Question 1

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 A

Question 2

What is the correct assignment of the names of the following substituted benzenes?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 = succinic acid; 2 = oxalic acid; 3 = malonic acid; 4 = adipic acid 
B)  1 = oxalic acid; 2 = malonic acid; 3 = succinic acid; 4 = adipic acid 
C)  1 = oxalic acid; 2 = succinic acid; 3 = adipic acid; 4 = malonic acid 
D)  1 = adipic acid; 2 = malonic acid; 3 = succinic acid; 4 = oxalic acid 
A)  1 = succinic acid; 2 = oxalic acid; 3 = malonic acid; 4 = adipic acid 
B)  1 = oxalic acid; 2 = malonic acid; 3 = succinic acid; 4 = adipic acid 
C)  1 = oxalic acid; 2 = succinic acid; 3 = adipic acid; 4 = malonic acid 
D)  1 = adipic acid; 2 = malonic acid; 3 = succinic acid; 4 = oxalic acid B

Question 3

What is the best choice of reagent(s) to perform the following transformation?

Accepted Answer

A)  CH3OH, H2SO4 
B)  CH3I, H2SO4 
C)  NaOCH3 
D)  CH3Li 
A)  CH3OH, H2SO4 
B)  CH3I, H2SO4 
C)  NaOCH3 
D)  CH3Li A

Question 4

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 5

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 6

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

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A)  FCH2COOH > ClCH2COOH > BrCH2COOH 
B)  CH3COOH > ClCH2COOH > Cl2CHCOOH 
C)  CH3COOH > FCH2COOH > CH3CH2OH 
D)  CH3CH2OH > FCH2COOH > ClCH2COOH 
A)  FCH2COOH > ClCH2COOH > BrCH2COOH 
B)  CH3COOH > ClCH2COOH > Cl2CHCOOH 
C)  CH3COOH > FCH2COOH > CH3CH2OH 
D)  CH3CH2OH > FCH2COOH > ClCH2COOH

Question 8

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 9

What is the IUPAC name of the following compound

Accepted Answer

A)  3,3-dimethylhexanoic acid 
B)  2,2-dimethylpentanoic acid 
C)  2,2-dimethylpentanal 
D)  4,4-dimethyl-6-hexanoyl acid 
A)  3,3-dimethylhexanoic acid 
B)  2,2-dimethylpentanoic acid 
C)  2,2-dimethylpentanal 
D)  4,4-dimethyl-6-hexanoyl acid

Question 10

Which of the following has the highest boiling point?

Accepted Answer

A)  hexane 
B)  1-pentanol 
C)  pentanal 
D)  butanoic acid 
A)  hexane 
B)  1-pentanol 
C)  pentanal 
D)  butanoic acid

Question 11

Which of the following is a reactive intermediate in the thermal decarboxylation of a 1,3-diacid?

Accepted Answer

A)  enol 
B)  carbocation 
C)  carbanion 
D)  carboxylate 
A)  enol 
B)  carbocation 
C)  carbanion 
D)  carboxylate

Question 12

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 13

What is the best choice of reagent to perform the following transformation?

Accepted Answer

A)  NaCl 
B)  HCl 
C)  SOCl2 
D)  Cl2 
A)  NaCl 
B)  HCl 
C)  SOCl2 
D)  Cl2

Question 14

Which of the following has the highest boiling point?

Accepted Answer

A)  acetic acid 
B)  pentanol 
C)  butanoic acid 
D)  pentanal 
A)  acetic acid 
B)  pentanol 
C)  butanoic acid 
D)  pentanal

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

What is the best choice of reagent(s) to perform the following transformation?

Accepted Answer

A)  1. LiAlH4; 2. H3O+ 
B)  H2, Pt 
C)  1. NaBH4; 2. H2O 
D)  NaH 
A)  1. LiAlH4; 2. H3O+ 
B)  H2, Pt 
C)  1. NaBH4; 2. H2O 
D)  NaH

Question 17

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 18

What is the best choice of reagent(s) to perform the following transformation?

Accepted Answer

A)  1. LiAlH4; 2. H3O+ 
B)  H2, Pt 
C)  1. NaBH4; 2. H2O 
D)  NaH 
A)  1. LiAlH4; 2. H3O+ 
B)  H2, Pt 
C)  1. NaBH4; 2. H2O 
D)  NaH

Question 19

What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

Accepted Answer

A)  (
E) -4-ethyl-3-pentenoic acid 
B)  (Z)-4-ethyl-3-pentenoic acid 
C)  (
E) -4-methyl-3-hexenoic acid 
D)  (Z)-4-methyl-3-hexenoic acid 
A)  (
E) -4-ethyl-3-pentenoic acid 
B)  (Z)-4-ethyl-3-pentenoic acid 
C)  (
E) -4-methyl-3-hexenoic acid 
D)  (Z)-4-methyl-3-hexenoic acid

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

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Exam 17: Carboxylic Acids

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

What is the correct assignment of the names of the following substituted benzenes?

What is the best choice of reagent(s) to perform the following transformation?

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?

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

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

What is the IUPAC name of the following compound

Which of the following has the highest boiling point?

Which of the following is a reactive intermediate in the thermal decarboxylation of a 1,3-diacid?

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

What is the best choice of reagent to perform the following transformation?

Which of the following has the highest boiling point?

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

What is the best choice of reagent(s) to perform the following transformation?

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

What is the best choice of reagent(s) to perform the following transformation?

What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

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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