Organic Chemistry I

 

Professor Carl C. Wamser

Chapter 5 Pre-Quiz

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1. The bond formed between C2 - C3 of 1,3-butadiene involves which hybrid orbitals?

a. sp3 - sp3  
b. sp3 - sp2  
* c. sp2 - sp2  
d. sp2 - sp  
e. sp - sp

2. The stereochemistry of oleic acid (p 203) would be described as

a. E  
* b. Z  
c. neither

3. Which of the following is an IMPOSSIBLE name in the IUPAC system?

a. methylcyclohexane  
b. 1-methylcyclohexene  
* c. 2-methylcyclohexene  
d. 3-methylcyclohexene  
e. 4-methylcyclohexene

4. Dehydration of tert-butyl alcohol gives

a. 1-butene  
b. cis-2-butene  
c. trans-2-butene  
* d. isobutene  
e. tert-butene

5. The most reactive halide in an E1 mechanism is

a. 1-bromobutane  
b. 2-bromobutane  
c. isobutyl bromide  
* d. tert-butyl bromide