Question 1

What is the IUPAC name for the following compound?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chlorocyclopentane 
B)  2-Chloro-1-methylcyclopentane 
C)  1-Methyl-2-chlorocyclopentane 
D)  1-Chloro-2-methylcyclopentane 
A)  Chlorocyclopentane 
B)  2-Chloro-1-methylcyclopentane 
C)  1-Methyl-2-chlorocyclopentane 
D)  1-Chloro-2-methylcyclopentane D

Question 2

What is the IUPAC name for the following compound?

Accepted Answer

A)  3-Fluorobutane 
B)  2-Fluorobutane 
C)  (S)-2-Fluorobutane 
D)  (R)-2-Fluorobutane 
A)  3-Fluorobutane 
B)  2-Fluorobutane 
C)  (S)-2-Fluorobutane 
D)  (R)-2-Fluorobutane D

Question 3

Predict the major product for the following reaction.

Accepted Answer

A)  I 
B)  II 
C)  III 
D)  Both II & IV 
E)  Both I & III 
A)  I 
B)  II 
C)  III 
D)  Both II & IV 
E)  Both I & III E

Question 4

Draw the major product of the following reaction.

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

The structure of Crestor (rosuvastatin), a medication used to reduce cholesterol, is below. What is the degree of substitution of the alkene in Crestor?

Accepted Answer

A)  monosubstituted 
B)  disubstituted 
C)  trisubstituted 
D)  tetrasubstituted 
A)  monosubstituted 
B)  disubstituted 
C)  trisubstituted 
D)  tetrasubstituted

Question 6

What set of reaction conditions would favor an SN1 reaction on 2-bromo-3-methylbutane?

Accepted Answer

A)  weak nucleophile in a protic solvent 
B)  weak nucleophile in an aprotic solvent 
C)  strong nucleophile in a protic solvent 
D)  strong nucleophile in an aprotic solvent 
A)  weak nucleophile in a protic solvent 
B)  weak nucleophile in an aprotic solvent 
C)  strong nucleophile in a protic solvent 
D)  strong nucleophile in an aprotic solvent

Question 7

Provide a curved arrow mechanism for the following reaction.

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

What is (are) the most likely product(s) for the following reaction?

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

Provide a curved arrow mechanism for the following SN1 reaction.

Accepted Answer

Question 10

Which of the following is a strongest nucleophile in a polar protic solvent?

Accepted Answer

A)  F- 
B)  Cl- 
C)  OH- 
D)  SH- 
E)  All of these 
A)  F- 
B)  Cl- 
C)  OH- 
D)  SH- 
E)  All of these

Question 11

Draw the potential energy diagram for the following SN2 reaction.

Accepted Answer

A)  I 
B)  II 
C)  III 
D)  IV 
E)  None of the above 
A)  I 
B)  II 
C)  III 
D)  IV 
E)  None of the above

Question 12

Which of the following is a mechanism for an SN2 reaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  I 
B)  II 
C)  III 
D)  IV 
E)  Both I & II 
A)  I 
B)  II 
C)  III 
D)  IV 
E)  Both I & II

Question 13

Identify which of the following that is NOT an effect of adrenaline.

Accepted Answer

A)  increases heart rate 
B)  elevates sugar level 
C)  provides boost of energy 
D)  increases level of oxygen 
E)  makes one sleepy 
A)  increases heart rate 
B)  elevates sugar level 
C)  provides boost of energy 
D)  increases level of oxygen 
E)  makes one sleepy

Question 14

When drawing a curved arrow mechanism, the tail of the arrow starts at______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the bond that is being formed 
B)  the atom with the positive charge 
C)  the source of electrons that is being moved 
D)  the location to which the electrons are being moved 
A)  the bond that is being formed 
B)  the atom with the positive charge 
C)  the source of electrons that is being moved 
D)  the location to which the electrons are being moved

Question 15

Provide the structure for 1-chloro-4-isopropylheptane.

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

Draw the major product of the following reaction.

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

What is the correct structure for 3-ethyl-1-iodocyclohexane?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

Draw the Z isomer of 3,4-dimethyl-3-hexene.

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

Which of the following alkyl halides will undergo the slowest SN2 reaction?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Predict the product for 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

Exam 7: Alkyl Halides: Nucleophilic Substitution and Elimination Reactions

What is the IUPAC name for the following compound?

What is the IUPAC name for the following compound?

Predict the major product for the following reaction.

Draw the major product of the following reaction.

The structure of Crestor (rosuvastatin), a medication used to reduce cholesterol, is below. What is the degree of substitution of the alkene in Crestor?

What set of reaction conditions would favor an SN1 reaction on 2-bromo-3-methylbutane?

Provide a curved arrow mechanism for the following reaction.

What is (are) the most likely product(s) for the following reaction?

Provide a curved arrow mechanism for the following SN1 reaction.

Which of the following is a strongest nucleophile in a polar protic solvent?

Draw the potential energy diagram for the following SN2 reaction.

Which of the following is a mechanism for an SN2 reaction?

Identify which of the following that is NOT an effect of adrenaline.

When drawing a curved arrow mechanism, the tail of the arrow starts at______.

Provide the structure for 1-chloro-4-isopropylheptane.

Draw the major product of the following reaction.

What is the correct structure for 3-ethyl-1-iodocyclohexane?

Draw the Z isomer of 3,4-dimethyl-3-hexene.

Which of the following alkyl halides will undergo the slowest SN2 reaction?

Predict the product for the following reaction.

A Review of General Chemistry: Electrons, Bonds, and Molecular Properties

Molecular Representations

Acids and Bases

Alkanes and Cycloalkanes

Stereoisomerism

Chemical Reactivity and Mechanisms

Addition Reactions of Alkenes

Alkynes

Radical Reactions

Synthesis

Alcohols and Phenols

Ethers and Epoxides; Thiols and Sulfides

Infrared Spectroscopy and Mass Spectrometry

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Conjugated Pi Systems and Pericyclic Reactions

Aromatic Compounds

Aromatic Substitution Reactions

Aldehydes and Ketones

Carboxylic Acids and Their Derivatives

Alpha Carbon Chemistry: Enols and Enolates

Amines

Introduction to Organometallic Compounds

Carbohydrates

Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins

Lipids

Synthetic Polymers

Filters

What set of reaction conditions would favor an S_N1 reaction on 2-bromo-3-methylbutane?

Provide a curved arrow mechanism for the following S_N1 reaction.

Draw the potential energy diagram for the following S_N2 reaction.

Which of the following is a mechanism for an S_N2 reaction?

Which of the following alkyl halides will undergo the slowest S_N2 reaction?