Question 1

What is the major product of the following reaction?

Accepted Answer

A) I 
B) II 
C) III 
D) IV 
E) V 
A) I 
B) II 
C) III 
D) IV 
E) V

Question 2

Provide the major organic product(s)of the reaction below.

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

Provide the systematic name of the compound below.

Accepted Answer

(Z)-5-meth

Question 4

Provide the IUPAC name for the organic compound below.

Accepted Answer

3-hydroxyc

Question 5

Give the product for the following reaction.

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

Which enantiomer is formed from attack of a methyl Grignard reagent on the si face of benzaldehyde?

Accepted Answer

A) I 
B) II 
C) III 
D) IV 
E) V 
A) I 
B) II 
C) III 
D) IV 
E) V

Question 7

Provide the IUPAC name for the organic compound below.

Accepted Answer

ethyl 5-ox

Question 8

What is the IUPAC name for the following compound?

Accepted Answer

A) 2-bromobutanal 
B) α-bromobutanal 
C) 3-bromobutanal 
D) β-bromobutyraldehyde 
E) 3-bromobutanone 
A) 2-bromobutanal 
B) α-bromobutanal 
C) 3-bromobutanal 
D) β-bromobutyraldehyde 
E) 3-bromobutanone

Question 9

Which of the following reactions can be used to prepare

Accepted Answer

A) I 
B) II 
C) III 
D) B and C 
E) A, B and C 
A) I 
B) II 
C) III 
D) B and C 
E) A, B and C

Question 10

Provide the major organic product(s)of the reaction below.

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

When the carbonyl group of a neutral ketone is protonated,

Accepted Answer

A) the resulting species becomes more electrophilic. 
B) the resulting species is activated toward nucleophilic attack. 
C) subsequent nucleophilic attack on the resulting species is said to occur under acid-catalyzed conditions. 
D) the resulting species has a positive charge. 
E) all of the above 
A) the resulting species becomes more electrophilic. 
B) the resulting species is activated toward nucleophilic attack. 
C) subsequent nucleophilic attack on the resulting species is said to occur under acid-catalyzed conditions. 
D) the resulting species has a positive charge. 
E) all of the above

Question 12

Which of the following synthetic routes works best for preparing 4-octene?

Accepted Answer

A) CH3CH2CH2CH=PPh3 + CH3CH2CH2CHO 
B) 4-bromooctane + NaOCH3 
C) 4-bromooctane + KOC(CH3)3 
D) CH3CH2CH2CH2MgBr + CH3CH2CH2CHO 
E) CH3CH2CH=PPh3 + CH3CH2CH2CH2CHO 
A) CH3CH2CH2CH=PPh3 + CH3CH2CH2CHO 
B) 4-bromooctane + NaOCH3 
C) 4-bromooctane + KOC(CH3)3 
D) CH3CH2CH2CH2MgBr + CH3CH2CH2CHO 
E) CH3CH2CH=PPh3 + CH3CH2CH2CH2CHO

Question 13

What carbonyl compound and what phosphonium ylide are required for the synthesis of the following alkene?

Accepted Answer

A) I 
B) II 
C) III 
D) II or III 
E) I, II, or III 
A) I 
B) II 
C) III 
D) II or III 
E) I, II, or III

Question 14

Propose a sequence of steps to carry out the following conversion:

Accepted Answer

1. HOCH₂CH₂O

Question 15

Give the best name for the structure.

Accepted Answer

A) 1-oxo-2-butanone 
B) 1,3-dioxobutane 
C) 3-oxobutanal 
D) 3-oxobutanol 
E) 1-oxo-2-propanone 
A) 1-oxo-2-butanone 
B) 1,3-dioxobutane 
C) 3-oxobutanal 
D) 3-oxobutanol 
E) 1-oxo-2-propanone

Question 16

Identify the compound whose molecular formula and proton NMR spectra are given below:
C15H14O; a)triplet, at 2.1 ppm (2H)
b)triplet, at 2.4 ppm (2H)
c)multiplet, at 7.9 - 7.2 ppm (10H)

Accepted Answer

Question 17

What two distinct combinations of Grignard reagent and aldehyde could be used to prepare the alcohol below?

Accepted Answer

phenyl magnesium bro

Question 18

What is the major product when (CH3)2CHCH2CH2Br is subjected to the following reaction sequence: 1. Mg, ether 2. CO2 3. H3O+ ?

