Alcohol Phenols and Ethers Important MCQs for NEET 2026

Alcohol, Phenols and Ethers – Important MCQs

Among the following sets of reactants which one produces anisole?

Ethanol and RMgX

Phenol, sodium hydroxide and methyl iodide

Phenol and neutral ferric chloride

Toluene, acetyl chloride and aluminium chloride

Which of the following will not be soluble in sodium hydrogen carbonate?

2,4,6-Trinitrophenol

Benzoic acid

o-Nitrophenol

Benzenesulphonic acid

Ethylene oxide when treated with Grignard reagent yields

primary alcohol

secondary alcohol

tertiary alcohol

cyclopropyl alcohol

Which of the following reaction(s) can be used for the preparation of alkyl halides?

(I) and (II) only

(IV) only

(III) and (IV) only

(I), (III) and (IV) only

Reaction of phenol with chloroform in presence of dilute sodium hydroxide finally introduces which functional group?

–COOH

–CHCl₂

–CHO

–CH₂Cl

The heating of phenyl methyl ether with HI produces

iodobenzene

phenol

benzene

ethyl chloride

When glycerol is treated with excess of HI, it produces

2-iodopropane

allyl iodide

propene

glycerol triiodide

Which one of the following reaction sequence is incorrect method to prepare phenol?

Benzene → oleum → NaOH → H₃O⁺

Aniline → NaNO₂/HCl → H₂O → heat

Cumene → O₂ → H₃O⁺

Chlorobenzene → NaOH (STP)

The products A and B obtained respectively are: 3ROH + PCl₃ → 3RCl + A ROH + PCl₅ → RCl + HCl + B

POCl₃ and H₃PO₃

POCl₃ and H₃PO₄

H₃PO₄ and POCl₃

H₃PO₃ and POCl₃

The compound A on treatment with sodium gives B, and with PCl₅ gives C. B and C react together to give diethyl ether. A, B and C are

Ethanol, ethane, ethyl chloride

Ethanol, ethyl chloride, sodium ethoxide

Ethyl chloride, ethane, ethanol

Ethanol, sodium ethoxide, ethyl chloride