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What is the nucleophile in the reaction shown below?
A) I
B) II
C) III
D) IV
E) V

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Answer: B

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Which of the following is not a nucleophile?

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Answer: C

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Which of the following best describes the carbon-chlorine bond of an alkyl chloride?
A) nonpolar; no dipole
B) polar; δ+ at carbon and δ- at chlorine
C) polar; δ- at carbon and δ+ at chlorine
D) ionic
E) none of the above

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Answer: B

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Which of the following is not normally considered to be a nucleophile?

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Answer: D

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Give the mechanism including the transition state.

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Give the mechanism including the transition state.

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Identify the alkyl halide that reacts the fastest in a SN2 reaction.
A) 2-chloro-2-methylpropane
B) 2-chlorobutane
C) 1-chlorobutane
D) chloromethane

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Answer: D

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Identify the alkyl halide that reacts the fastest in an SN2 reaction.

A) 1-chloropropane
B) 1-bromopropane
C) 1-fluoropropane

D) 1-iodopropane

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Answer: D

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Identify the strongest nucleophile in an SN2 reaction.

A) isopropoxide ion

B) tert-butoxide ion

C) ethoxide ion
D) tert-pentoxide ion

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Answer: C

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Which of the following are the substitution products of the reaction shown below?

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Answer: C

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Which of the following alkyl halides gives the slowest SN2 reaction?

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Answer: C

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Assuming no other changes, what is the effect of doubling only the concentration of the alkyl halide in the above SN2 reaction?

A) no change
B) doubles the rate

C) triples the rate
D) quadruples the rate

E) rate is halve

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Answer: B

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Assuming no other changes, what is the effect of doubling both the alkyl halide and the nucleophile concentrations in the above reaction?
A) no change
B) doubles the rate

C) triples the rate
D) quadruples the rate

E) rate is halved

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Answer: D

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Which of the following SN2 reactions is the fastest?

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Answer: B

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Which of the following SN2 reactions is the slowest?

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Answer: E

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Which of the following compounds will undergo an SN2 reaction most readily?

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Answer: E

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17
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Which of the following is a secondary alkyl halide?

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Answer: C

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Which of the following SN2 reactions is the fastest?

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Answer: A

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Which of the following SN2 reactions is the slowest?

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Answer: B

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Which of the following does not provide evidence that there are two different mechanisms for nucleophilic substitution?
A) reaction products when CH3I is used as the substrate

B) reaction products when (CH3)3CCH2I is used as substrate

C) the stereochemistry of nucleophilic substitutions

D) the effect of nucleophile concentration on rate

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Answer: A

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What product results from the SN2 reaction between (R)-2-chloropentane and hydroxide?

A) (R)-2-pentanol

B) (S)-2-pentanol

C) racemic pentanol

D) 1-pentanol

E) 3-pentanol

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Answer: B

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Provide a detailed, stepwise mechanism for the reaction below.

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Do all primary alkyl iodides undergo SN2 reactions with sodium cyanide in DMSO at identical rates? Explain.

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Answer: No. All primary iodides are not equally accessible to attack by the CN-. Steric hindrance varies among primary iodides.

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Provide the structure of the major organic product which results when (S)-2-iodopentane is treated with KCN in DMF.

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Provide the structure of the major organic product in the following reaction.

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26
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Provide the structure of the major organic product in the following reaction.

(CH3)3N + CH3CH2CH2I →

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Answer: [(CH3)3NCH2CH2CH3] +I-

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Provide the major organic product(s) in the reaction below.

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Provide the major organic product(s) in the reaction below.

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Provide the major organic product(s) in the reaction below.

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30
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Draw and describe the transition state in the SN2 reaction between CH3I and CH3CH2O-Na+.

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Answer: In this transition state the oxygen-carbon bond is partially formed and the carbon- iodine bond is partially broken. There is essentially a trigonyl bipyramidal electron geometry around the carbon being attacked by the ethoxide, and the O-C-I angle is 180°. Both the oxygen and iodine atoms possess a partial negative charge.

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31
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In an SN2 reaction why does the nucleophile attack the carbon on the side opposite the

leaving group?

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Answer: Back side attack occurs because the orbital of the nucleophile that contains its nonbonding electrons interacts with the empty σ* MO associated with the carbon-halogen bond. This orbital has its larger lobe on the side of the carbon directed away from the carbon-halogen bond, thus the nucleophile can achieve the best overlap with this lobe.

