Organic Chemistry I |
Pre-Quiz 3 |
Professor Carl C. Wamser |
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1. The most stable conformation of butane is best described as
a) eclipsed
b) staggered
c) gauche
* d) anti
e) axial
f) equatorial
2. The most stable conformation of ethane is best described as
a) eclipsed
* b) staggered
c) gauche
d) anti
e) axial
f) equatorial
3. The most stable conformation of methylcyclohexane is best described as
a) eclipsed
b) staggered
c) gauche
d) anti
e) axial
* f) equatorial
4. The isomer of dimethylcyclohexane that can exist with two equatorial methyl groups is
a) 1,1-dimethylcyclohexane
b) cis-1,2-dimethylcyclohexane
* c) cis-1,3-dimethylcyclohexane
d) cis-1,4-dimethylcyclohexane
e) all of the above
5. An isomer of bicyclo[2.2.0]hexane is
a) cyclohexane
b) methylcyclopentane
c) 2,3-dimethybutane
* d) spiro[2.3]hexane
e) bicyclo[3.1.1]heptane