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JEE Main 7 April 2025, Shift 2, Chemistry Q67

Question 67 of 75 in this shift, Chemistry question 17 of 25, Section A.

Match List - I with List - II. List - I (Conversion) | List - II (Reagents, Conditions used) (A) [figure: chlorobenzene to phenol] | (I) Warm, H2O\mathrm{H_2O} (B) [figure: 4-nitrochlorobenzene to 4-nitrophenol] | (II) (a) NaOH, 368K; (b) H3O+\mathrm{H_3O^+} (C) [figure: 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene to 2,4-dinitrophenol] | (III) (a) NaOH, 443K; (b) H3O+\mathrm{H_3O^+} (D) [figure: 2,4,6-trinitrochlorobenzene to 2,4,6-trinitrophenol] | (IV) (a) NaOH, 623K, 300 atm; (b) H3O+\mathrm{H_3O^+} Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

The figure, in words

List-I shows four aryl chloride to phenol conversions: (A) chlorobenzene to phenol; (B) 4-nitrochlorobenzene to 4-nitrophenol; (C) 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene to 2,4-dinitrophenol; (D) 2-chloro-1,3,5-trinitrobenzene (picryl chloride) to 2,4,6-trinitrophenol.
  1. (1)(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
  2. (2)(A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
  3. (3)(A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)
  4. (4)(A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)Official answer

Official answer

Option 4

NTA final key.

Chapter
Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
Topic
Alcohols and Phenols
Idea tested
Dow's Process for Phenol

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Question text from the official JEE Main paper published by NTA; answer from the final answer key. Chapter, topic and idea tags, difficulty and skill are Lumi’s. This question needs a figure we do not reproduce; it is described in words above. Lumi analyses 42 of the 174 JEE Main shifts held from 2017 to 2026.