Organic Chemistry III
	Professor Carl C. Wamser
Chem 336 - Spring 2008	Pre-Quiz 23-24

(must be done in Blackboard before Mon., April 28, 8:30 am)

1. The strongest carbon-halogen bond is found in

a. methyl chloride
b. vinyl chloride
c. methyl iodide
* d. chlorobenzene
e. benzyl bromide

2. In nucleophilic substitution, the most reactive aryl halide is

* a. F
b. Cl
c. Br
d. I
e. At

3. The most acidic phenol in Table 24.2 is

a. o- or p-cresol
b. 2,4-dinitrophenol
* c. 2,4,6-trinitrophenol
d. phenol
e. 1-naphthol

4. The Fries rearrangement converts

a. phenols to esters
b. aryl ethers to phenols
* c. aryl esters to ketones
d. aryl ketones to phenols
e. acid chlorides to ketones

5. The Claisen rearrangement converts

* a. aryl ethers to phenols
b. aryl esters to ketones
c. phenols to aryl ethers
d. aryl ketones to phenols
e. aryl ethers to aldehydes