Isomerism in Organic compounds Level I 1. How many chain isomers could be obtained from the alkane 14 6 H C ? (a) Four (b) Five (c) Si (d) Seven 2. !hich of the followin" is an o#tically active com#ound ? (a) 1$%utanol (b) 1$&ro#anol (c) '$Chlorobutane (d) 4$Hydroyhe#tane( 3. !hich one of the followin" can ehibit cis$trans isomerism ? (a) C))H CHCl CH *
(b) H + C C + Cl (c) ClCH , CHCl (d) Cl CH ClCH ' '
4. - com#ound which is not isomeric with diethyl ether is (a) n$&ro#yl methyl ether (b) 1$%utanol (c) '$.ethyl$'$#ro#anol (d) %utanone( 5. /umber of isomers which can be obtained theoretically on monochlorination of '$ methylbutane is (a) 1 (b) ' (c) * (d) 4 6. 0somers of a substance must have the same (a) Structure formula (b) &hysical #ro#erties (c) Chemical #ro#erties (d) .olecular formula 7. 1he restricted rotation about carbon$carbon double bond in '$ butane is due to (a) )verla# of one s$and ' sp $hybridi2ed orbitals (b) )verla# of two ' sp $hybridi2ed orbitals (c) )verla# of one p$and one ' sp hybridis2ed orbitals (d) Sideways overla# of two p$obitals 8. -n or"anic molecular necessarily shows o#tical activity if it (a) contains asymmetric carbon atoms (b) is non$#olar (c) is non$su#erim#osable on its mirror ima"e (d) is su#erimo#osable on its mirror ima"e( 9. 1he stability of the com#ounds (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (a) (iv) 3 (iii) 3 (i) 3 (ii) (b) (i) 3 (iii) 3 (ii) 3 (iv) Sarmas Intensive Competitive Solutions 1 (c) (ii) 3 (iii) 3 (i) 3 (iv) (d) (iv) 3 (i) 3 (iii) 3 (ii) 10. -n or"anic com#ound ) H C 4 4 5 is found to be o#tically active( !hich of the followin" could it be ? (a) * ' * CH CH C) CH (b) CH) CH CH CH ' ' *
(c) CH) CH ) (CH ' *
(d) * ' CH CH()H) CH CH =
11. !hich one of the followin" is the stablest structure of cycloheatriene ? (a) Chair form (b) %oat form (c) Half chair form (d) &lanar form( 12. !hich of the followin" com#ounds ehibits "eometrical isomerism ? (a) %r H C 6 ' (b) ' ' (C))H) (CH) (c) CH) CH * (d) ' ' ' (C))H) ) (CH 13. How many structural isomers are there of ) H C 17 4 that are ethers ? (a) 1 (b) * (c) ' (d) 4 14. How many structural (includin" stereoisomers) isomers could be obtained by re#lacin" one hydro"en of #ro#ene with chlorine ? (a) ' (b) 4 (c) * (d) 6 15. !hich or"anic structure amon" the followin" is not an isomer of the com#ound * ' ' ' * CH CH CH CH C) CH ? (a) * ' ' * CH CHCH )CH CH CH = (b) CH) CH CHCH CH CH ' ' * =
16. 0n the followin" structures5 which two forms are sta""ered conformation of ethane ? H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H (1) (2) (3) (4) (a) 1 and 4 (b) ' and * (c) 1 and ' (d) 1 and * 17. )#tical isomerism arises from the #resence of (a) -n asymmetric carbon atom (b) - centre of symmetry (c) - line of symmetry (d) -ny of the above 18. meso$1artaric acid is o#tically inactive due to the #resence of (a) .olecular symmetry (b) .olecular asymmetry (c) 8ternal com#ensation (d) 1wo asymmetric carbon atoms( 19. -n im#ortant chemical method to resolve a racemic miture makes use of the formation of Sarmas Intensive Competitive Solutions 2 (a) a meso com#ound (b) enantiomers (c) diasteromers (d) racemates 20. 1he #rocess of se#aration of a racemic modification into d$ and l$enantiomers is called (a) 9esolution (b) :ehydration (c) 9evolution (d) :ehydrohalo"enation 21. 1he most stable conformation of ethylene "lycol is (a) -nti (b) ;auche (c) &artially ecli#sed (d) Fully ecli#sed 22. 