Question 1

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

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Question 2

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.

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Question 3

Adding Br2 in H2O will distinguish between ethyl phenyl ether and allyl phenyl ether.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following synthetic routes is used in industry to provide epichlorohydrin?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) H2O2 
B) NaIO4 
C) H2O, NaOH 
D) H2SO4 
A) H2O2 
B) NaIO4 
C) H2O, NaOH 
D) H2SO4

Question 6

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

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Question 7

The first step in the mechanism of acid catalyzed ring opening of oxirane is protonation of the oxygen in the oxirane.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What is the correct assignment of the names of the following ethers?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 = oxirane; 2 = oxetane; 3= oxolane 
B) 1 = oxetane; 2 = oxirane; 3= oxane 
C) 1 = oxane; 2 = oxetane; 3= dioxane 
D) 1 = oxirane; 2 = oxolane; 3= oxetane 
A) 1 = oxirane; 2 = oxetane; 3= oxolane 
B) 1 = oxetane; 2 = oxirane; 3= oxane 
C) 1 = oxane; 2 = oxetane; 3= dioxane 
D) 1 = oxirane; 2 = oxolane; 3= oxetane

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

Which of the following ions forms the strongest complex with 18-crown-6?

Accepted Answer

A) Li+ 
B) Na+ 
C) K+ 
D) Rb+ 
A) Li+ 
B) Na+ 
C) K+ 
D) Rb+

Question 11

Consider the following reaction.   The major organic product obtained from the reaction is

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

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 14

Which of the following general structures can be made by sequential reaction of epichlorohydrin with appropriate nucleophiles?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) H3O+ 
B) H2O, NaOH 
C) LiAlH4 followed by H3O+ 
D) H2O2 
A) H3O+ 
B) H2O, NaOH 
C) LiAlH4 followed by H3O+ 
D) H2O2

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

Which of the following ethers cannot be prepared by a Williamson ether synthesis?

Accepted Answer

A) tert-butyl phenyl ether 
B) isopropyl methyl ether 
C) anisole 
D) tert-butyl methyl ether 
A) tert-butyl phenyl ether 
B) isopropyl methyl ether 
C) anisole 
D) tert-butyl methyl ether

Question 18

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

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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

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

Exam 11: Ethers, Epoxides, and Sulfides

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.

Adding Br2 in H2O will distinguish between ethyl phenyl ether and allyl phenyl ether.

Which of the following synthetic routes is used in industry to provide epichlorohydrin?

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

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

The first step in the mechanism of acid catalyzed ring opening of oxirane is protonation of the oxygen in the oxirane.

What is the correct assignment of the names of the following ethers?

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

Which of the following ions forms the strongest complex with 18-crown-6?

Consider the following reaction. The major organic product obtained from the reaction is

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

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

Which of the following general structures can be made by sequential reaction of epichlorohydrin with appropriate nucleophiles?

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

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

Which of the following ethers cannot be prepared 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 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

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

Adding Br₂ in H₂O will distinguish between ethyl phenyl ether and allyl phenyl ether.