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Unitization Of Syllabus
2014-15
BSC- I
July : UNIT I of paper I
August : UNIT II of paper I and UNIT I of paper II
September : UNIT III of paper I and UNIT II of paper II
October : UNIT IV of paper I and UNIT III of paper II
November : UNIT IV of paper II
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February : UNIT II of paper III and paper IV
March : UNIT III of paper III and paper IV
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ZOOLOGY
Unitization of Syllabus
2014-15
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1st Term : JULY SEPTEMBER
UNIT I of paper A
UNIT I of paper B
UNIT II of paper B
2nd TERM : OCTOBER DECEMBER
UNIT II of paper A
UNIT III of paper B
3rd TERM : JANUARY TO MARCH
UNIT III and UNIT IV of paper A
UNIT IV of paper B
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Unitization of Syllabus
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1st TERM : JULY SEPTEMBER
UNIT I and UNIT II of paper A
UNIT IV of paper B
2nd Term : OCTOBER DECEMBER
UNIT III of paper A
UNIT I of paper B ( Option II )
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UNIT III of paper B
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1. (a) Whatarecarboxylicacids?
(b) Howarecarboxylicacidsnamed?
(c) Howcanyoupreparecarboxylicacidsfromaldehydesandketones?
2. (a) Writechemicalreactionstoeffectthefollowingtransformations:
(i)Butanloltobutanoicacid(ii)Benzylalcoholtophenylethanoicacid
(b) GIvetwoexampleseachforpreparingcarboxylicacidswiththehelpofGrignardreagentandalkyl
lithium?

(c) Howwillyouconvertacidchloridesintoacids?
3. (a) Writechemicalreactionstoeffectthefollowingtransformations:(i)3Nitrobromobenzeneto3
nitrobenzoicacid(ii)4Methylacetophenonetobenzene1,4dicarboxylicacid(iii)Cyclohexeneto
hexane1,6dioicacid(iv)Butanaltobutanoicacid.
(b) GiveIUPACnamesof(i)Butyricacid(ii)Valericacid(iv)Caproicacid.
(c) Howwillyoupreparevalericacidfromacetoaceticester?
4. (a) WhatisArndtEisterthomologationmethodforpreparingcarboxylicacids?
(b) Howwillyoupreparecarboxylicacidsfrommalonicacidester?
(c) Howwillyoupreparebvenzoicacidfrombenzeneusingnitrilesynthesis?
5. (a) Writestructuresofthefollowingacids:
(i) Valericacid
(ii) Isophthalicacid
(iii) Butyricacid
(b) Whatwillbechangeinmolecularweight,whenethanolisconvertedintoitsacetate?
(c) Describeelectronicstructureofcarboxylicacid.
(d) Givethreeexamplesofhigherfattyacids.
6. (a) Howwillyouconvertprimaryandsecondaryalcoholintocarboxylicacid?
(b) Howcanweconvertalkylbenzenesintoaromaticcarboxylicacids?
(c) Howcanweconvertalkenesintocarboxylicacids?
7. (a) Howwillyouconvertalkynesintocarboxylicacids?
(b) Howcanwepreparecarboxylicacidsfromalkylhalides?
(c) Outofmonochloroaceticacid,dichloroaceticacidandtrichloroaceticacidwhichisweakestacid
andwhy?
8. (a) Givemechanismofconversionofalkylnitrilesintoaliphaticmonocarboxylicacid.
(b) Howcanweconvertcarboxylicacidsintotheirderivatives?
9. (a) Whataresubstitutedcarboxylicacids?
(b) Howwillyoupreparecarboxylicacidsfrom1,1,1trihaloacids?.
(c) Completethefollowingreactions
(i)Pentanone+NaOH+Iodine
10. (a)
(b)
(c)

11. (a)
(b)
(c)
12. (a)
(b)
(c)

(ii)Acetone+PBA

WhatisKochreaction?Givetwoexamples.
Howwillyoupreparepropanoicacidfromsodiumethoxide?
Howwillyouconvertbenzoicacidinto
(i) mChlorobenzoicacid
(ii) Benzoicanhydride
(iii) Ethylbenzoate
Howwillyouexplainthattheboilingpointsofcarboxylicacidsarehigherthanthosealcoholsof
comparablemolecularmass?
Howisbenzoylchloridepreparedfrombenzoicacid?Givemechanismofthereaction.
Howwillyoushowthataceticacidoccursinassociatedform?
Whydocarboxylicacidsshowalternationeffectwhenwestudytheirmeltingpoints?
Whatarethefactorsthataffecttheacidicstrengthofcarboxylicacids?
ThepKavaluesforformicacidandaceticacidare375and476,justify.

13. (a) Whichoutofalcoholandcarboxylicacidismoreacidicandwhy?

(b) Givemechanismofthefollowingreactions.
(i) ReductionofaceticacidwithLiAlH4.
(c) Whatisorthoeffect?Explainwithreferencetocarboxylicacids.
14. (a) Whatdoeshappenwhenvapoursofacarboxylicacidandamixtureofcarboxylicacidsarepassed
overheatedMnO?
(b) Whatdoyoumeanbydecarboxylationreaction?Explaindifferenttypesofdecarboxylationstudied
byyou.
15. (a) ThepKavaluesforpropanoicacidandaceticacidare488and476,justify.
(b) What do you mean by chemical decarboxylation ? Explain with the help of mechanism and
examples.
(c) Whyareperacidsweakerthancorrespondingcarboxylicacids?
16. Howwillyoubringaboutthefollowingconversions?
(i) C2H5OH

(ii) C2H5Br
(iii) CH3CH2OH

17. (a)
(b)
18. (a)
(b)
(c)
19. (a)
(b)
(c)
20. (a)
(b)
(c)

C2H5COOH
C2H5COOH
C6H5COOC2H5

ExplainBorodineHUnsdiekersreactionwithexamples?Alsogiveitsmechanism.
Whyarephenolsweakeracidsascomparedtocarboxylicacids?
Howcanwepreparemethylestersfromcarboxylicacids?Givemechanismofthereaction.
mHydroxybenzoicacidisstrongeracidthanpHydroxybenzoicacid.Explain.
Givetwomethodsforpreparingphenylaceticacid.
Discusstheeffectofelectronreleasinggroupontheacidityofcarboxylicacids.
Comment upon the structure of carboxylic acids and explain why ketones form oximes and
hydrazonesbutacidsdonotwhenbothofthemcontainaCOgroup.
Benzoicacidisweakeracidthanformicacid.Explain.
Carbonoxygenbondlengthsinformicacidare123and136whileboththecarbonoxygen
bondsinsodiumformatehavethesamevalue,127.
oHydroxybenzoicacidisastrongeracidthanomethoxybenzoicacid.
Howwillyouconvertacidintoacidamide?Givetwoexamples.