Chem 335 - Winter 1999 -
Organic Chemistry II (1 point each)
1. A Hofmann rearrangement will convert pentanamide to
a) pentanamine
b) butanamine
c) methyl butyl amine
d) pentanoic acid
e) bromopentanamide
2. Lithium aluminum hydride will reduce all of the following compounds to alcohols EXCEPT
a) carboxylic acids
b) esters
c) aldehydes
d) amides
e) ketones
3. The family name for an amide that is part of a ring is
a) cycloamide
b) lactone
c) lactam
d) imide
e) imine
4. Place the various carboxyl derivatives in their typical order of reactivity towards nucleophilic substitution (most to least)
A acyl halide
B amide
C anhydride
D ester
E nitrile
a) A B C D E
b) A C B D E
c) C A D E B
d) E A C D B
e) A C D B E
5. When methyl decanoate is heated with decyl alcohol and a little acid catalyst, a low-boiling liquid comes out. This liquid is
a) water
b) CO2
c) 1-decene
d) methanol
e) decanoic acid