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

Question 2

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 3

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 4

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

Accepted Answer

A)  ICH2COOH > ClCH2COOH > FCH2COOH 
B)  Cl2CHCOOH > ClCH2COOH > CH3COOH 
C)  CH3CH2OH > FCH2COOH > ClCH2COOH 
D)  CH3COOH > FCH2COOH > CH3CH2OH 
A)  ICH2COOH > ClCH2COOH > FCH2COOH 
B)  Cl2CHCOOH > ClCH2COOH > CH3COOH 
C)  CH3CH2OH > FCH2COOH > ClCH2COOH 
D)  CH3COOH > FCH2COOH > CH3CH2OH

Question 5

What is the major organic product obtained from the following sequence of reactions?

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

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 7

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

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

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 9

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 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

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 12

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

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

Which of the following is the most soluble in water?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

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 15

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 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

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A)  CH3I, H2SO4 
B)  CH3MgBr 
C)  LiOCH3 
D)  CH2N2 
A)  CH3I, H2SO4 
B)  CH3MgBr 
C)  LiOCH3 
D)  CH2N2

Question 18

Which of the following statements is not true regarding benzoic acid acids?

Accepted Answer

A)  The neutral acid is the predominant species in aqueous solution at pH 7. 
C)  Sodium benzoate is less soluble in water than benzoic acid. 
D)  Benzoic acid is extracted out of diethyl ether by treatment with aqueous sodium bicarbonate. 
A)  The neutral acid is the predominant species in aqueous solution at pH 7. 
C)  Sodium benzoate is less soluble in water than benzoic acid. 
D)  Benzoic acid is extracted out of diethyl ether by treatment with aqueous sodium bicarbonate.

Question 19

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 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?

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 major organic product obtained from the following reaction?

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

What is the major organic product obtained from the following sequence of reactions?

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)?

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 most soluble in water?

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

Which of the following statements is not true regarding benzoic acid acids?

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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