Organic Chemistry II
	Professor Carl C. Wamser
Chem 335 - Winter Term	Pre-Quiz 18

(must be done in D2L before Thurs., Mar. 7, 7:30 am)

1. Which compound below will have the highest boiling point?

* a) propanoic acid

b) 1-propanol

c) propanal

d) propene

2. The compound below with the highest pKa (least acidic) is

a) benzoic acid

* b) p-methylbenzoic acid

c) p-nitrobenzoic acid

d) m-nitrobenzoic acid

3. The product from addition of butylmagnesium bromide to CO2, followed by acid workup, will be

a) butanoic acid

b) 1-butanol

* c) pentanoic acid

d) 1-pentanol

4. Soaps are effective cleansing agents because they generate micelles, which are

* a) water soluble with a hydrophobic interior

b) water soluble with a hydrophilic interior

c) water insoluble with a hydrophobic interior

d) water insoluble with a hydrophilic interior

5. The tetrahedral intermediate in the esterification of acetic acid with methanol would have the following structure

a) CH3C(OH)3

b) (CH3)2C(OH)(OCH3)

* c) CH3C(OH)2(OCH3)

d) CH3C(OH)(OCH3)2