Organic Chemistry III
	Professor Carl C. Wamser
Chem 336 - Spring Term	Pre-Quiz 20

(must be done in D2L before Mon., April 9, 8:30 am)

1. A base strong enough to completely deprotonate ethyl acetate would be

a) sodium acetate

b) sodium hydroxide

c) sodium ethoxide

* d) lithium diisopropylamide

2. The aldol condensation product, including dehydration, from phenylacetaldehyde would be

a) 2,3-diphenyl-2-propenal

b) 2,3-diphenyl-2-butenal

* c) 2,4-diphenyl-2-butenal

d) 1,3-diphenyl-2-butenal

3. Which ester would NOT be able to do a Claisen condensation?

a) phenyl acetate

b) benzyl acetate

* c) methyl benzoate

d) methyl acetate

4. A mixed Claisen condensation of ethyl formate with ethyl acetate would give

a) a ketone

* b) an aldehyde

c) an alcohol

d) a carboxylic acid

5. The malonic ester synthesis of hexanoic acid would use

a) 1-bromohexane

b) 1-bromopentane

* c) 1-bromobutane

d) 1-bromopropane