How would you obtain:

(i) Picric acid (2, 4, 6-trinitrophenol) from phenol?

(ii) 2-Methyl propene from 2-methyl propanol?

Assign reasons for the following:

(i) Copper (I) ion is not known in aqueous solution.

(ii) Actinoids exhibit greater range of oxidation states than lanthanoids.

Explain the following giving one example for each:

i. Reimer-Tiemann reaction.

ii. Friedel Craft’s acetylation of anisole.

What is essentially the difference between α-form of glucose and β-form of glucose? Explain.

Describe what you understand by primary structure and secondary structure of proteins.