0n the reaction5 CH()H)C/5 CH HC/ CH) CH * * + a chiral centre is #roduced( 1his #roduct would be (a) <aveorotatory (b) .eso$com#ound (c) :etrorotaory (d) 9acemic miture 23. )#tical acitivity is measured by (a) &olarimeter (b) 9efractiometer (c) S#ectro"ra#h (d) 1racer techni=ue 24. !hich of the followin" has 2ero di#ole moment ? (a) cis$'$%utene (b) trans$'$%utene (c) 1$%utene (d) ' .ethyl$1$#ro#ene 25. How many stereoisomers are there for tartaric acid ? (a) ' (b) * (c) 4 (d) 6 26. 1he total number of isomers for 4 4 H C is (a) 6 (b) 6 (c) > (d) 4 27. !hich of the followin" com#ounds will show metemerism ? (a) 6 ' * H C C) CH (b) 6 ' 6 ' H C S H C (c) * * CH ) CH (d) 6 ' * H C ) CH
28. Fischer #ro?ection indicates (a) Hori2ontal substituents above the #lane (b) @ertical substituents above the #lane (c) %oth hori2ontal and vertical substituents below the #lane (d) %oth hori2ontal and vertical substituents above the #lane( 29. C H C 6 6 / and C / H C 6 6 = are which ty#e of isomers ? (a) &osition (b) Functional (c) 1automerism (d) <inka"e 30. 1he number of enantiomers of the com#ound )H CH%rCH%rC) CH * is (a) 7 (b) 1 (c) * (d) 4 31. 1he most stable conformation of n$butane is (a) skew$boat (b) 8cli#sed (c) ;auche (d) Sta""ered$antil( 32. 1automerism will be ehibited by (a) C/) ) (CH * * (b) /H ) (CH ' * (c) ' * C/) 9 (d) ' ' /) 9CH
33. 1he com#ound "iven below are H CH an! H CH (a) 8nantiomers (b) 0dentical (c) 9e"iomers (d) :iastereomes( Sarmas Intensive Competitive Solutions 3 34. 1he least number of carbon atoms in alkane formin" isomers is (a) * (b) 1 (c) ' (d) 4 35. !hich are isomers ? (a) 8thyl alcohol and dimethyl ether (b) -cetone and acetaldehyde (c) &ro#ionic acid and #ro#anone (d) .ethyl alcohol and dimethyl ether( 36. 1he total number of isomeric alcohols with the molecular formula )H H C A 4 is (a) ' (b) * (c) 4 (d) 6 37. 1he number of #ossible o#en chain (acyclic) isomeric com#ound for molecular formula 17 6 H C would be (a) 4 (b) > (c) 6 (d) 6 38. !hich of the followin" com#ounds is isomeric with '5 '5 45 4$ tetramethylheane (a) *$8thyl5'5 '$dimethyl#entane (b) 4$0so#ro#ylhe#tane (c) 4$8thyl$*$methyl$4$n$#ro#yloctane (d) 45 4$:iethyl$*$methylhe#tane 39. 0n the boat conformation of cycloheane5 the most destabili2in" intereaction is (a) 8cli#sin" (b) 15 *$:iaial (c) 15 *$:ie=uatorial (d) Fla"#ole$Fla"#ole 40. 1he total number of isomeric trimethylben2ene is (a) ' (b) * (c) 4 (d) 6 41. 1he number of #ossible acyclic structure isomers of ) H C 17 4 is (a) 6 (b) 6 (c) > (d) 4 42. !hich of the followin" com#ound is not chiral (a) Cl CH CH :CH ' ' ' (b) Cl CH:CH CH ' *
(c) : CHClCH CH ' * (d) CH:Cl CH CH ' *
43. - functional isomer of 1$butyne is (a) '$%utyne (b) 1$%utene (c) '$%utene (d) 15 *$%utadiene 44. !hich of the followin" has 2ero di#ole moment ? (a) 151$:ichloromethane (b) cis$15 '$:ichloroethene (c) trans$15 '$:ichloroethene (d) 1$Chloroethane( 45. 1he %aeyerBs an"le is e#ected to be maimum in (a) Cyhclodecane (b) Cyclo#entane (c) Cycloheane (d) Cyclooctane 46. (C)$ .andelic acid has a s#ecific rotation of C 164 o ( !hat would be the observed s#ecific rotation of a miture of '6D ($) mandelic acid and >6D (C) mandelic acid ? (a) C1146 o (b) + 1146 o (c) + >A o (d) C >A o 47. 1he molecule havin" di#ole moment is (a) '5 '$:imethyl#ro#ane (b) trans$'$&entene (c) Heane (d) '5 '5 *5 *$1etramethylbutane Sarmas Intensive Competitive Solutions 4 48. 1he number of isomers #ossible for ) H C 4 > is (a) ' (b) * (c) 4 (d) 6 49. 