Question 1

What is the common name of the acid formed in the following reaction?

Accepted Answer

A) formic acid 
B) acetic acid 
C) oxalic acid 
D) methanoic acid 
E) propanoic acid 
A) formic acid 
B) acetic acid 
C) oxalic acid 
D) methanoic acid 
E) propanoic acid B

Question 2

Which of the following compounds would react similarly because they contain the same functional group?

Accepted Answer

A) I and II 
B) I and IV 
C) II and IV 
D) I, II, and III 
E) I, II, and IV 
A) I and II 
B) I and IV 
C) II and IV 
D) I, II, and III 
E) I, II, and IV B

Question 3

Which of the following compounds would have the greatest solubility in water?

Accepted Answer

A)    
B)    
C)    
D) HOCH2CH2CH2CH2CH3 
E) All would have the same solubility. 
A)    
B)    
C)    
D) HOCH2CH2CH2CH2CH3 
E) All would have the same solubility. C

Question 4

What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

Accepted Answer

A) 3-chlorobutanoic acid 
B) 2-chlorobutanoic acid 
C) 2-chloropropanoic acid 
D) 3-chloropropanoic acid 
E) 3-chloro-1-propanoic acid 
A) 3-chlorobutanoic acid 
B) 2-chlorobutanoic acid 
C) 2-chloropropanoic acid 
D) 3-chloropropanoic acid 
E) 3-chloro-1-propanoic acid

Question 5

What is the name of the missing product in the reaction shown below? acetic acid + sodium hydroxide → ? + water

Accepted Answer

A) sodium acetate 
B) sodium chloride 
C) acetic hydroxide 
D) acetal 
E) sodium acetic acid 
A) sodium acetate 
B) sodium chloride 
C) acetic hydroxide 
D) acetal 
E) sodium acetic acid

Question 6

Carboxylic acids are too weak to neutralize strong bases such as NaOH.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is the condensed formula for a generic carboxylic acid?

Accepted Answer

A) RCOH 
B) ROOC 
C) RCOOR 
D) RCOOH 
E) RCOHO 
A) RCOH 
B) ROOC 
C) RCOOR 
D) RCOOH 
E) RCOHO

Question 8

Which one of the following types of compounds can react with a carboxylic acid to form an ester?

Accepted Answer

A) acyl chloride 
B) acetate 
C) alcohol 
D) ether 
E) aldehyde 
A) acyl chloride 
B) acetate 
C) alcohol 
D) ether 
E) aldehyde

Question 9

What role does acetyl coenzyme A (acetyl CoA) play in the body?

Accepted Answer

A) It serves as the energy source for energy-requiring reactions. 
B) It serves as a carrier of two-carbon acetyl groups. 
C) It serves as an identification marker on the surface of cells. 
D) It functions as a catalyst for reduction reactions. 
E) It is a structural component of muscle and bone. 
A) It serves as the energy source for energy-requiring reactions. 
B) It serves as a carrier of two-carbon acetyl groups. 
C) It serves as an identification marker on the surface of cells. 
D) It functions as a catalyst for reduction reactions. 
E) It is a structural component of muscle and bone.

Question 10

What is the IUPAC name of the compound formed by the oxidation of 2-bromopentanal?

Accepted Answer

A) 2-bromo-1-pentanol 
B) 2-bromopentanoate 
C) 2-bromopentanoic acid 
D) 2-bromo-2-pentanol 
E) 2-bromo-2-pentene 
A) 2-bromo-1-pentanol 
B) 2-bromopentanoate 
C) 2-bromopentanoic acid 
D) 2-bromo-2-pentanol 
E) 2-bromo-2-pentene

Question 11

What type of organic compound is produced in the reaction below?

Accepted Answer

A) ester 
B) enol 
C) carboxylate salt 
D) anhydride 
E) acetal 
A) ester 
B) enol 
C) carboxylate salt 
D) anhydride 
E) acetal

Question 12

The formula of trifluoroacetic acid is CF3COOF.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

Accepted Answer

A) ethanoic acid 
B) lactic acid 
C) pyruvic acid 
D) butyric acid 
E) propanoic acid 
A) ethanoic acid 
B) lactic acid 
C) pyruvic acid 
D) butyric acid 
E) propanoic acid

Question 14

What two compounds will react to produce methyl hexanoate in an acid catalyzed esterification reaction?