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32
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Provide the structure of the major organic product of the following reaction.

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Provide the structure of the major organic product of the following reaction.

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Provide the structure of the major organic product of the following reaction.

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35
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Which of the following is the strongest nucleophile in an aqueous solution?

A) HO-
B) F-
C) Cl-

D) Br-

E) I-

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Answer: E

36
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Which of the following is the best leaving group?

A) HO-
B) F-
C) Cl-

D) Br-

E) I-

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Answer: E

37
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Which of the following species is most reactive in an SN2 reaction?

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Answer: C

38
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Which of the following species is the least nucleophilic?

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Answer: D

39
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Which of the following is the best nucleophile in water?

A) I-
B) CH3SCH3

C) CH3OCH3

D) Cl-

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Answer: A

40
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Which of the following statements concerning SN2 reactions of alkyl halides is not correct?

A) The rate of reaction depends on the concentration of the nucleophile.
B) The rate of reaction depends on the concentration of the alkyl halide.
C) The rate of reaction of a particular alkyl bromide depends on the steric accessibility of the carbon of the C-Br bond.
D) All alkyl iodides react more rapidly than all alkyl chlorides.
E) The rate of reaction depends on the relative nucleophilicity of the nucleophile.

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Answer: D

41
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Which of the following correctly describes the relative nucleophilicities of methoxide and tert-butoxide?
A) These alkoxides have essentially the same nucleophilicities since the negative charge in both is localized on an oxygen atom.

B) Methoxide is more nucleophilic because the nucleophilicity of tert-butoxide is diminished by steric effects.
C) tert-Butoxide is more nucleophilic because it contains three methyl groups which increase the charge on its oxygen by donating electron density.

D) tert-Butoxide is more nucleophilic because it is more basic. E) none of the above

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Answer: B

42
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Which of the following bromides reacts readily via an SN2 reaction with NaN3?

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Answer: D

43
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Which halide reacts most rapidly via an SN2 mechanism?

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Answer: D

44
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Which halide reacts most rapidly via an SN2 mechanism?

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Answer: E

45
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Which halide reacts most rapidly via an SN2 mechanism?

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Answer: E

46
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Rank the species below in order of increasing nucleophilicity in protic solvents:

CH3CO2- , CH3S- , HO- , H2O.

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Answer: H2O < CH3CO2- < HO- < CH3S-

47
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In each of the pairs below, which is the best nucleophile in alcoholic solvents?

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48
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Why, in a polar protic solvent, is iodide a better nucleophile than fluoride?

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Answer: In addition to iodide being more polarizable due to its larger size, the fluoride ion is more highly solvated which retards its ability to function as a nucleophile.

49
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Which of the following iodides undergoes SN2 reaction with cyanide (CN-) the fastest?

A) 1-iodo-3-methylpentane

B) 2-iodopentane
C) 2-iodo-2-methylpentane

D) 3-iodopentane

E) 1-iodo-2,2-dimethylpentane

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Answer: A

50
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Provide the major organic product(s) of the reaction shown.

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51
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Provide the major organic product(s) of the reaction shown.

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52
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A student attempted to prepare 1-chlorobutane by treating 1-butanol with NaCl in acetone. Was the student successful? Explain.

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Answer: The student was unsuccessful. The reaction would require chloride to displace hydroxide. Since hydroxide is a much stronger base, and therefore a much poorer leaving group, the reaction does not occur.

53
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Rank the species below in order of leaving group capabilities in SN2 reactions (worst leaving group to best):
CH3O-, H2O, C6H5SO3-, H2N-.

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Answer: H2N- < CH3O- < C6H5SO3- < H2O

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Give the mechanism.

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55
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Give the mechanism of the reaction shown below.

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56
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Identify the alkyl halide that reacts the fastest in an SN1 reaction.

A) 2-chloro-2-methylpropane

B) 2-chlorobutane
C) 1-chlorobutane
D) chloromethane

A

Answer: A

57
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Identify the alkyl halide that reacts the fastest in an SN1 reaction.

A) 2-chloropropane
B) 2-bromopropane
C) 2-fluoropropane

D) 2-iodopropane

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Answer: D

58
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Assuming no other changes, what is the effect of doubling only the concentration of the alkyl halide in the above SN1 reaction?

