Chem 335 - Winter 2000
Organic Chemistry II
Dr. Carl C. Wamser

Chapter 15 Pre-Quiz

1. Chemists sometimes put unusual names on their personal squeeze bottles of acetone, to confuse potential borrowers. Which of the following would NOT be a possible alternative name for acetone.

a) propanone

b) dimethyl ketone

c) acetylmethane

d) C2H6O

e) oxopropane

2. The IUPAC name for acetophenone would be

a) 2-phenylpropanone

b) 1-phenylethanone

c) 1-phenylethanal

d) acetylbenzene

e) 3-phenylpropanone

3. How many different isomers exist (including stereoisomers) that could be considered an enol form of 2-pentanone?

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

e) more than 4

4. Dimethoxymethane is an example of what type of functional group?

a) hydrate

b) hemiacetal

c) acetal

d) hemiketal

e) ketal

5. Reaction between a ketone and an amine typically gives

a) an aminoketone

b) an iminoketone

c) a nitrile

d) an imine

e) an amide