Organic Chemistry I

Chem 334 - Fall 2012

Pre-Quiz 8

Professor Carl C. Wamser

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1. Which will react fastest in an SN2 mechanism?

a) t-butyl iodide

b) isopropyl bromide

* c) propyl bromide

d) propyl chloride

2. Which will react fastest with 1-iodobutane?

* a) NaBr

b) NaCl

c) NaF

d) H2O

3. The solvolysis of t-butyl bromide in methanol will give as the major product

a) an alkene

b) an alcohol

* c) an ether

d) an alkyl bromide

4. The kinetics of a typical SN1 reaction is described as

* a) first-order

b) second-order

c) zero-order

d) higher-order

5. Starting with (R)-2-iodobutane, reaction with the strong nucleophile CH3SNa is expected to give a product with

a) (R) stereochemistry

* b) (S) stereochemistry

c) racemic stereochemistry

d) no stereochemistry