This set of Unit Processes Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Desulfonation Reactions”.
1. Hydrolytically sulfonated is reacted in which medium?
a) Aqueous basic medium
b) Aq. Acidic medium
c) Neutral medium
d) None of the mentioned
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Explanation: Aromatic sulfonates are hydrolytically desulfonated by heating in aqueous acid medium.
2. Which type of reaction is the following: RSO3H + HOH ——> RH + H2SO4.
a) Sulfonation
b) Desulfonation
c) Chlorosulfonation
d) Rearrangement
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Explanation: The following reaction is Desulfonation of Aromatic sulfates.
3. What effect does Mineral acid has on Desulfonation reaction?
a) Increases reaction rate
b) Decrease reaction rate
c) No effect on it
d) Inhibits the reaction
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Explanation: Desulfonation reaction, which is the reverse of sulfonation, generally proceeds rapidly and in good yield, especially in the presence of an added mineral.
4. Which of the following is/are mineral acid?
a) Phosphoric
b) Hydrochloric
c) Hydrobromic
d) All of the mentioned
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Explanation: Sulfuric, phosphoric, hydrochloric, hydrobromic comes under Mineral acids.
5. What effect does increased ring methylation has on Sulfonation?
a) Increases
b) Decreases
c) Neutral
d) None of the mentioned
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Explanation: It is known that increased ring methylation generally lowers the desulfonation temperature for both hydrocarbon and phenolic sulfonates.
6. Sulfonation, followed by desulfonation method cannot be used for separation of Aromatic compounds.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: Sulfonation, followed by desulfonation, has been used to separate mixtures of aromatic compounds not easily separable by distillation. Either or both steps can be selective.
7. Sulfonation-Desulfonation is useful in preparation of what?
a) Ortho isomer
b) Para isomer
c) Meta isomer
d) None of the mentioned
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Explanation: Sulfonation-desulfonation is a useful tool for preparing ortho isomer derivatives of benzene.
8. Why is there a need to use “Brining-out” process?
a) Mixing Sulfonates
b) Increasing reaction
c) Isolating sulfonates
d) All of the mentioned
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Explanation: The “brining-out” procedure is used commercially to isolate many sulfonate dye intermediates, including those from nitrobenzene, the nitrotoluenes, the nitro chlorobenzenes, naphthalene etc.
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