Organic Chemistry III
	Professor Carl C. Wamser
Chem 336 - Spring 2007	Pre-Quiz 20

(must be done in WebCT before Mon., April 9, 8:30 am)

1. Isopropyl butanoate is a name for

a. a carboxylic acid  
b. an anhydride  
* c. an ester  
d. an amide  
e. a nitrile

2. The reaction of methyl hexanoate with two equivalents of ethyl Grignard reagent would give (after acid workup)

a. 2,2-diethyl-1-hexanol  
* b. 3-ethyl-3-octanol  
c. 3-ethyl-1-decanol  
d. 3,3-dimethyl-1-hexanol  
e. 3-octanol

3. The neutral tetrahedral intermediate involved in the hydrolysis of acetamide would have which four groups attached?

a. H, NH2, OH, CH3  
* b. CH3, OH, NH2, OH  
c. H, OH, CN, NH2  
d. CH3, OH, OH, OH  
e. H, NH2, NH2, OH

4. An example of a polyamide is

a. Dacron  
b. poly(methyl methacrylate)  
c. polystyrene  
d. Teflon  
* e. Kevlar

5. Reaction of acetic anhydride with methanol (one equivalent each) will give

* a. one equivalent each of acetic acid and methyl acetate  
b. two equivalents of methyl acetate  
c. two equivalents of acetic acid  
d. acetate anion and methyl acetate