Question 1

Draw the structure of the major product which results when the diene shown is treated with HBr at 40°C.

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Question 2

When 3-bromo-1-methylcyclohexene is heated in a good ionizing solvent, reactions occur through a carbocation intermediate. Draw all reasonable resonance contributors of this cation and indicate which is the major contributor.

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Question 3

Which of the following compounds is the most reactive dienophile in a Diels-Alder reaction with 1,3-butadiene?

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A)  CH2=CHOCH3 
B)  CH2=CHCHO 
C)  CH3CH=CHCH3 
D)  (CH3)2C=CH2 
E)  CH2=CH2 
A)  CH2=CHOCH3 
B)  CH2=CHCHO 
C)  CH3CH=CHCH3 
D)  (CH3)2C=CH2 
E)  CH2=CH2

Question 4

Provide the structure of the major organic product in the following reaction.

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Question 5

How many nodes, other than the node coincident with the molecular plane, are present in the HOMO of 1,3,5-hexatriene?

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A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  4 
E)  5 
A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  4 
E)  5

Question 6

Provide the major organic product of the following reaction.

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Question 7

Draw the most stable conformation of (2Z,4E)-2,4-hexadiene.

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Question 8

When (S)-3-bromopent-1-ene is heated in water, which of the following compounds is not produced?

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A)  (S)-pent-1-en-3-ol 
B)  (R)-pent-1-en-3-ol 
C)  pent-4-en-1-ol 
D)  (
E) -pent-2-en-1-ol 
E)  (Z)-pent-2-en-1-ol 
A)  (S)-pent-1-en-3-ol 
B)  (R)-pent-1-en-3-ol 
C)  pent-4-en-1-ol 
D)  (
E) -pent-2-en-1-ol 
E)  (Z)-pent-2-en-1-ol

Question 9

In the planar conformation of 1,3-butadiene, the electron density in the π-system is ________ over the entire molecule.

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Question 10

Draw (Z)-1,3-hexadiene in its s-trans conformation.

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Question 11

Indicate whether the following cyclization, conducted under thermal conditions, is symmetry allowed. Justify your answer by showing whether the overlapping orbitals in the transition state generate a symmetry-allowed or symmetry-forbidden scenario. Treat ethylene as the nucleophile.

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Question 12

Provide the structure of the major product which results from 1,2-addition of HBr to the diene shown below.

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Question 13

When 1 mole of anhydrous HCl is reacted with excess 1,3-pentadiene, both the 1,2 and the 1,4-addition products are formed. Which of the following structures shown below is the least likely to be one of these products? (Note: When a chiral carbon is formed in this reaction a racemic mixture results, only one of the two possible enantiomers is shown.)

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A) 
  
B) 
  
C) 
  
D) 
  
E) 
  
A) 
  
B) 
  
C) 
  
D) 
  
E)

Question 14

What characterizes a pericyclic reaction?

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Pericyclic reactions involve c

Question 15

Draw the LUMO of pentadienyl cation.

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Question 16

Which diene reacts more rapidly in Diels-Alder reactions, cyclopentadiene or 1,3-butadiene? Briefly explain your choice.

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Cyclopentadiene reac

Question 17

What name is given to the type of "control" which arises in a reaction which does not achieve equilibrium and in which the product distribution is determined by the relative activation energies of the pathways which produced them?

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Question 18

Provide the structure of the major organic product in the following reaction.

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Question 19

In the addition of HBr to conjugated dienes, is the product which results from 1,2-addition or that which results from 1,4-addition typically the product of kinetic control?

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The product of kinet

Question 20

Which of the following alkyl halides yields the most stable carbocation intermediate during solvolysis in hot ethanol?

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A)  methyl iodide 
B)  (S)-2-bromopentane 
C)  (R)-2-bromopentane 
D)  (S)-3-bromopent-1-ene 
E)  1-chlorobutane 
A)  methyl iodide 
B)  (S)-2-bromopentane 
C)  (R)-2-bromopentane 
D)  (S)-3-bromopent-1-ene 
E)  1-chlorobutane

Exam 15: Conjugated Systems, Orbital Symmetry, and Ultraviolet Spectroscopy

Draw the structure of the major product which results when the diene shown is treated with HBr at 40°C.

When 3-bromo-1-methylcyclohexene is heated in a good ionizing solvent, reactions occur through a carbocation intermediate. Draw all reasonable resonance contributors of this cation and indicate which is the major contributor.

Which of the following compounds is the most reactive dienophile in a Diels-Alder reaction with 1,3-butadiene?

Provide the structure of the major organic product in the following reaction.

How many nodes, other than the node coincident with the molecular plane, are present in the HOMO of 1,3,5-hexatriene?

Provide the major organic product of the following reaction.

Draw the most stable conformation of (2Z,4E)-2,4-hexadiene.

When (S)-3-bromopent-1-ene is heated in water, which of the following compounds is not produced?

In the planar conformation of 1,3-butadiene, the electron density in the π-system is ________ over the entire molecule.

Draw (Z)-1,3-hexadiene in its s-trans conformation.

Indicate whether the following cyclization, conducted under thermal conditions, is symmetry allowed. Justify your answer by showing whether the overlapping orbitals in the transition state generate a symmetry-allowed or symmetry-forbidden scenario. Treat ethylene as the nucleophile.

Provide the structure of the major product which results from 1,2-addition of HBr to the diene shown below.

What characterizes a pericyclic reaction?

Draw the LUMO of pentadienyl cation.

Which diene reacts more rapidly in Diels-Alder reactions, cyclopentadiene or 1,3-butadiene? Briefly explain your choice.

What name is given to the type of "control" which arises in a reaction which does not achieve equilibrium and in which the product distribution is determined by the relative activation energies of the pathways which produced them?

Provide the structure of the major organic product in the following reaction.

In the addition of HBr to conjugated dienes, is the product which results from 1,2-addition or that which results from 1,4-addition typically the product of kinetic control?

Which of the following alkyl halides yields the most stable carbocation intermediate during solvolysis in hot ethanol?

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