Question 1

Provide the IUPAC name of the following compound.

Accepted Answer

(S)-2-chlo

Question 2

What is the structure of the key intermediate in the following reaction?

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

What is the characteristic of a radical chain termination step?

Accepted Answer

A)  radicals are formed 
B)  substitution products are formed 
C)  a radical reacts with a molecule to give a new radical and a new molecule 
D)  two radicals combine to give a molecule 
A)  radicals are formed 
B)  substitution products are formed 
C)  a radical reacts with a molecule to give a new radical and a new molecule 
D)  two radicals combine to give a molecule

Question 4

Which of the following statements is not true regarding the halogenation of alkanes upon treatment with halogen and light?

Accepted Answer

A)  bromination is more selective for 3$\degree$ positions than chlorination 
B)  the reaction proceeds via a radical intermediate 
C)  the reaction proceeds via a chain reaction 
D)  this is a useful process for the formation of fluorides, chlorides, bromides and iodides 
A)  bromination is more selective for 3$\degree$ positions than chlorination 
B)  the reaction proceeds via a radical intermediate 
C)  the reaction proceeds via a chain reaction 
D)  this is a useful process for the formation of fluorides, chlorides, bromides and iodides

Question 5

Which of the following accounts for the anti-Markovnikov regiochemistry of the reaction of an alkene with HBr in the presence of peroxides?

Accepted Answer

A)  the alkene reacts with HBr to give a carbocation 
B)  the alkene reacts with a bromine atom to give a radical 
C)  the alkene reacts with a hydrogen atom to give a radical 
D)  the alkene reacts with peroxide to five an allylic radical 
A)  the alkene reacts with HBr to give a carbocation 
B)  the alkene reacts with a bromine atom to give a radical 
C)  the alkene reacts with a hydrogen atom to give a radical 
D)  the alkene reacts with peroxide to five an allylic radical

Question 6

What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  4 
A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  4

Question 7

What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

Which of the following has the list of compounds in the correct order of decreasing density (higher density > lower density)?

Accepted Answer

A)  CH2Cl2 > CH2Br2 > CH2I2 
B)  CH2Cl2 > CH2I2 > CH2Br2 
C)  CH2I2 > CH2Br2 > CH2Cl2 
D)  CH2I2 > CH2Cl2 > CH2Br2 
A)  CH2Cl2 > CH2Br2 > CH2I2 
B)  CH2Cl2 > CH2I2 > CH2Br2 
C)  CH2I2 > CH2Br2 > CH2Cl2 
D)  CH2I2 > CH2Cl2 > CH2Br2

Question 9

What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Provide the IUPAC name of the following compound (shown as a Fischer projection).

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  4 
A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  4

Question 12

Which of the following has the list of compounds in the correct order of decreasing molecular polar (more polar > less polar)?

Accepted Answer

A)  CH3I > CH3Br > CH3Cl > CH3F 
B)  CH3F > CH3Cl > CH3Br > CH3I 
C)  CH3Cl > CH3F > CH3Br > CH3I 
D)  CH3Cl > CH3I > CH3F > CH3Cl 
A)  CH3I > CH3Br > CH3Cl > CH3F 
B)  CH3F > CH3Cl > CH3Br > CH3I 
C)  CH3Cl > CH3F > CH3Br > CH3I 
D)  CH3Cl > CH3I > CH3F > CH3Cl

Question 13

What type of reactive intermediate is formed in the reaction of propene with N-bromosuccinimide to give 3-bromo-1-propene?

Accepted Answer

A)  allylic carbocation 
B)  allylic carbanion 
C)  allylic radical 
D)  cyclic bromonium ion 
A)  allylic carbocation 
B)  allylic carbanion 
C)  allylic radical 
D)  cyclic bromonium ion

Question 14

Which of the following has the list of compounds in the correct order of decreasing polarity (more polar > less polar)?

Accepted Answer

A)  CCl4 > CHCl3 > CH2Cl2 
B)  CH2Cl2 > CHCl3 > CCl4 
C)  CCl4 > CH2Cl2 > CHCl3 
D)  CHCl3 > CCl4 > CH2Cl2 
A)  CCl4 > CHCl3 > CH2Cl2 
B)  CH2Cl2 > CHCl3 > CCl4 
C)  CCl4 > CH2Cl2 > CHCl3 
D)  CHCl3 > CCl4 > CH2Cl2

Question 15

What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  4 
A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  4

Question 16

What is the major product of autooxidation of cyclohexene?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  4 
A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  4

Question 17

What is the structure of all of the monobrominated products, including regioismers and stereoisomers, obtained from the following reaction?