Accepted Answer

A) methane and hexane 
B) methanoic acid and hexanoic acid 
C) hexanol and methanol 
D) hexanoic acid and methanol 
E) hexanol and methanoic acid 
A) methane and hexane 
B) methanoic acid and hexanoic acid 
C) hexanol and methanol 
D) hexanoic acid and methanol 
E) hexanol and methanoic acid

Question 15

What carboxylic acid is produced in muscle cells during strenuous exercise?

Accepted Answer

A) adipic acid 
B) citric acid 
C) oxalic acid 
D) lactic acid 
E) None of the choices are correct. 
A) adipic acid 
B) citric acid 
C) oxalic acid 
D) lactic acid 
E) None of the choices are correct.

Question 16

Which term is used to describe the hydrolysis of an ester by an aqueous base?

Accepted Answer

A) esterification 
B) isomerization 
C) enolization 
D) tautomerization 
E) saponification 
A) esterification 
B) isomerization 
C) enolization 
D) tautomerization 
E) saponification

Question 17

What carboxylic acid, first synthesized by Bayer and Company, and a derivative of an extract of willow bark, launched the pharmaceutical industry?

Accepted Answer

A) tartaric acid 
B) oxalic acid 
C) acetylsalicylic acid 
D) benzoic acid 
E) salicylic acid 
A) tartaric acid 
B) oxalic acid 
C) acetylsalicylic acid 
D) benzoic acid 
E) salicylic acid

Question 18

When a carboxylic acid dissolves in water, the ion shown below is formed.What is the name of this type of ion?

Accepted Answer

A) enolate ion 
B) acyl anion 
C) carboxylate anion 
D) oxalate ion 
E) acetate ion 
A) enolate ion 
B) acyl anion 
C) carboxylate anion 
D) oxalate ion 
E) acetate ion

Question 19

A cyclic ester (lactone) is formed when a carboxylic acid reacts with an alcohol functional group that is present in the same molecule.Which structure represents the lactone formed in the reaction below?

Accepted Answer

A)    
B)    
C)    
D)    
E)    
A)    
B)    
C)    
D)    
E)

Question 20

A single carboxylic acid molecule may contain more than one carboxyl functional group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 14: Carboxylic Acids and Carboxylic Acid Derivatives

What is the common name of the acid formed in the following reaction?

Which of the following compounds would react similarly because they contain the same functional group?

Which of the following compounds would have the greatest solubility in water?

What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

What is the name of the missing product in the reaction shown below? acetic acid + sodium hydroxide → ? + water

Carboxylic acids are too weak to neutralize strong bases such as NaOH.

Which of the following is the condensed formula for a generic carboxylic acid?

Which one of the following types of compounds can react with a carboxylic acid to form an ester?

What role does acetyl coenzyme A (acetyl CoA) play in the body?

What is the IUPAC name of the compound formed by the oxidation of 2-bromopentanal?

What type of organic compound is produced in the reaction below?

The formula of trifluoroacetic acid is CF3COOF.

What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

What two compounds will react to produce methyl hexanoate in an acid catalyzed esterification reaction?

What carboxylic acid is produced in muscle cells during strenuous exercise?

Which term is used to describe the hydrolysis of an ester by an aqueous base?

What carboxylic acid, first synthesized by Bayer and Company, and a derivative of an extract of willow bark, launched the pharmaceutical industry?

When a carboxylic acid dissolves in water, the ion shown below is formed.What is the name of this type of ion?

A cyclic ester (lactone) is formed when a carboxylic acid reacts with an alcohol functional group that is present in the same molecule.Which structure represents the lactone formed in the reaction below?

A single carboxylic acid molecule may contain more than one carboxyl functional group.

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The formula of trifluoroacetic acid is CF₃COOF.