Chem 335 - Winter 2002
Organic Chemistry II
Dr. Carl C. Wamser
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1. All of the following could be names for the same compound except
1) propylene oxide
2) 1,2-epoxypropane
3) 2-methyloxirane
* 4) methylepoxide
2. Formation of dibutyl ether from 1-butanol involves all of the following intermediates except
* 1) carbocation
2) oxonium ion
3) protonated alcohol
4) protonated ether
3. SAM is an example of a
1) sulfide
2) sulfoxide
3) sulfone
* 4) sulfonium ion
5) sulfenic acid
4. Addition of a benzyl Grignard reagent to propylene oxide would give
1) 1-phenyl-1-propanol
2) 1-phenyl-2-propanol
3) 1-phenyl-2-butanol
* 4) 4-phenyl-2-butanol
5) none of the above
5. An ether whose proton NMR consists of only two singlets is most likely to be
1) diethyl ether
2) dimethyl ether
* 3) tert-butyl methyl ether
4) ethylene oxide
5) THF