Organic Chemistry II
	Professor Carl C. Wamser
Chem 335 - Winter 2004	Pre-Quiz 9

Chapter 9 Pre-Quiz

(must be done in WebCT before Fri., Jan. 16, 8:30 am)

1. Which of the following is a strong enough base to deprotonate 1-propyne?

a) sodium hydroxide
* b) sodium amide
c) ammonia
d) methane
e) none of the above

2. The compound in the list below that has the shortest carbon-carbon bond is

a) ethane
b) ethene
c) propane
d) propene
* e) propyne

3. Sodium 1-butynide could be used in an SN2 reaction for the synthesis of

a) 1-butyne
b) 1-pentyne
* c) 2-pentyne
d) 1-hexyne
e) 2-hexyne

4. Ozonolysis of alkynes gives

a) ketones
b) aldehydes
* c) carboxylic acids
d) any of the above
e) none of the above

5. Hydration of which alkyne would give methyl butyl ketone (2-hexanone) as the only product?

* a) 1-hexyne
b) 2-hexyne
c) 3-hexyne
d) any of the above
e) none of the above