Organic Chemistry I

Chem 334 - Fall 2010

Pre-Quiz 4

Professor Carl C. Wamser

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1. An example of a 3° alcohol is

a. methanol
b. ethanol
c. cyclohexanol
d. 4-methylcyclohexanol
* e. 1-methylcyclopentanol

2. The compound below that would be expected to have the highest boiling point would be

a. methanol
b. ethanol
* c. cyclohexanol
d. chlorocyclohexane
e. fluorocyclohexane

3. The most stable carbocation in the list below is

a. methyl
b. ethyl
c. cyclohexyl
d. 4-methylcyclohexyl
* e. 1-methylcyclohexyl

4. In the SN2 mechanism for reaction of methanol with HCl, which of the following is a possible intermediate in the reaction mechanism?

a. CH3+ (cation)
* b. CH3OH2+
c. CH3- (anion)
d. CH3. (radical)

5. In the free radical bromination of isobutane, the intermediate free radical in the mechanism will be

a. butyl
b. sec-butyl
c. isobutyl
* d. tert-butyl
e. methyl