Organic Chemistry II

Professor Carl C. Wamser

Chem 335 - Winter Term

Pre-Quiz 11

(must be done in Blackboard before Mon., Jan. 11, 8:30 am)

1. How many isomers could have the name trimethylbenzene?

a. 2
* b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
e. 6

2. The number of double bonds in chrysene (problem 11.5) should be

a. 8
* b. 9
c. 10
d. 11
e. 12

3. The benzylic position of 1-phenyloctane is which carbon?

* a. 1
b. 2
c. ortho
d. meta
e. para

4. The lone pairs on the oxygen of furan are located in which orbitals?

a. both in sp3
b. both in sp2
c. both in p
* d. one in sp2, one in p
e. one in sp3, one in p

5. Huckel's Rule predicts that a carbocation will be aromatic if it is part of a 7-membered ring containing a total of how many pi electrons?

a. 7
* b. 6
c. 0
d. 4
e. 8