Organic Chemistry I Chem 334 - Fall 2011

Pre-Quiz 4

Professor Carl C. Wamser

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1. The alcohol below that would be classified as a primary alcohol is

a) methanol

b) cyclohexanol

* c) cyclohexylmethanol

d) 1-methylcyclohexanol

e) 2-methylcyclohexanol

2. The alcohol below that would be most reactive in an SN2 reaction mechanism is

* a) methanol

b) cyclohexanol

c) cyclohexylmethanol

d) 1-methylcyclohexanol

e) 2-methylcyclohexanol

3. The alcohol below that would be most reactive in an SN1 reaction mechanism is

a) methanol

b) cyclohexanol

c) cyclohexylmethanol

* d) 1-methylcyclohexanol

e) 2-methylcyclohexanol

4. The weakest bond in isobutane is a

a) primary C-H bond

b) secondary C-H bond

c) tertiary C-H bond

* d) C-C bond

5. The C-H bond most likely to be substituted in the bromination of methylcyclohexane is a C-H bond on

a) methyl

* b) C-1

c) C-2

d) C-3

e) C-4