Pre-Quiz 4

1. The common name for 2-butanol would be

a) butyl alcohol

b) isobutyl alcohol

* c) sec-butyl alcohol

d) tert-butyl alcohol

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2. Which of the following is likely to have a boiling point HIGHER than propane?

a) 1-propanol

b) 1-chloropropane

c) 2-chloropropane

* d) all of the above

e) none of the above

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3. When an alcohol acts as base in a simple acid-base reaction, it is converted into

a) an alkoxide

* b) an oxonium ion

c) an alkyl halide

d) an alkane

e) water

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4. Carbocations are generally more stable if they are

a) 1°

b) 2°

* c) 3°

d) 4°

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5. SN1 and SN2 are descriptions of different

a) compounds

b) reactions

c) energies

* d) mechanisms

e) functional groups