Organic Chemistry II
	Professor Carl C. Wamser
Chem 335 - Winter 2009	Pre-Quiz 15

(must be done in Blackboard before Wed., Feb. 11, 8:30 am)

1. The alcohol group in 2,2-dimethylcyclobutanol is a

a. primary alcohol
* b. secondary alcohol
c. tertiary alcohol
d. quaternary alcohol

2. Sodium borohydride reduction of a ketone is a method for producing a

a. primary alcohol
* b. secondary alcohol
c. tertiary alcohol
d. quaternary alcohol

3. Reaction of butylmagnesium bromide with ethylene oxide will produce (after aqueous workup)

a. 1-butanol
b. 2-butanol
c. 1-pentanol
d. 2-pentanol
* e. 1-hexanol
f. 2-hexanol

4. An appropriate reagent for conversion of a primary alcohol to an aldehyde is

a. sodium dichromate
b. osmium tetroxide
c. chromic acid
* d. pyridinium dichromate
e. all of the above

5. In aqueous solution at pH 7, methanethiol would be predominantly

* a. neutral
b. positively charged
c. negatively charged