Organic Chemistry II
	Professor Carl C. Wamser
Chem 335 - Winter 2009	Pre-Quiz 16

(must be done in Blackboard before Mon., Feb. 16, 8:30 am)

1. The compound below with the highest boiling point is expected to be

a. heptane
* b. 1-hexanol
c. pentyl methyl ether
d. dipropyl ether

2. The name for a ring containing five carbon atoms and one oxygen atom is

a. oxirane
b. oxetane
* c. oxane
d. oxolane
e. cyclohoxane

3. Synthesis of benzyl phenyl ether would be best accomplished by reaction of

a. sodium benzoxide + bromobenzene
* b. sodium phenoxide + benzyl bromide
c. phenylmagnesium bromide + benzaldehyde
d. phenol + sulfuric acid
e. benzyl alcohol + sulfuric acid

4. Acid-catalyzed addition of methanol to ethylene oxide would be expected to give

a. 1,2-ethanediol
b. 1,2-dimethoxyethane
* c. 2-methoxyethanol
d. 1-propanol
e. 2-propanol

5. A good reagent for converting a sulfoxide to a sulfone would be

a. sodium metaperiodate
b. sulfuric acid
c. sodium borohydride
* d. hydrogen peroxide