1he number of "eometrical isomers of CHCl CH CH CH CH CH CH * = = = is (a) ' (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 4 50. )#tically active isomers but not mirror ima"es are called (a) 8nantiomers (b) .esomers (c) 1aultomers (d) :iastereomers 51. -n or"anic com#ound will show o#tical isomerism if (a) four "rou#s attached to C atom are different (b) three "rou#s attached to C atom are different (c) two "rou#s attached to C atom are different (d) all the "rou#s attached to C atom are same 52. / H C A * cannot re#resent (a) o 1 -mines (b) o ' -mines (c) o * -mines (d) Euaternary salt 53. !hich of the followin" is o#tically active ? (a) %utane (b) 4$.ethylhe#tane (c) *$.ethylhe#tane (d) '$.ethyl#tntane 54. /umber of stereoisomers of the com#oundecludin" conformers5 '$chloro$4$methylhe$'$ ene isFare (a) 1 (b) ' (c) 4 (d) 16 55. 1he number of stereoisomers for #ent$*$en$'$ol is (a) ' (b) 4 (c) * (d) 6 56. H CH " CH # CH # CH H will show (a) ;eometrical isomerism (b) )#tical isomerism (c) ;eometrical and o#tical isomerism (d) /either "eometrical nor o#tical isomerism 57. 1he com#ound ) H C 17 4 can show (a) .etamerism (b) Functional isomerism (c) &osition isomerism (d) -ll ty#es 58. 1he number of #rimary amines of formula / H C 11 4 is (a) 1 (b) ' (c) * (d) 4 59. !hich of the followin" is the most stable form of cycloheane ? (a) %oat (b) &lanar (c) 1wist boat (d) Half chair (e) Chair 60. How many isomers can 1' 6 H C have ? (a) * (b) ' (c) 4 (d) 6 (e) 1 61. -n isomer of #ro#anal is (a) -cetone (b) &ro#ane (c) 8thanol (d) &ro#anaol (e) &ro#anoic acid Sarmas Intensive Competitive Solutions 5 62. 1he number of #ossible alkynes with molecular formula 4 6 H C is (a) ' (b) * (c) 4 (d) 6 63. 1he (9)$ and (S)$ enantiomers of an o#tically active com#ound differ in (a) their reactivity with achiral rea"ents (b) their o#tical rotation of #lane #olari2ed li"ht (c) their meltin" #oints (d) theiAr solubility in achiral rea"ents 64. %ut$'$ene ehibits cis$trans$isomerism due to (a) rotation around C * + C 4 si"ma bond (b) restricted rotation around C , C bond (c) rotation around C 1 + C ' bond (d) rotation around C ' + C * double bond( 65. How many cyclic isomers of C 6 H 17 are #ossible ? (a) 4 (b) * (c) 6 (d) 6 66. 1he #air of structures "iven below re#resent CH 3 CH 3 CH 3 CH 2 Cl H H H H H H H Cl (a) 8nantiomers (b) :iastereomers (c) Structural isomers (d) 1wo molecules of the same com#ound 67. Consider the followin" or"anic com#ound5 1 ' * 4 6 6 > * ' ' ' ' ' * CH CH CH CH CH CH CH 1o make it a chiral com#ound5 the attack should be on carbon (a) 1 (b) * (c) 4 (d) > 68. - com#ound with molecular formula5 16 > H C shows o#tical isomerism5 the com#ound will be (a) '5 *$dimethyl#entane (b) '5 '$dimethyl#entane (c) '$methylheane (d) none of these 69. !hich of the followin" will show "eometrical isomerism ? (a) 1$%utene (b) 15 '$:ibromobutene (c) &ro#ene (d) 0sobutylene 70. 1he number of ether methamers re#resented by the formula ) H C 17 4 is (a) 4 (b) * (c) ' (d) 1 71. 1he #refies syn and anti are used to denote (a) Structural isomers (b) Conformational isomers (c) ;eometrical isomers (d) )#tical isomers Sarmas Intensive Competitive Solutions 6 72. 0somers of #ro#ionic acid are (a) 6 ' H HC))C and * * C))CH CH (b) 6 ' H HC))C and C))H H C > *
(c) * * C))CH CH and )H H C > * (d) )H H C > * and * * C)CH CH
