Question 1

Which of the following alkanes has the highest boiling point?

Accepted Answer

A)  2,3-dimethylbutane 
B)  2-methylpentane 
C)  3-methylpentane 
D)  hexane 
A)  2,3-dimethylbutane 
B)  2-methylpentane 
C)  3-methylpentane 
D)  hexane

Question 2

Which of the following cycloalkanes has the least ring strain?

Accepted Answer

A)  cyclopropane 
B)  cyclopentane 
C)  cyclohexane 
D)  cycloheptane 
A)  cyclopropane 
B)  cyclopentane 
C)  cyclohexane 
D)  cycloheptane

Question 3

What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

Accepted Answer

A)  trans-1-isopropyl-4-methylcyclopentane 
B)  cis-1-tert-butyl-2-methylcyclopentane 
C)  trans-1-tert-butyl-2-methylcyclopentane 
D)  cis-1-isopropyl-2-methylcyclopentane 
A)  trans-1-isopropyl-4-methylcyclopentane 
B)  cis-1-tert-butyl-2-methylcyclopentane 
C)  trans-1-tert-butyl-2-methylcyclopentane 
D)  cis-1-isopropyl-2-methylcyclopentane

Question 4

What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

Accepted Answer

4-ethyl-2-

Question 5

Which of the following structures is different from the other three?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

What are the common and IUPAC names of the following compound?

Accepted Answer

common: n

Question 7

Approximately how long is a C-C single bond of an alkane?

Accepted Answer

A)  111 pm 
B)  134 pm 
C)  142 pm 
D)  153 pm 
A)  111 pm 
B)  134 pm 
C)  142 pm 
D)  153 pm

Question 8

What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

Accepted Answer

A)  5,5-dimethyl-3-ethylheptane 
B)  5-ethyl-3,3-dimethyl-heptane 
C)  3,3-dimethyl-5-ethylheptane 
D)  3-ethyl-5,5-dimethyl-heptane 
A)  5,5-dimethyl-3-ethylheptane 
B)  5-ethyl-3,3-dimethyl-heptane 
C)  3,3-dimethyl-5-ethylheptane 
D)  3-ethyl-5,5-dimethyl-heptane

Question 9

What is the approximate dihedral angle between the two chlorine atoms in the diequatorial conformation of trans-1,2-dichlorocyclohexane?

Accepted Answer

A)  0$\degree$ 
B)  60$\degree$ 
C)  120$\degree$ 
D)  180$\degree$ 
A)  0$\degree$ 
B)  60$\degree$ 
C)  120$\degree$ 
D)  180$\degree$

Question 10

How many hydrogen atoms are there in nonane, the linear hydrocarbon with nine carbon atoms?

Accepted Answer

A)  16 
B)  18 
C)  20 
D)  22 
A)  16 
B)  18 
C)  20 
D)  22

Question 11

What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

Accepted Answer

bicyclo[2.

Question 12

Which of the following compounds can adopt a chair conformation in which there are no axial methyl groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  1,1-dimethylcyclohexane 
B)  cis-1,2-dimethylcyclohexane 
C)  trans-1,2-dimethylcyclohexane 
D)  cis-1,3-dimethylcyclohexane 
A)  1,1-dimethylcyclohexane 
B)  cis-1,2-dimethylcyclohexane 
C)  trans-1,2-dimethylcyclohexane 
D)  cis-1,3-dimethylcyclohexane

Question 13

Which one of the following structures represents a different compound from the other three?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Which of the following cycloalkanes has the most ring strain?

Accepted Answer

A)  cyclopropane 
B)  cyclobutane 
C)  cyclopentane 
D)  cyclohexane 
A)  cyclopropane 
B)  cyclobutane 
C)  cyclopentane 
D)  cyclohexane

Question 15

What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

Accepted Answer

A)  1-isopropyl-4,6-dimethylcyclohexane 
B)  1-isopropyl-2,4-dimethylcyclohexane 
C)  4-isopropyl-1,3-dimethylcyclohexane 
D)  4-isopropyl-1,5-dimethylcyclohexane 
A)  1-isopropyl-4,6-dimethylcyclohexane 
B)  1-isopropyl-2,4-dimethylcyclohexane 
C)  4-isopropyl-1,3-dimethylcyclohexane 
D)  4-isopropyl-1,5-dimethylcyclohexane

Question 16

What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

Accepted Answer

A)  2,4-dimethyl-3-isopropyl-pentane 
B)  3-isopropyl-1,5-dimethylpentane 
C)  3-isopropyl-2,4-dimethylpentane 
D)  triisopropylmethane 
A)  2,4-dimethyl-3-isopropyl-pentane 
B)  3-isopropyl-1,5-dimethylpentane 
C)  3-isopropyl-2,4-dimethylpentane 
D)  triisopropylmethane

Question 17

What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

Accepted Answer

bicyclo[4.

Which of the following alkanes has the highest boiling point?

Which of the following cycloalkanes has the least ring strain?

What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

Which of the following structures is different from the other three?

What are the common and IUPAC names of the following compound?

Approximately how long is a C-C single bond of an alkane?

What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

What is the approximate dihedral angle between the two chlorine atoms in the diequatorial conformation of trans-1,2-dichlorocyclohexane?

How many hydrogen atoms are there in nonane, the linear hydrocarbon with nine carbon atoms?

What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

Which of the following compounds can adopt a chair conformation in which there are no axial methyl groups?

Which one of the following structures represents a different compound from the other three?

Which of the following cycloalkanes has the most ring strain?

What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

Covalent Bonding and Shapes of Molecules

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

Carboxylic Acids

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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Exam 2: Alkanes and Cycloalkanes

Which of the following alkanes has the highest boiling point?

Which of the following cycloalkanes has the least ring strain?

What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

Which of the following structures is different from the other three?

What are the common and IUPAC names of the following compound?

Approximately how long is a C-C single bond of an alkane?

What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

What is the approximate dihedral angle between the two chlorine atoms in the diequatorial conformation of trans-1,2-dichlorocyclohexane?

How many hydrogen atoms are there in nonane, the linear hydrocarbon with nine carbon atoms?

What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

Which of the following compounds can adopt a chair conformation in which there are no axial methyl groups?

Which one of the following structures represents a different compound from the other three?

Which of the following cycloalkanes has the most ring strain?

What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

Covalent Bonding and Shapes of Molecules

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

Carboxylic Acids

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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