Question 1

What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

Accepted Answer

(E)-3-pent

Question 2

What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  4 
A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  4

Question 3

What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the major organic product obtained...

Question 4

What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

Accepted Answer

A)  5,5-dimethyl-5-phenylpentanoic acid 
B)  5-methyl-5-phenylhexanoic acid 
C)  2,2-dimethylphenylpropanoic acid 
D)  5,5-dimethyl-5-phenylbutanal 
A)  5,5-dimethyl-5-phenylpentanoic acid 
B)  5-methyl-5-phenylhexanoic acid 
C)  2,2-dimethylphenylpropanoic acid 
D)  5,5-dimethyl-5-phenylbutanal

Question 5

Which of the following best describes the key mechanistic steps in the esterification of a carboxylic acid upon treatment with an alcohol in the presence of a strong acid?

Accepted Answer

A)  addition followed by elimination 
B)  substitution followed by addition 
C)  elimination followed by addition 
D)  addition followed by decarboxylation 
A)  addition followed by elimination 
B)  substitution followed by addition 
C)  elimination followed by addition 
D)  addition followed by decarboxylation

Question 6

What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the IUPAC name of the...

Question 7

Which of the following is the correct order of decreasing acid strength (more acidic > less acidic)?

Accepted Answer

A)  FCH2COOH > CH3COOH > F2CHCOOH 
B)  FCH2COOH > CH3COOH > CH3OH 
C)  CH3CH2OH > ClCH2COOH > BrCH2COOH 
D)  CH3COOH > ClCH2COOH > CH3OH 
A)  FCH2COOH > CH3COOH > F2CHCOOH 
B)  FCH2COOH > CH3COOH > CH3OH 
C)  CH3CH2OH > ClCH2COOH > BrCH2COOH 
D)  CH3COOH > ClCH2COOH > CH3OH

Question 8

The structure of cis-1,3-cyclopentanedicarboxylic acid is shown below.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Consider the following reaction.   The major organic product obtained is

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  4 
A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  4

Question 11

Pentanoic acid can be converted to its methyl ester in very high yield by reaction with ___________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Pentanoic acid can be converted to its...

Question 12

Which of the following carboxylic acids undergoes the most rapid thermal decarboxylation reaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  4 
A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  4

Question 13

What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the major organic product obtained...

Question 14

What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  4 
A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  4

Question 15

What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the major organic product obtained...

Question 16

What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  4 
A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  4

Exam 17: Carboxylic Acids

What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?

What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?

What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

Which of the following best describes the key mechanistic steps in the esterification of a carboxylic acid upon treatment with an alcohol in the presence of a strong acid?

What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

Which of the following is the correct order of decreasing acid strength (more acidic > less acidic)?

The structure of cis-1,3-cyclopentanedicarboxylic acid is shown below.

Consider the following reaction. The major organic product obtained is

What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?

Pentanoic acid can be converted to its methyl ester in very high yield by reaction with ___________________.

Which of the following carboxylic acids undergoes the most rapid thermal decarboxylation reaction?

What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?

What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?

What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?

What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?

Covalent Bonding and Shapes of Molecules

Alkanes and Cycloalkanes

Stereoisomerism and Chirality

Acids and Bases

Alkenes: Bonding, Nomenclature, and Properties

Reactions of Alkenes

Alkynes

Haloalkanes, Halogenation, and Radical Reactions

Nucleophilic Substitution and Beta-Elimination

Alcohols

Ethers, Epoxides, and Sulfides

Infrared Spectroscopy

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Mass Spectrometry

An Introduction to Organometallic Compounds

Aldehydes and Ketones

Functional Derivatives of Carboxylic Acids

Enolate Anions and Enamines

Dienes, Conjugated Systems, and Pericyclic Reactions

Benzene and the Concept of Aromaticity

Reactions of Benzene and Its Derivatives

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Catalytic Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation

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