73. - similarity between o#tical and "eometrical isomerism is that (a) each forms e=ual number of isomers for a "iven com#ound (b) if in a com#ound5 one is #resent then so is the other( (c) both are included in stereoisomerism (d) they have no similarity( 74. !hich of the followin" does not show "eometrical isomerism ? (a) 15 '$dichloro$1$#entene (b) 15 *$dichloro$'$#entene (c) 15 1$dichloro$1$#entene (d) 15 4$dichloro$'$#entene 75. Cis$trans isomers "enerally (a) contain an asymmetric carbon atom (b) rotate the #lane of #olari2ed li"ht (c) are enatiomor#hs (d) contain a tri#le bond (e) contain double bonded carbon atoms 76. 1he absolute confi"uration of the followin" com#ound is
H Cl Cl H CH 3 CH 3 2 3 (a) ' S5 * 9 (b) ' S5 * S (c) ' 95 * S (d) ' 95 * 9 77. - com#ound whose molecules are su#erim#osable on their mirror ima"es even throu"h they contain asymmetric carbon atom is called (a) a meso com#ound (b) an erythro isomer (c) a threo isomer (d) a "lycol (e) an entectic com#ound 78. 1he number of o#tical isomers formed by hydro"en of the como#ound5 * ' * CHCH C ) (CH = are (a) 1 (b) ' (c) * (d) 2ero 79. 1wo isomeric alkenes - and % havin" molecular formula5 Cl H C A 6 on addin" H ' 5 - "ives o#tically inactive( 1he two isomers are (a) - is *$chloro$1$#entene and % is 1$chloro$'$#entene (b) - is '$chloro$*$methyl$'$butene and % is 1$chloro$*$methyl$1$butene (c) - is *$chloro$'$#entene and % is '$chloro$'$#entene (d) - is 4$chloro$'$#entene and % is '$chloro$'$#entene( Level II Sarmas Intensive Competitive Solutions 7 80. 1he maimum number of isomers for an alkene with the molecular formula 4 4 H C is (a) 1wo (b) 1hree (c) Four (d) Five 81. 1he number of structural and confi"urational isomeris of a bromo com#ound5 %r5 H C A 6 formed by the addition of H%r to '$#entyne res#ectively are (a) 1 and ' (b) ' and 4 (c) 4 and ' (d) ' and 1 82. How many chiral carbon atoms are #resent in '5 *5 4$trichloro#entane ? (a) 1hree (b) 1wo (c) )ne (d) Four 83. )ne recently discovered allotro#e of carbon (e("( C 67 ) is commonly known as (a) Fluorine (b) Fullerene (c) Flourene (d) Freon 84. 1he number of #ossible enantiomeric #airs that can be #roduced durin" monochlorination of '$methylbutane is (a) ' (b) * (c) 4 (d) 1 85. How many o#tically active stereoisomers are #ossible for butane$'5 *$diol ? (a) 1 (b) ' (c) * (d) 4 86. 1he isomers which can be converted into another form by rotation of the molecule around sin"le bond are (a) ;eometrical isomers (b) Conformers (c) 8nantiomers (d) :iastereomers 87. 1he o#tically active tartaric acid is named as :$(C)$ tarataric acid because it has a #ositive (a) )#tical rotation and is derived from :$"lucose (b) #H in or"anic solvent( (c) )#tical rotation and is derived from :$(C)$"lyceraldehyde (d) o#tical rotation only when substituted by deuterium( 88. !hich of the followin" com#ounds will ehibit "eometrical isomerism ? (a) 1$&henyl$'$butene (b) *$&henyl$1$butene (c) '$&henyl$1$butene (d) 15 1$:i#henyl$1$#ro#ene 89. 1he number of isomers for the com#ound with molecular formula %rClF0 C ' is (a) * (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 6 90. !hich of the followin" com#ounds ehibits stereoisomerism ? (a) '$.ethylbutene$1 (b) *$.ethylbutynbe$1 (c) *$.ethylbutanoic acid (d) '$.ethylbutanoic acid 91. -n enantiometrically #ure acid is treated with recemic miture of an alcohol havin" one chiral carbon( 1he ester formed will be (a) )#tically active miture (b) &ure enantiomer (c) .eso com#ound (d) 9ecemic miture Sarmas Intensive Competitive Solutions 8 $e% 1(b '(c *(c 4(d Sarmas Intensive Competitive Solutions 9