Question 1

Provide the major organic product of the reaction below.

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Question 2

Give the name of the structure.

Accepted Answer

A) 1,3-dichloropentanoate 
B) 3-chloropentanoyl chloride 
C) 2-chloropentyl chloride 
D) 2-chloropentanoyl chloride 
E) 2-chlorobutanoyl chloride 
A) 1,3-dichloropentanoate 
B) 3-chloropentanoyl chloride 
C) 2-chloropentyl chloride 
D) 2-chloropentanoyl chloride 
E) 2-chlorobutanoyl chloride

Question 3

Which is the worst leaving group?

Accepted Answer

A) Cl- 
B) RCOO- 
C) RO- 
D) HO- 
E) H2N- 
A) Cl- 
B) RCOO- 
C) RO- 
D) HO- 
E) H2N-

Question 4

Which of the following compounds is N,N-dimethylbenzamide?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Provide the major organic product of the following reaction.

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Question 6

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

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Question 7

Give the product of the reaction.

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A)    
B)    
C)    
D)    
E)    
A)    
B)    
C)    
D)    
E)

Question 8

Which is the strongest base?

Accepted Answer

A) Cl- 
B) RCOO- 
C) RO- 
D) HO- 
E) H2N- 
A) Cl- 
B) RCOO- 
C) RO- 
D) HO- 
E) H2N-

Question 9

Piperine,a major component of black pepper,is shown below.To what class of carboxylic acid derivative does piperine belong?

Accepted Answer

A) ester 
B) acyl halide 
C) acid anhydride 
D) amide 
E) nitrile 
A) ester 
B) acyl halide 
C) acid anhydride 
D) amide 
E) nitrile

Question 10

Do you expect the following reaction to go to completion? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

No.The equilibrium will favor

Question 11

Which of the following compounds has the lowest boiling point?

Accepted Answer

A) 1-butanol 
B) butanoic acid 
C) butanenitrile 
D) methyl propanoate 
E) butanamide 
A) 1-butanol 
B) butanoic acid 
C) butanenitrile 
D) methyl propanoate 
E) butanamide

Question 12

Which of the following compounds is g-butyrolactone?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Provide a detailed,stepwise mechanism for the acid-catalyzed transesterification of ethyl acetate with n-propanol.

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Question 14

A nitrile can be made by dehydrating an amide.However,for this reaction to occur,the amide must be

Accepted Answer

A) primary. 
B) secondary. 
C) tertiary. 
D) N-methylated. 
E) part of a lactam. 
A) primary. 
B) secondary. 
C) tertiary. 
D) N-methylated. 
E) part of a lactam.

Question 15

Provide the major organic product of the following reaction.

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Question 16

Typically,amides will hydrolyze under ________ conditions than esters.

Accepted Answer

A) milder 
B) more dilute 
C) more vigorous 
D) less vigorous 
E) more saline 
A) milder 
B) more dilute 
C) more vigorous 
D) less vigorous 
E) more saline

Question 17

Give the products of the reaction.

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Question 18

o-Phthalic acid produces what acid derivative upon heating?

Accepted Answer

A) an ester 
B) a carboxylate 
C) an acid chloride 
D) an anhydride 
E) an amide 
A) an ester 
B) a carboxylate 
C) an acid chloride 
D) an anhydride 
E) an amide

Question 19

Provide the structure of the tetrahedral intermediate in the reaction of sodium methoxide with propanoyl chloride.

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Question 20

In which of the following compounds does the carbonyl stretch in the IR spectrum occur at the lowest wavenumber?

Accepted Answer

A) cyclohexanone 
B) ethyl acetate 
C) propanoyl chloride 
D) pentanamide 
E) λ-butyrolactone 
A) cyclohexanone 
B) ethyl acetate 
C) propanoyl chloride 
D) pentanamide 
E) λ-butyrolactone

Exam 15: Reactions of Carboxylic Acids and Carboxylic Acid Derivatives

Provide the major organic product of the reaction below.

Give the name of the structure.

Which is the worst leaving group?

Which of the following compounds is N,N-dimethylbenzamide?

Provide the major organic product of the following reaction.

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

Give the product of the reaction.

Which is the strongest base?

Piperine,a major component of black pepper,is shown below.To what class of carboxylic acid derivative does piperine belong?

Do you expect the following reaction to go to completion? Why or why not?

Which of the following compounds has the lowest boiling point?

Which of the following compounds is g-butyrolactone?

Provide a detailed,stepwise mechanism for the acid-catalyzed transesterification of ethyl acetate with n-propanol.

A nitrile can be made by dehydrating an amide.However,for this reaction to occur,the amide must be

Provide the major organic product of the following reaction.

Typically,amides will hydrolyze under ________ conditions than esters.

Give the products of the reaction.

o-Phthalic acid produces what acid derivative upon heating?

Provide the structure of the tetrahedral intermediate in the reaction of sodium methoxide with propanoyl chloride.

In which of the following compounds does the carbonyl stretch in the IR spectrum occur at the lowest wavenumber?

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