Organic Chemistry I

Professor Carl C. Wamser

Chapter 8 Pre-Quiz

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1. An example of a polar aprotic solvent is

a. hexane  
b. water  
c. ethanol  
d. sulfuric acid  
* e. acetonitrile

2. In an SN1 reaction of tert-butyl bromide with water, the rate of the reaction will depend on the concentration of

* a. tert-butyl bromide  
b. water  
c. both  
d. neither

3. In an SN2 reaction of methyl bromide with NaOH, the rate of the reaction will depend on the concentration of

a. methyl bromide  
b. NaOH  
* c. both  
d. neither

4. In an SN2 mechanism, the most reactive compound below is

* a. methyl iodide  
b. methyl bromide  
c. methyl chloride  
d. methyl fluoride  
e. all are equally reactive

5. In an SN2 mechanism, the most reactive compound below is

* a. methyl bromide  
b. ethyl bromide  
c. isopropyl bromide  
d. tert-butyl bromide  
e. all are equally reactive