Organic Chemistry I Professor Carl C. Wamser Chem 334 - Summer 2009

Quiz 3

1. (2 points) Write a complete name for the following compound.

4-chloro-5-ethyl-2,2,4,6-tetramethylheptane

2. (4 points) Write all three staggered conformations for 2-methylpentane, using Newman diagrams viewing down the C2-C3 bond.
Predict the relative energies of the three forms.

3. (4 points) Convert the structure on the left to its two chair conformations.
Place the F substituent on the carbon identified with the heavy dot.
Circle every non-hydrogen substituent that is axial.
Put a square around every non-hydrogen substituent that is equatorial.