Question 1

What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

Accepted Answer

A) N-ethylpropanamide 
B) N-butylethanamide 
C) N-ethylbutylamine 
D) N-ethylbutanamide 
E) N-ethylbutyramide 
A) N-ethylpropanamide 
B) N-butylethanamide 
C) N-ethylbutylamine 
D) N-ethylbutanamide 
E) N-ethylbutyramide D

Question 2

What subclass of amines contains at least one nitrogen atom in a ring structure?

Accepted Answer

A) cyclic 
B) aliphatic 
C) secondary 
D) tertiary 
E) heterocyclic 
A) cyclic 
B) aliphatic 
C) secondary 
D) tertiary 
E) heterocyclic E

Question 3

Which of the following amines is involved in the breakdown of glycogen to glucose?

Accepted Answer

A) epinephrine 
B) serotonin 
C) cephalin 
D) sphingomyelin 
E) cortisone 
A) epinephrine 
B) serotonin 
C) cephalin 
D) sphingomyelin 
E) cortisone A

Question 4

Which of the following is a quaternary ammonium salt?

Accepted Answer

A) NH4Cl 
B) CH3NH3Br 
C) (CH3)2NH2F 
D) (CH3)3NHCl 
E) (CH3)4NCl 
A) NH4Cl 
B) CH3NH3Br 
C) (CH3)2NH2F 
D) (CH3)3NHCl 
E) (CH3)4NCl

Question 5

What is a medical use for barbiturates?

Accepted Answer

A) analgesic 
B) anticonvulsant 
C) sedative 
D) stimulant 
E) Both anticonvulsant and sedative are correct. 
A) analgesic 
B) anticonvulsant 
C) sedative 
D) stimulant 
E) Both anticonvulsant and sedative are correct.

Question 6

What compound is produced when ethylamine reacts with HCl?

Accepted Answer

A) ethylammonium chloride 
B) diethylamine 
C) ammonium chloride 
D) ammonia 
E) ethyl chloride 
A) ethylammonium chloride 
B) diethylamine 
C) ammonium chloride 
D) ammonia 
E) ethyl chloride

Question 7

What is another name for the amide bond that joins amino acids together in a protein?

Accepted Answer

A) glycosidic linkage 
B) hydrogen bond 
C) peptide bond 
D) salt bridge 
E) acetal bond 
A) glycosidic linkage 
B) hydrogen bond 
C) peptide bond 
D) salt bridge 
E) acetal bond

Question 8

Proteins are polymers of amino acids joined together by amide bonds called peptide bonds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which synthetic amide compounds are used as sedatives and as anticonvulsants?

Accepted Answer

A) amides 
B) serotonins 
C) epinephrines 
D) amphetamines 
E) barbiturates 
A) amides 
B) serotonins 
C) epinephrines 
D) amphetamines 
E) barbiturates

Question 10

What is the IUPAC name of the compound, CH3CH2CH2 - NH - CH3?

Accepted Answer

A) propyl ammonia methane 
B) propylmethylamine 
C) N-propylmethanamine 
D) N-methyl-1-propanamine 
E) methylpropylamine 
A) propyl ammonia methane 
B) propylmethylamine 
C) N-propylmethanamine 
D) N-methyl-1-propanamine 
E) methylpropylamine

Question 11

Ammonia is best described as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) a primary amine 
B) a secondary amine 
C) a tertiary amine 
D) a quaternary amine 
E) a weak base 
A) a primary amine 
B) a secondary amine 
C) a tertiary amine 
D) a quaternary amine 
E) a weak base

Question 12

In solid amides, the oxygen atom of the C=O group can form strong hydrogen bonds with the hydrogen of the N-H group on a neighboring molecule.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What term best describes the following compound?

Accepted Answer

A) primary amine 
B) secondary amine 
C) tertiary amine 
D) amide 
E) alkaloid 
A) primary amine 
B) secondary amine 
C) tertiary amine 
D) amide 
E) alkaloid

Question 14

Which of the following correctly represents how ethylamine would exist when dissolved in an acidic solution?

Accepted Answer

A) CH3CH2NH2 
B) CH3CH2NH− 
C)    
D)    
E)    
A) CH3CH2NH2 
B) CH3CH2NH− 
C)    
D)    
E)

Question 15

Which of the following would NOT be classified as a primary amine?

Accepted Answer

A) aniline 
B) 1-pentanamine 
C) 2-pentanamine 
D) N-methyl-2-pentanamine 
E) 3-methyl-2-pentanamine 
A) aniline 
B) 1-pentanamine 
C) 2-pentanamine 
D) N-methyl-2-pentanamine 
E) 3-methyl-2-pentanamine

Question 16

Amines are organic derivatives of what inorganic compound?

Accepted Answer

A) nitrous oxide 
B) ammonia 
C) nitrogen dioxide 
D) sodium nitrite 
E) sodium nitrate 
A) nitrous oxide 
B) ammonia 
C) nitrogen dioxide 
D) sodium nitrite 
E) sodium nitrate

Question 17

Which of the following is a property of ephedrine?

Accepted Answer

A) central nervous system stimulant 
B) analgesic 
C) anesthetic 
D) decongestant 
E) Both analgesic and anesthetic are correct. 
A) central nervous system stimulant 
B) analgesic 
C) anesthetic 
D) decongestant 
E) Both analgesic and anesthetic are correct.

Question 18

What two kinds of organic compounds can be reduced in the laboratory to prepare amines?

Accepted Answer

A) amides and purines 
B) nitrosamines and amides 
C) phenylamines and phenylnitro compounds 
D) amides and nitro compounds 
E) amides and aldehydes 
A) amides and purines 
B) nitrosamines and amides 
C) phenylamines and phenylnitro compounds 
D) amides and nitro compounds 
E) amides and aldehydes

Question 19

Hydrolysis of an amine produces an amide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What is the general structure of a secondary amine?

Accepted Answer

A) NH3 
B) RNH2 
C) R2NH 
D) R3N 
E) R3NH 
A) NH3 
B) RNH2 
C) R2NH 
D) R3N 
E) R3NH

Exam 15: Amines and Amides

What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

What subclass of amines contains at least one nitrogen atom in a ring structure?

Which of the following amines is involved in the breakdown of glycogen to glucose?

Which of the following is a quaternary ammonium salt?

What is a medical use for barbiturates?

What compound is produced when ethylamine reacts with HCl?

What is another name for the amide bond that joins amino acids together in a protein?

Proteins are polymers of amino acids joined together by amide bonds called peptide bonds.

Which synthetic amide compounds are used as sedatives and as anticonvulsants?

What is the IUPAC name of the compound, CH3CH2CH2 - NH - CH3?

Ammonia is best described as which of the following?

In solid amides, the oxygen atom of the C=O group can form strong hydrogen bonds with the hydrogen of the N-H group on a neighboring molecule.

What term best describes the following compound?

Which of the following correctly represents how ethylamine would exist when dissolved in an acidic solution?

Which of the following would NOT be classified as a primary amine?

Amines are organic derivatives of what inorganic compound?

Which of the following is a property of ephedrine?

What two kinds of organic compounds can be reduced in the laboratory to prepare amines?

Hydrolysis of an amine produces an amide.

What is the general structure of a secondary amine?

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