. 1Acidity of phenols7.7%5 questionsPractise Acidity of phenols
  2. 2Cleavage of ethers by HI6.2%4 questionsPractise Cleavage of ethers by HI
  3. 3Dehydration of Alcohols4.6%3 questionsPractise Dehydration of Alcohols
  4. 4Reactions of Ethers – Cleavage by HI3.1%2 questionsPractise Reactions of Ethers – Cleavage by HI
  5. 5Acidity of Phenols – Effect of Substituents3.1%2 questionsPractise Acidity of Phenols – Effect of Substituents
  6. 6Preparation of Alcohols – Grignard Reagents3.1%2 questionsPractise Preparation of Alcohols – Grignard Reagents
  7. 7Hydroboration-oxidation of alkenes3.1%2 questionsPractise Hydroboration-oxidation of alkenes
  8. 8Reactions of phenol3.1%2 questionsPractise Reactions of phenol
  9. 9Williamson ether synthesis3.1%2 questionsPractise Williamson ether synthesis
  10. 10Reimer–Tiemann reaction3.1%2 questionsPractise Reimer–Tiemann reaction
  11. 11Preparation of ethers3.1%2 questionsPractise Preparation of ethers
  12. 12Electrophilic substitution in phenols3.1%2 questionsPractise Electrophilic substitution in phenols
  13. 13Oxidation of Alcohols3.1%2 questionsPractise Oxidation of Alcohols
  14. 14Lucas Test for Classification of Alcohols1.5%1 questionPractise Lucas Test for Classification of Alcohols
  15. 15Hydroboration-Oxidation and Oxidation of Alcohols1.5%1 questionPractise Hydroboration-Oxidation and Oxidation of Alcohols
  16. 16Reaction of Alcohols with Phosphorus Halides1.5%1 questionPractise Reaction of Alcohols with Phosphorus Halides
  17. 17Identification of Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Alcohols1.5%1 questionPractise Identification of Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Alcohols
  18. 18Preparation of Alcohols – Reduction of Carbonyl Compounds1.5%1 questionPractise Preparation of Alcohols – Reduction of Carbonyl Compounds
  19. 19Physical and Chemical Properties of Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers – Basicity1.5%1 questionPractise Physical and Chemical Properties of Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers – Basicity
  20. 20Preparation of Phenol – Cumene Process1.5%1 questionPractise Preparation of Phenol – Cumene Process
  21. 21Preparation and interconversion reactions of alcohols and phenols1.5%1 questionPractise Preparation and interconversion reactions of alcohols and phenols
  22. 22Detection of functional groups - phthalein dye test for phenols1.5%1 questionPractise Detection of functional groups - phthalein dye test for phenols
  23. 23Grignard reagent reactions1.5%1 questionPractise Grignard reagent reactions
  24. 24Acidity of substituted phenols1.5%1 questionPractise Acidity of substituted phenols
  25. 25Effect of substituents on electrophilic aromatic substitution1.5%1 questionPractise Effect of substituents on electrophilic aromatic substitution
  26. 26Oxidation of primary alcohols to carboxylic acids1.5%1 questionPractise Oxidation of primary alcohols to carboxylic acids
  27. 27Selective reduction with NaBH4 followed by acid-catalysed dehydration1.5%1 questionPractise Selective reduction with NaBH4 followed by acid-catalysed dehydration
  28. 28Named reactions - Gabriel, Kolbe, Williamson, Etard1.5%1 questionPractise Named reactions - Gabriel, Kolbe, Williamson, Etard
  29. 29Preparation of phenols1.5%1 questionPractise Preparation of phenols
  30. 30Dehydrogenation of alcohols1.5%1 questionPractise Dehydrogenation of alcohols
  31. 31Preparation of phenol from cumene1.5%1 questionPractise Preparation of phenol from cumene
  32. 32Reactions of diols – cyclic ketal formation1.5%1 questionPractise Reactions of diols – cyclic ketal formation
  33. 33Cleavage of ethers1.5%1 questionPractise Cleavage of ethers
  34. 34Uses of alcohols1.5%1 questionPractise Uses of alcohols
  35. 35Reactions of polyhydric alcohols1.5%1 questionPractise Reactions of polyhydric alcohols
  36. 36Acidity of alcohols and phenols1.5%1 questionPractise Acidity of alcohols and phenols
  37. 37Acidity of alcohols, phenols and carboxylic acids1.5%1 questionPractise Acidity of alcohols, phenols and carboxylic acids
  38. 38Reactions of diols1.5%1 questionPractise Reactions of diols
  39. 39Preparation of alcohols1.5%1 questionPractise Preparation of alcohols
  40. 40Electrophilic Substitution in Phenol1.5%1 questionPractise Electrophilic Substitution in Phenol
  41. 41Classification and Nomenclature of Alcohols1.5%1 questionPractise Classification and Nomenclature of Alcohols
  42. 42Preparation of Alcohols using Grignard Reagents1.5%1 questionPractise Preparation of Alcohols using Grignard Reagents
  43. 43Reactions Involving Cleavage of C–O Bond1.5%1 questionPractise Reactions Involving Cleavage of C–O Bond
  44. 44Acidity of Alcohols1.5%1 questionPractise Acidity of Alcohols
  45. 45Iodoform Reaction1.5%1 questionPractise Iodoform Reaction
  46. 46Hydroboration-Oxidation1.5%1 questionPractise Hydroboration-Oxidation

Questions per paper

Asked in 14 of the last 16 papers (2017–2026).

  1. 2026: 2 questions
  2. 2026 Re-NEET: not asked
  3. 2025: not asked
  4. 2024: 3 questions
  5. 2024 Re-NEET: 2 questions
  6. 2023: 2 questions
  7. 2023 Manipur: 2 questions
  8. 2022: 2 questions
  9. 2022 Phase 2: 3 questions
  10. 2021: 2 questions
  11. 2020: 2 questions
  12. 2020 Phase-2: 3 questions
  13. 2019: 2 questions
  14. 2019 Odisha: 2 questions
  15. 2018: 3 questions
  16. 2017: 2 questions

Concepts tested

  • Activating groups 2
  • Effect of substituents on phenol acidity 2
  • Hydroboration-oxidation of alkenes 2
  • Resonance stabilisation of phenoxide 2
  • Acid strength vs carbonic acid
  • acidity of nitrophenols
  • Acidity of substituted phenols
  • Activating and deactivating groups
  • anisole-hi-cleavage
  • Anti-Markovnikov hydration
  • Antifreeze
  • Carbocation without rearrangement
  • Choosing reagents for alkene-to-aldehyde transformation
  • cis-diol-acetone-ketal
  • cleavage of anisole with HI
  • Cleavage of ethers by HI
  • cumene hydroperoxide intermediate
  • cumene-process-phenol