Organic Chemistry I

Chem 334 - Fall 2007

Pre-Quiz 9

Professor Carl C. Wamser

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1. The compound below with the most acidic C-H bond is

a. 1-butene
b. cis-2-butene
* c. 1-butyne
d. 2-butyne
e. butane

2. The acid-base reaction below that would be MOST favored to the right is

a. acetylene + NaOH
* b. acetylene + NaNH2
c. acetylene + H2O
d. acetylene + NH3
e. acetylene + H2

3. A trans-alkene can be prepared from an alkyne using

a. catalytic hydrogenation
b. E2 elimination
c. NaNH2
* d. Na in NH3
e. Lindlar catalyst

4. Synthesis of 1-pentyne might be accomplished by reaction of sodium acetylide with

a. 1-bromopentane
b. 1-bromobutane
* c. 1-bromopropane
d. bromoethane
e. bromomethane

5. Addition of two equivalents of HBr to 1-pentyne will give

a. 1,1-dibromopentane
b. 1,2-dibromopentane
* c. 2,2-dibromopentane
d. 1,1,2,2-tetrabromopentane
e. 1-pentene