Organic Chemistry II

Professor Carl C. Wamser

Chem 335 - Winter 2009

Pre-Quiz 11

(must be done in Blackboard before Mon., Jan. 12, 8:30 am)

1. The number of possible isomers that could have the name trichlorobenzene is

a. 1
b. 2
* c. 3
d. 4
e. 5

2. The carbons of 5-phenyl-1-octene that would be called allylic and benzylic would be carbons

a. 1 (allylic), 3 (benzylic)
b. 3 (allylic), 4 (benzylic)
c. 3 (allylic), 3 (benzylic)
* d. 3 (allylic), 5 (benzylic)
e. 1 (allylic), 5 (benzylic)

3. Birch reduction of toluene would be expected to give as the major product

a. methylcyclohexane
b. 3-methylcyclohexene
c. 1-methylcyclohexene
d. 1-methyl-1,3-cyclohexadiene
* e. 1-methyl-1,4-cyclohexadiene
f. 3-methyl-1,4-cyclohexadiene

4. All of the compounds below would be considered aromatic by Huckel's Rule EXCEPT

a. pyridine
b. furan
c. [10]-annulene
* d. [12]-annulene
e. benzene

5. The lone pair on the nitrogen of pyridine is located in what type of orbital?

a. s
b. p
c. sp
* d. sp2
e. sp3