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

Which of the following statements is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)  homolytic cleavage of a bond in a neutral molecule gives two radicals 
B)  radicals have one or more unpaired electrons 
C)  movement of single electrons is depicted using a "fishhook arrow" 
D)  the C-F bond is the weakest bond between carbon atom and a halogen 
A)  homolytic cleavage of a bond in a neutral molecule gives two radicals 
B)  radicals have one or more unpaired electrons 
C)  movement of single electrons is depicted using a "fishhook arrow" 
D)  the C-F bond is the weakest bond between carbon atom and a halogen

Provide the IUPAC name of the following compound.

What is the structure of the key intermediate in the following reaction?

What is the characteristic of a radical chain termination step?

Which of the following statements is not true regarding the halogenation of alkanes upon treatment with halogen and light?

Which of the following accounts for the anti-Markovnikov regiochemistry of the reaction of an alkene with HBr in the presence of peroxides?

What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?

What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?

Which of the following has the list of compounds in the correct order of decreasing density (higher density > lower density)?

What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?

Provide the IUPAC name of the following compound (shown as a Fischer projection).

What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?

Which of the following has the list of compounds in the correct order of decreasing molecular polar (more polar > less polar)?

What type of reactive intermediate is formed in the reaction of propene with N-bromosuccinimide to give 3-bromo-1-propene?

Which of the following has the list of compounds in the correct order of decreasing polarity (more polar > less polar)?

What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?

What is the major product of autooxidation of cyclohexene?

What is the structure of all of the monobrominated products, including regioismers and stereoisomers, obtained from the following reaction?

Which of the following statements is not true?

Covalent Bonding and Shapes of Molecules

Alkanes and Cycloalkanes

Stereoisomerism and Chirality

Acids and Bases

Alkenes: Bonding, Nomenclature, and Properties

Reactions of Alkenes

Alkynes

Nucleophilic Substitution and Beta-Elimination

Alcohols

Ethers, Epoxides, and Sulfides

Infrared Spectroscopy

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Mass Spectrometry

An Introduction to Organometallic Compounds

Aldehydes and Ketones

Carboxylic Acids

Functional Derivatives of Carboxylic Acids

Enolate Anions and Enamines

Dienes, Conjugated Systems, and Pericyclic Reactions

Benzene and the Concept of Aromaticity

Reactions of Benzene and Its Derivatives

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Exam 8: Haloalkanes, Halogenation, and Radical Reactions

Provide the IUPAC name of the following compound.

What is the structure of the key intermediate in the following reaction?

What is the characteristic of a radical chain termination step?

Which of the following statements is not true regarding the halogenation of alkanes upon treatment with halogen and light?

Which of the following accounts for the anti-Markovnikov regiochemistry of the reaction of an alkene with HBr in the presence of peroxides?

What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?

What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?

Which of the following has the list of compounds in the correct order of decreasing density (higher density > lower density)?

What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?

Provide the IUPAC name of the following compound (shown as a Fischer projection).

What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?

Which of the following has the list of compounds in the correct order of decreasing molecular polar (more polar > less polar)?

What type of reactive intermediate is formed in the reaction of propene with N-bromosuccinimide to give 3-bromo-1-propene?

Which of the following has the list of compounds in the correct order of decreasing polarity (more polar > less polar)?

What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?

What is the major product of autooxidation of cyclohexene?

What is the structure of all of the monobrominated products, including regioismers and stereoisomers, obtained from the following reaction?

Which of the following statements is not true?

Covalent Bonding and Shapes of Molecules

Alkanes and Cycloalkanes

Stereoisomerism and Chirality

Acids and Bases

Alkenes: Bonding, Nomenclature, and Properties

Reactions of Alkenes

Alkynes

Nucleophilic Substitution and Beta-Elimination

Alcohols

Ethers, Epoxides, and Sulfides

Infrared Spectroscopy

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Mass Spectrometry

An Introduction to Organometallic Compounds

Aldehydes and Ketones

Carboxylic Acids

Functional Derivatives of Carboxylic Acids

Enolate Anions and Enamines

Dienes, Conjugated Systems, and Pericyclic Reactions

Benzene and the Concept of Aromaticity

Reactions of Benzene and Its Derivatives

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