Question 1

What would be the final organic product of the following reaction?

Accepted Answer

A) 2,2-Dimethylpropanoic acid 
B) Methyl 2,2-dimethylpropanoate 
C) 2,2-Dimethyl-1-propanol 
D) t-Butyl methyl ether 
E) 3,3-Dimethyl-2-butanone 
A) 2,2-Dimethylpropanoic acid 
B) Methyl 2,2-dimethylpropanoate 
C) 2,2-Dimethyl-1-propanol 
D) t-Butyl methyl ether 
E) 3,3-Dimethyl-2-butanone

Question 2

What is the final product of this sequence of reactions?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Which of the following statements concerning nitriles is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A) Nitriles can be hydrolyzed to carboxylic acids. 
B) Nitriles can be formed from (many)alkyl halides by nucleophilic substitution by cyanide ion. 
C) Nitriles can be reduced with excess lithium aluminum hydride to primary amines,RNH2. 
D) Nitriles react with Grignard reagents to form tertiary alcohols. 
E) Nitriles can be made by the dehydration of amides. 
A) Nitriles can be hydrolyzed to carboxylic acids. 
B) Nitriles can be formed from (many)alkyl halides by nucleophilic substitution by cyanide ion. 
C) Nitriles can be reduced with excess lithium aluminum hydride to primary amines,RNH2. 
D) Nitriles react with Grignard reagents to form tertiary alcohols. 
E) Nitriles can be made by the dehydration of amides.

Question 4

What would be the final product,F,of the following sequence of reactions?

Accepted Answer

A) 1-Bromo-2-methyl propane 
B) 3-Bromo-3-methylbutanoic acid 
C) Butanoic acid 
D) 3-Methylbutanoic acid 
E) Methyl 2-methylproanoate 
A) 1-Bromo-2-methyl propane 
B) 3-Bromo-3-methylbutanoic acid 
C) Butanoic acid 
D) 3-Methylbutanoic acid 
E) Methyl 2-methylproanoate

Question 5

Which of the following would be the weakest acid?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

What is the expected product,A,of the following reaction sequence?

Accepted Answer

A) Benzyl formate 
B) Phenylacetic acid 
C) Benzenesulfonic acid 
D) 1-Chloro-1-phenyl acetic acid 
E) Dibenzylketone 
A) Benzyl formate 
B) Phenylacetic acid 
C) Benzenesulfonic acid 
D) 1-Chloro-1-phenyl acetic acid 
E) Dibenzylketone

Question 7

The correct structure for ethyl 3-methylbutanoate is:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Which of the following reactions could be used to synthesize ethyl acetate?

Accepted Answer

A) CH3CH2OH + (CH3CO)2O + pyridine $\to$ 
B) CH3CH2OH + (CH3CO)2O $\to$ 
C) CH3CH2OH + CH3CO2H + H3O+ $\to$ 
D) Two of these choices. 
E) All of these choices. 
A) CH3CH2OH + (CH3CO)2O + pyridine $\to$ 
B) CH3CH2OH + (CH3CO)2O $\to$ 
C) CH3CH2OH + CH3CO2H + H3O+ $\to$ 
D) Two of these choices. 
E) All of these choices.

Question 9

Which compound would be most acidic?

Accepted Answer

A) Acetic acid 
B) Ethanol 
C) Phenol 
D) Acetone 
E) Water 
A) Acetic acid 
B) Ethanol 
C) Phenol 
D) Acetone 
E) Water

Question 10

What would be the final product?

Accepted Answer

A) C6H5CH2CO2CH3 
B) C6H5CH2CH2NHCH3 
C) C6H5CH2COCH3 
D) C6H5CH2CH(CH3)CN 
E) C6H5CH2CH=NCH3 
A) C6H5CH2CO2CH3 
B) C6H5CH2CH2NHCH3 
C) C6H5CH2COCH3 
D) C6H5CH2CH(CH3)CN 
E) C6H5CH2CH=NCH3

Question 11

What would be the final organic 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 12

What would be the final organic product of the following reaction?

