Alcohols Flashcards
1
Q
- Which of the following best describes the reaction of sodium metal with methanol to give hydrogen and sodium methoxide?
A. Lewis acid-base
B. Brønsted-Lowry acid-base
C. electrophile-nucleophile
D. oxidation-reduction
A
D. oxidation-reduction
2
Q
- What is the major organic product obtained from the reaction of 1-butanol with aqueous HBr at reflux?
A. 1-bromobutane
B. 2-bromobutane
C. 2-bromo-1-butanol
D. 1-butene
A
A. 1-bromobutane
3
Q
- What is the major organic product obtained from the reaction of 2,2-dimethyl-1-propanol aqueous HBr at reflux?
A. 1-bromo-2,2-dimethylpropane
B. 1-bromo-2-methylbutane
C. 2-bromo-2-methylbutane
D. 3-bromo-2-methylbutane
A
C. 2-bromo-2-methylbutane
4
Q
- What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?
A
D) 4
5
Q
- What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?
A
B) 2
6
Q
- Which of the following alcohols reacts fastest with HBr to give the corresponding alkyl bromide?
A. methanol
B. ethanol
C. 2-propanol
D. 2-methyl-2-propanol
A
D. 2-methyl-2-propanol
7
Q
- Which of the following alcohols reacts fastest with HBr to give the corresponding alkyl bromide?
A
C. 3
8
Q
- What type of reactive intermediate is formed in the reaction of 2-methyl-2-hexanol with HBr to give 2-bromo-2-methylhexane?
A. an alkoxide
B. a tertiary cation
C. a tertiary radical
D. a tertiary anion
A
a tertiary cation
9
Q
- What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?
A
B. 2
10
Q
- What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?
A
D. 4
11
Q
- What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?
A
C. 3
12
Q
- What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?
A
D) 4
13
Q
- What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?
A
D) 4
14
Q
- What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?
A
A) 1
15
Q
- What is the major organic product obtained upon heating a mixture of 2-methylcyclopentanol and 85% H3PO4?
A. 1-methylcyclopentene
B. 3-methylcyclopentene
C. 4-methylcyclopentene
D. methylenecyclopentene
A
A. 1-methylcyclopentene
19
Q
- Which of the following alcohols undergoes the most rapid dehydration upon treatment with H2SO4 to give an alkene?
A
C. 3
20
Q
- What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?
A
B. 2
21
Q
- What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?
A
B) 2
22
Q
- What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?
A
B. 2
23
Q
- What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?
A
C. 3
24
Q
- What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?
A
C. butanone, CH3CH2COCH3
25
Q
- What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?
A
D. butanoic acid, CH3CH2CH2COOH
26
Q
- What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?
A
C. 3
27
Q
- What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?
A
B) 2
28
Q
- What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?
A
hexanedial, OHC(CH2)4CHO
29
Q
- What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?
A
acetaldehyde, CH3CHO
32
Q
- What is the best choice of reagent to achieve the following transformation?
A
SOCl2, pyridine
33
Q
- What is the best choice of reagent to perform the following transformation?
A
H2SO4
34
Q
- What is the best choice of reagent to perform the following transformation?
A
HIO4
35
Q
- What is the best choice of reagent to achieve the following transformation?
A
CrO3
36
Q
- What is the best choice of reagent to perform the following transformation?
A
PCC
37
Q
- What is the major organic product obtained from the following sequence of reactions?
A
1-iodo-3-methylbutane
38
Q
- What is the major organic product obtained from the following sequence of reactions?
A
(R)-2-azidopentane
39
Q
- What is the correct assignment of the names of the following functional groups?
A
1 = thiol; 2 = sulfinic acid; 3 = sulfonic acid
