Organic Chemistry I

 

Professor Carl C. Wamser

Chapter 6 Pre-Quiz

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1. Heats of hydrogenation indicate that the most stable of the following isomers is

a. 1-butene  
b. cis-2-butene  
* c. trans-2-butene  
d. they are all equally stable

2. The addition of HBr to 2-methylpropene gives

a. butyl bromide  
b. sec-butyl bromide  
c. isobutyl bromide  
* d. tert-butyl bromide

3. The first step in the reaction that creates a halohydrin is addition of

* a. halogen  
b. halide  
c. water  
d. H+

4. The epoxide made from cyclohexene has the molecular formula

* a. C6 H10 O  
b. C6 H10 O2  
c. C6 H12 O  
d. C6 H12 O2

5. Teflon is a polymer made from the monomer

a. ethylene  
b. styrene  
c. vinyl chloride  
d. vinyl fluoride  
e. vinylidene fluoride  
* f. tetrafluoroethylene