Accepted Answer

A) C6H5CO2H 
B) C6H5CH2CH2NCH3 
C) C6H5CH2CH2CN 
D) C6H5CH=NCH3 
E) C6H5CH2NCH3 
A) C6H5CO2H 
B) C6H5CH2CH2NCH3 
C) C6H5CH2CH2CN 
D) C6H5CH=NCH3 
E) C6H5CH2NCH3

Question 13

The presence of electron-withdrawing substituents close to the carboxylic acid functional group will ___ the acidity of the molecule by ___.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The presence of electron-withdrawing substituents close to...

Question 14

What would be the final organic product of the following reaction?

Accepted Answer

A)    
B) C6H5CH3 
C) C6H5COOCH2CH2OH 
D) C6H5CHO 
E) C6H5CH2OH 
A)    
B) C6H5CH3 
C) C6H5COOCH2CH2OH 
D) C6H5CHO 
E) C6H5CH2OH

Question 15

Carbonation of a Grignard reagent or the SN2 displacement of an organic halide with cyanide ion followed hydrolysis are both good methods for the conversion of organic halides to carboxylic acids of one more carbon atom.For the following reaction,which of these two procedures would be the process of choice and why?

Accepted Answer

Both methods would work equall

Question 16

Which compound would be the weakest acid?

Accepted Answer

A) 4,4-dichlorobutanoic acid 
B) 3,4-dichlorobutanoic acid 
C) 3,3-dichlorobutanoic acid 
D) 2,3-dichlorobutanoic acid 
E) 2,2-dichlorobutanoic acid 
A) 4,4-dichlorobutanoic acid 
B) 3,4-dichlorobutanoic acid 
C) 3,3-dichlorobutanoic acid 
D) 2,3-dichlorobutanoic acid 
E) 2,2-dichlorobutanoic acid

Question 17

What would be the 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 18

Identify the product(s)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 19

Predict the major organic product of the reaction sequence,

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Which of these compounds could not be formed by nucleophilic attack by an appropriate reagent on acetyl chloride?

Accepted Answer

A) CH3CONH2 
B) CH3CO2CH2CH3 
C) ClCH2COCl 
D) CH3CO2H 
E) (CH3CO)2O 
A) CH3CONH2 
B) CH3CO2CH2CH3 
C) ClCH2COCl 
D) CH3CO2H 
E) (CH3CO)2O

Exam 17: Carboxylic Acids and Their Derivatives

What would be the final organic product of the following reaction?

What is the final product of this sequence of reactions?

Which of the following statements concerning nitriles is incorrect?

What would be the final product,F,of the following sequence of reactions?

Which of the following would be the weakest acid?

What is the expected product,A,of the following reaction sequence?

The correct structure for ethyl 3-methylbutanoate is:

Which of the following reactions could be used to synthesize ethyl acetate?

Which compound would be most acidic?

What would be the final product?

What would be the final organic product of the following reaction?

What would be the final organic product of the following reaction?

The presence of electron-withdrawing substituents close to the carboxylic acid functional group will ___ the acidity of the molecule by ___.

What would be the final organic product of the following reaction?

Which compound would be the weakest acid?

What would be the product of the following reaction? \

Identify the product(s)of the following reaction.

Predict the major organic product of the reaction sequence,

Which of these compounds could not be formed by nucleophilic attack by an appropriate reagent on acetyl chloride?

The Basics

Families of Carbon

Acids and Bases

Nomenclature and Conformations of Alkanes and Cycloalkanes

Stereochemistry

Nucleophilic Reactions

Alkenes and Alkynes I

Alkenes and Alkynes II

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Mass Spectrometry

Radical Reactions

Alcohols and Ethers

Alcohols From Carbonyl Compounds

Conjugated Unsaturated Systems

Aromatic Compounds

Reactions of Aromatic Compounds

Aldehydes and Ketones

Reactions at the Α Carbon of Carbonyl Compounds

Condensation and Conjugate Addition Reactions of Carbonyl Compounds

Amines

Transition Metal Complexes

Carbohydrates

Lipids

Amino Acids and Proteins

Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis

Filters

The presence of electron-withdrawing substituents close to the carboxylic acid functional group will _ the acidity of the molecule by _.

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