Chem 334 - Summer 1998 - Organic Chemistry I Dr. Carl C. Wamser

Pre-Quiz 9 (Chapter 8.7 - 9.3)

1. (1 pt) Give a specific example of the reaction between a Grignard reagent and an aldehyde to give a secondary alcohol.

2. (1 pt) Identify two different reagents that could reduce a ketone to a secondary alcohol.

H2 with catalyst (Pt, Pd, or Ni)

NaBH4 or LiAlH4

3. (1 pt) Write a balanced reaction for the dehydration of cyclohexanol using sulfuric acid as catalyst.

4. (1 pt) Identify the most stable position for a carbocation on a methylcyclopentane structure.

5. (1 pt) Give an example of a carbocation rearrangement.