Question 1

What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

Accepted Answer

dicyclopentyl ether (oxadicyclopentane)

Question 2

Which of the following statements are true?
1)ethanol is more soluble in water than dimethyl ether
2)ethanol has a higher boiling point than dimethyl ether
3)ethanol has the same molecular weight as dimethyl ether

Accepted Answer

A) only 1 
B) only 1 and 2 
C) only 1 and 3 
D) 1, 2 and 3 
A) only 1 
B) only 1 and 2 
C) only 1 and 3 
D) 1, 2 and 3 D

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

The correct name for the following compound is cyclopropyl ethyl thiol.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The first step in the following conversion should be the addition of (CH3)3SiCl, (CH3CH2)3N.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

Provide the structures of the sodium alkoxide and the alkyl iodide that would be the best starting materials for the preparation of the following compound by a Williamson ether synthesis.

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) only 1 
B) only 2 
C) only 3 
D) both 2 and 3 
A) only 1 
B) only 2 
C) only 3 
D) both 2 and 3

Question 9

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 10

What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

Accepted Answer

A) cis-1,4-anisole 
B) cis-4-methoxyanisole 
C) cis-1,4-dimethoxycyclohexane 
D) para-dianisole 
A) cis-1,4-anisole 
B) cis-4-methoxyanisole 
C) cis-1,4-dimethoxycyclohexane 
D) para-dianisole

Question 11

Consider the cleavage of the following ether with H2O and H+.   Cleavage of the following ether will be a slower process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

The following reaction would be best accomplished by the addition of _______________. (Assume that CH3CO2H is also produced.)

Accepted Answer

peroxyacet

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) CH3-Na+ 
B) CH3SH, H2SO4 
C) CH3OH, Na2S 
D) CH3I, H2SO4 
A) CH3-Na+ 
B) CH3SH, H2SO4 
C) CH3OH, Na2S 
D) CH3I, H2SO4

Question 15

Which of the following reactions provides anisole (PhOCH3) in a high yield?

Accepted Answer

A) phenol + sodium methoxide 
B) bromobenzene + bromomethane 
C) sodium phenoxide (PhONa) + bromomethane 
D) bromobenzene + sodium methoxide 
A) phenol + sodium methoxide 
B) bromobenzene + bromomethane 
C) sodium phenoxide (PhONa) + bromomethane 
D) bromobenzene + sodium methoxide

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

Which of the following are epoxides?

Accepted Answer

A) only 2 and 3 
B) only 3 and 4 
C) only 2, 3 and 4 
D) 1, 2, 3 and 4 
A) only 2 and 3 
B) only 3 and 4 
C) only 2, 3 and 4 
D) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) O3 
B) peroxyacid 
C) OsO4; followed by NaHSO3 
D) H2O, H2SO4 
A) O3 
B) peroxyacid 
C) OsO4; followed by NaHSO3 
D) H2O, H2SO4

Exam 11: Ethers, Epoxides, and Sulfides

What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

Which of the following statements are true? 1)ethanol is more soluble in water than dimethyl ether 2)ethanol has a higher boiling point than dimethyl ether 3)ethanol has the same molecular weight as dimethyl ether

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

The correct name for the following compound is cyclopropyl ethyl thiol.

The first step in the following conversion should be the addition of (CH3)3SiCl, (CH3CH2)3N.

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

Provide the structures of the sodium alkoxide and the alkyl iodide that would be the best starting materials for the preparation of the following compound by a Williamson ether synthesis.

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?

Consider the cleavage of the following ether with H2O and H+. Cleavage of the following ether will be a slower process.

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

The following reaction would be best accomplished by the addition of _______________. (Assume that CH3CO2H is also produced.)

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

Which of the following reactions provides anisole (PhOCH3) in a high yield?

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

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

Which of the following are epoxides?

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

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

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

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

Amines

Catalytic Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation

Carbohydrates

Lipids

Amino Acids and Proteins

Nucleic Acids

Organic Polymer Chemistry

Filters

The first step in the following conversion should be the addition of (CH₃)₃SiCl, (CH₃CH₂)₃N.

Consider the cleavage of the following ether with H₂O and H⁺. Cleavage of the following ether will be a slower process.

The following reaction would be best accomplished by the addition of _______________. (Assume that CH₃CO₂H is also produced.)

Which of the following reactions provides anisole (PhOCH₃) in a high yield?