Pre-Quiz 3

1. All of the following terms refer to conformational structures EXCEPT

a) staggered / eclipsed

* b) cis / trans

c) anti / gauche

d) axial / equatorial

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2. As the temperature is increased, the relative proportion of gauche butane will

* a) increase

b) decrease

c) stay constant

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3. The cycloalkane with the greatest amount of ring strain is

* a) cyclopropane

b) cyclobutane

c) cyclopentane

d) cyclohexane

e) all are equal

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4. The most stable form of 1,4-dimethylcyclohexane is

a) cis

* b) trans

c) they are equal

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5. Which of the following could be the molecular formula for a bicyclic compound?

a) C5H12

b) C5H10

* c) C5H8

d) more than one of the above

e) all of the above