Question 1

Which of the following compounds are epoxides?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only I and III 
B)  Only III and IV 
C)  Only I, III and IV 
D)  I, II, III and IV 
A)  Only I and III 
B)  Only III and IV 
C)  Only I, III and IV 
D)  I, II, III and IV

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A)  (±)-2-Chlorobutane 
B)  (R)-2-Chlorobutane 
C)  (S)-2-Chlorobutane 
D)  trans-2-Butene 
A)  (±)-2-Chlorobutane 
B)  (R)-2-Chlorobutane 
C)  (S)-2-Chlorobutane 
D)  trans-2-Butene

Question 3

What are the major products obtained upon treatment of ethyl methyl ether with excess HBr?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bromomethane and ethanol 
B)  Bromoethane and methanol 
C)  Bromoethane and bromomethane 
D)  Ethanol and methanol 
A)  Bromomethane and ethanol 
B)  Bromoethane and methanol 
C)  Bromoethane and bromomethane 
D)  Ethanol and methanol

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

What is the common name of the following compound?

Accepted Answer

A)  Isobutyl isopropyl ether 
B)  Diisobutyl ether 
C)  Di-sec-butyl ether 
D)  Diisopropyl ether 
A)  Isobutyl isopropyl ether 
B)  Diisobutyl ether 
C)  Di-sec-butyl ether 
D)  Diisopropyl ether

Question 6

Which of the following alcohols reacts the fastest with HCl to give the corresponding alkyl halide?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which of the following compounds is (are) secondary alcohols?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Which of the following explains why epoxides are much more reactive than ethers?

Accepted Answer

A)  The C-O-C bond angle of an epoxide is 109°, making epoxides have angle strain. 
B)  The oxygen atom of an epoxide is sp2 hybridized. 
C)  The C-O-C bond angle of an epoxide is 120°, making epoxides have angle strain. 
D)  The C-O-C bond angle of an epoxide is 60°, making epoxides have angle strain. 
A)  The C-O-C bond angle of an epoxide is 109°, making epoxides have angle strain. 
B)  The oxygen atom of an epoxide is sp2 hybridized. 
C)  The C-O-C bond angle of an epoxide is 120°, making epoxides have angle strain. 
D)  The C-O-C bond angle of an epoxide is 60°, making epoxides have angle strain.

Question 9

What is the common name of the following compound?

Accepted Answer

A)  Methyl vinyl ether 
B)  Allyl methyl ether 
C)  Propenyl methyl ether 
D)  Methylene propylene ether 
A)  Methyl vinyl ether 
B)  Allyl methyl ether 
C)  Propenyl methyl ether 
D)  Methylene propylene ether

Which of the following compounds are epoxides?

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

What are the major products obtained upon treatment of ethyl methyl ether with excess HBr?

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

What is the common name of the following compound?

Which of the following alcohols reacts the fastest with HCl to give the corresponding alkyl halide?

Which of the following compounds is (are) secondary alcohols?

Which of the following explains why epoxides are much more reactive than ethers?

What is the common name of the following compound?

Structure and Bonding

Acids and Bases

Introduction to Organic Molecules and Functional Groups

Alkanes

Stereochemistry

Understanding Organic Reactions

Alkyl Halides and Nucleophilic Substitution

Alkyl Halides and Elimination Reactions

Alkenes

Alkynes

Oxidation and Reduction

Mass Spectrometry and Infrared Spectroscopy

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Radical Reactions

Conjugation, Resonance, and Dienes

Benzene and Aromatic Compounds

Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution

Carboxylic Acids and the Acidity of the O-H Bond

Introduction to Carbonyl Chemistry; Organometallic Reagents; Oxidation and Reduction

Aldehydes and Ketones Nucleophilic Addition

Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives

Substitution Reactions of Carbonyl Compounds at the Alpha-Carbon

Carbonyl Condensation Reactions

Amines

Carbon-Carbon Bond Forming Reactions in Organic Synthesis

Pericyclic Reactions

Carbohydrates

Amino Acids and Proteins

Lipids

Synthetic Polymers

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Exam 9: Alcohols, Ethers and Epoxides

Which of the following compounds are epoxides?

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

What are the major products obtained upon treatment of ethyl methyl ether with excess HBr?

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

What is the common name of the following compound?

Which of the following alcohols reacts the fastest with HCl to give the corresponding alkyl halide?

Which of the following compounds is (are) secondary alcohols?

Which of the following explains why epoxides are much more reactive than ethers?

What is the common name of the following compound?

Structure and Bonding

Acids and Bases

Introduction to Organic Molecules and Functional Groups

Alkanes

Stereochemistry

Understanding Organic Reactions

Alkyl Halides and Nucleophilic Substitution

Alkyl Halides and Elimination Reactions

Alkenes

Alkynes

Oxidation and Reduction

Mass Spectrometry and Infrared Spectroscopy

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Radical Reactions

Conjugation, Resonance, and Dienes

Benzene and Aromatic Compounds

Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution

Carboxylic Acids and the Acidity of the O-H Bond

Introduction to Carbonyl Chemistry; Organometallic Reagents; Oxidation and Reduction

Aldehydes and Ketones Nucleophilic Addition

Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives

Substitution Reactions of Carbonyl Compounds at the Alpha-Carbon

Carbonyl Condensation Reactions

Amines

Carbon-Carbon Bond Forming Reactions in Organic Synthesis

Pericyclic Reactions

Carbohydrates

Amino Acids and Proteins

Lipids

Synthetic Polymers

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