Accepted Answer

A) 3-methyl-1-butanol 
B) 2-methyl-2-butanol 
C) 4-methyl-1-pentanol 
D) 4-methylpentanoic acid 
A) 3-methyl-1-butanol 
B) 2-methyl-2-butanol 
C) 4-methyl-1-pentanol 
D) 4-methylpentanoic acid

Question 19

Give the common name for the structure.

Accepted Answer

A) ethyl isobutyl ketone 
B) tert-butyl ethyl ketone 
C) sec-butyl ethyl ketone 
D) ethyl isopropyl ketone 
E) isobutyl methyl ketone 
A) ethyl isobutyl ketone 
B) tert-butyl ethyl ketone 
C) sec-butyl ethyl ketone 
D) ethyl isopropyl ketone 
E) isobutyl methyl ketone

Question 20

Which would be more appropriate as the reduction in the following sequence, a Clemmensen or a Wolff-Kishner? Explain.

Accepted Answer

Wolff-Kishner. The acidic cond

Exam 17: Reactions of Aldehydes and Ketones

What is the major product of the following reaction?

Provide the major organic product(s)of the reaction below.

Provide the systematic name of the compound below.

Provide the IUPAC name for the organic compound below.

Give the product for the following reaction.

Which enantiomer is formed from attack of a methyl Grignard reagent on the si face of benzaldehyde?

Provide the IUPAC name for the organic compound below.

What is the IUPAC name for the following compound?

Which of the following reactions can be used to prepare

Provide the major organic product(s)of the reaction below.

When the carbonyl group of a neutral ketone is protonated,

Which of the following synthetic routes works best for preparing 4-octene?

What carbonyl compound and what phosphonium ylide are required for the synthesis of the following alkene?

Propose a sequence of steps to carry out the following conversion:

Give the best name for the structure.

Identify the compound whose molecular formula and proton NMR spectra are given below: C15H14O; a)triplet, at 2.1 ppm (2H) b)triplet, at 2.4 ppm (2H) c)multiplet, at 7.9 - 7.2 ppm (10H)

What two distinct combinations of Grignard reagent and aldehyde could be used to prepare the alcohol below?

What is the major product when (CH3)2CHCH2CH2Br is subjected to the following reaction sequence: 1. Mg, ether 2. CO2 3. H3O+ ?

Give the common name for the structure.

Which would be more appropriate as the reduction in the following sequence, a Clemmensen or a Wolff-Kishner? Explain.

Remembering General Chemistry: Electronic Structure and Bonding

Acids and Bases: Central to Understanding Organic Chemistry

An Introduction to Organic Compounds

Isomers: the Arrangement of Atoms in Space

Alkenes Thermodynamics and Kinetics

Reactions of Alkenes

Reactions of Alkynes Introduction to Multistep Synthesis

Electron Delocalization, Resonance, and Aromaticity More About Molecular Orbital Theory

Substitution Reactions of Alkyl Halides

Elimination Reactions of Alkyl Halides Competition Between Substitution and Elimination

Reactions of Alcohols, Ethers, Epoxides, and Sulfur-Containing Compounds

Organometallic Compounds

Reactions of Alkanes, Radicals

Mass Spectrometry, Infrared Spectroscopy, and Uvvis Spectroscopy

Nmr Spectroscopy

Reactions of Carboxylic Acids and Carboxylic Acid Derivatives

Reactions at the Alpha Carbon of Carbonyl Compounds

Reactions of Benzene and Substituted Benzenes

More About Amines Heterocylic Compounds

Carbohydrates

Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins

Catalysis

The Organic Mechanisms of the Coenzymes

The Chemistry of Metabolism

Nucleosides, Nucleotides, and Nucleic Acids

Synthetic Polymers

Pericyclic Reactions

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Identify the compound whose molecular formula and proton NMR spectra are given below: C₁₅H₁₄O; a)triplet, at 2.1 ppm (2H) b)triplet, at 2.4 ppm (2H) c)multiplet, at 7.9 - 7.2 ppm (10H)

What is the major product when (CH₃)₂CHCH₂CH₂Br is subjected to the following reaction sequence: 1. Mg, ether 2. CO₂ 3. H₃O⁺?