Organic Chemistry I

 

Professor Carl C. Wamser

Chapter 5 Quiz

1. (2 points) Give a complete name for the following compound:

(E)-3-cyclobutyl-1-cyclopentyl-2-methyl-2-buten-1-ol


2. (2 points) Arrange each of the following in order with respect to the property indicated.
Write “MOST” and “LEAST” under the compounds with the highest and lowest values of the property, respectively.

a) stability

LEAST / / MOST / / MIDDLE

b) polarity

EQUAL / / EQUAL / / MOST

3. (6 points) Write Newman diagrams for the two different conformations that would lead to the major and minor products expected from E2 elimination from 2-chloro-3-methylbutane. Show the structures of the two products.