Organic Chemistry I

Chem 334 - Fall 2012

Pre-Quiz 4

Professor Carl C. Wamser

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1. 2-Methyl-3-pentanol would be categorized as a

a) 1° alcohol

* b) 2° alcohol

c) 3° alcohol

d) 4° alcohol

2. 2-Methylcyclohexanol will react with HI to form

a) 1-iodocyclohexanol

b) 2-iodocyclohexanol

* c) 1-iodo-1-methylcyclohexane

* d) 1-iodo-2-methylcyclohexane

3. The most stable carbocation below is

a) butyl

b) isobutyl

c) sec-butyl

* d) tert-butyl

4. The most reactive alcohol with HBr in an SN2 mechanism is

* a) butyl alcohol

b) isobutyl alcohol

c) sec-butyl alcohol

d) tert-butyl alcohol

5. The free radical bromination of ethane includes all of the following in the reaction mechanism EXCEPT

a) bromine atom

b) ethyl radical

* c) ethyl cation

d) HBr