A) no change
B) doubles the rate
C) triples the rate
D) quadruples the rate

E) rate is halved

A

Answer: B

59
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Assuming no other changes, what is the effect of doubling only the concentration of the nucleophile in the above reaction?
A) no change
B) doubles the rate

C) triples the rate
D) quadruples the rate

E) rate is halved

A

Answer: A

60
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Assuming no other changes, what is the effect of doubling both the concentration of the alkyl halide and the nucleophile in the above reaction?
A) no change
B) doubles the rate

C) triples the rate
D) quadruples the rate

E) rate is halved

A

Answer: B

61
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Which of the following alkyl halides gives the fastest SN1 reaction?

A

Answer: C

62
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Which of the following alkyl halides gives the fastest SN1 reaction?

A

Answer: C

63
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Which of the following factors has no effect on the rate of SN1 reactions?

A) the nature of the alkyl halide
B) the nature of the leaving group
C) the concentration of the alkyl halide

D) the concentration of the nucleophile

E) the value of the rate constant

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Answer: D

64
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Which of the following carbocations is the most stable?

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Answer: C

65
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Which of the following is the rate law for SN1 mechanisms?

A) Rate = k[Alkyl Halide] [Nucleophile]
B) Rate = k[Nucleophile]
C) Rate = k[Alkyl Halide]
D) Rate = k[Alkyl Halide] [Nucleophile] + k2[Alkyl Halide]

E) Rate = k1[Alkyl Halide] + k2[Nucleophile]

A

Answer: C

66
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Which of the following carbocations is the least stable?

A) I
B) II
C) III
D) IV
E) V

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Answer: A

67
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Which of the compounds below undergoes solvolysis in aqueous ethanol most rapidly?

A) cyclohexyl bromide
B) methyl iodide
C) isopropyl chloride

D) 3-chloropentane
E) 3-iodo-3-methylpentane

A

Answer: E

68
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In the SN1 hydrolysis mechanism of (CH3)3CBr, there are ________ elementary steps, ________ distinct transition states, and ________ distinct intermediates.

A) 2, 2, 2
B) 2, 2, 3

C) 2, 3, 2
D) 3, 2, 3
E) 3, 3, 2

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Answer: E

69
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Provide the major organic product of the reaction below and a detailed, stepwise mechanism which accounts for its formation.

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70
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Provide the structure of the major organic products which result in the reaction below.

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71
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Provide the structure of the major organic product of the following reaction.

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72
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Provide the major organic product(s) in the reaction below.

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73
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Provide the major organic product(s) in the reaction below.

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74
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Which of the following iodides undergoes SN1 solvolysis in water the fastest?

A) 1-iodo-3-methylpentane

B) 2-iodopentane
C) 2-iodo-2-methylpentane D) 3-iodopentane

E) 1-iodo-2,2-dimethylpentane

A

Answer: C

75
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Provide the major organic product(s) of the reaction shown.

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76
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Provide the major organic products(s) of the reaction shown.

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77
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Provide the major organic products(s) of the reaction shown.

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78
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When (S)-2-bromobutane undergoes an SN2 reaction with CH3O-, the product is the compound shown below. What is/are the configuration(s) of the product(s) obtained from this reaction?

A) S only
B) R only
C) a mixture of enantiomers with more R than S

D) a mixture of enantiomers with more S than R

E) equal mixture of R and S

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Answer: B

79
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The specific rotation of optically pure (R)-sec-butyl alcohol is -13.52°. An optically pure sample of (R)-sec-butyl bromide was converted into the corresponding sec-butyl alcohol via an SN2 reaction. What is the specific rotation of the product, assuming 100% yield?

A) -13.52°
B) between 0° and -13.52°

C) between 0° and +13.52°

D) +13.52°
E) zero

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Answer: D

80
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SN1 reactions usually proceed with
A) equal amounts of inversion and retention at the center undergoing substitution.

B) slightly more inversion than retention at the center undergoing substitution.
C) slightly more retention than inversion at the center undergoing substitution.
D) complete inversion at the center undergoing substitution.
E) complete retention at the center undergoing substitution.

A

Answer: B

81
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The specific rotation of optically pure (R)-C6H5CHOHCH3 is -42.3°. An optically pure sample of (R)-C6H5CHClCH3 was converted into the corresponding alcohol via an SN2

reaction. What is the specific rotation of the product?

A) -42.3°
B) between 0° and -42.3°
C) between +42.3° and 0°

D) +42.3°

A

Answer: D

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