Organic Chemistry I |
Pre-Quiz 4 |
Professor Carl C. Wamser |
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1. An example of a 3° alcohol is
a. methanol
b. ethanol
c. cyclohexanol
d. 4-methylcyclohexanol
* e. 1-methylcyclopentanol
2. The compound below that would be expected to have the highest boiling point would be
a. methanol
b. ethanol
* c. cyclohexanol
d. chlorocyclohexane
e. fluorocyclohexane
3. The most stable carbocation in the list below is
a. methyl
b. ethyl
c. cyclohexyl
d. 4-methylcyclohexyl
* e. 1-methylcyclohexyl
4. In the SN2 mechanism for reaction of methanol with HCl, which of the following is a possible intermediate in the reaction mechanism?
a. CH3+ (cation)
* b. CH3OH2+
c. CH3- (anion)
d. CH3. (radical)
5. In the free radical bromination of isobutane, the intermediate free radical in the mechanism will be
a. butyl
b. sec-butyl
c. isobutyl
* d. tert-butyl
e. methyl