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Multiple Choice 1) If benzene is subjected to Friedel-Crafts alkylation, then sulfonation, then halogenation, which of these product would be least likely to form?

B 2) Which of the following are aromatic?

A. 1 and 3 B. 1, 3 and 4 C. 2 and 4 D. 3 and 4 3) Which of the following represents an intermediate in the bromination of phenol?

D 4) Which acyclic compound was used to form this hemiacetal?

D

5) Which of the following would react the fastest with sodium methoxide?

A B

C D

BrCl

OMe

Cl

NO2

I

CH3

C

6) Which of the following reagents are used to carry out chlorination of benzene?

A) Cl2/CCl4 B) Cl2/FeCl3 C) Cl2/AlCl3 D) NaCl/Fe E) both B & C

7) Predict the major product for the following reaction.

(CH3)2CHCH2Cl

AlCl3

CH2CH(CH3)2 CHCH2CH3

CH3

C

CH3

CH3

CH3

I II III

CH2CH2CH2CH3

IV A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) none of these

8)

Which one of the following compounds does not undergo Friedel-Crafts reaction?

A) benzene B) chlorobenzene C) nitrobenzene D) toluene E) t-butylbenzene

9)

Predict the major product for the reaction between benzene and 2-chlorobutane in the presence of AlCl3.

A) chlorobenzene B) sec-butylbenzene C) ethylbenzene D) isopropylbenzene E) t-butylbenzene

10)

Which of the following halides cannot be used for Friedel-Crafts alkylation reaction?

A) bromobenzene B) vinylchloride C) 2-chloropropane D) Chloroethane E) both A & B

11)

Provide the structure(s) of the product in the following reaction sequence

12) A Which of the following reactions would produce isopropylbenzene as the major product? I

ClII

OHIII

H2SO4

IV

AlCl3

Cl

AlCl3 H2SO4

A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) all of these

13) What is the correct structure for 7-methyl-4-octanone?

O

O

O

OI IIIII

IV V

O

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

14) What is the IUPAC name for the following compound?

O

A) 2,4-dimethyl-2-pentenone B) 2,5-dimethylcyclopenten-3-one C) 2,4-dimethylcyclopent-2-enone

D) 3,5-dimethylcyclopent-2-enone E) 2-methyl-5-methylcyclopent-2-enone

15) What is the structure for 5-hydroxy-2-phenyl-3-hexanone?

OH

O

OH

O

OH O

I IIIII

O

OH

IV

H

OH O

V

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

16)

What is the IUPAC name for the following compound?

OBr

A) (S)-2-methyl-2-bromobutanone B) (S)-2-bromo-2-methylcyclobutanone C) (R)-2-bromo-2-methylcyclobutanone D) (S)-1-bromo-1-methyl-2-cyclobutanone E) (R)-1-bromo-1-methyl-2-cyclobutanone

17) Predict the product for the following reaction.

OH

NH

CrO3 Cl

CH2Cl2

I II III

IV

O

O

H

O

OH

Cl

V

HO

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

18)

Predict the product for the following reaction.

OH

CH2OHPCC , excess

CH2Cl2

O

COH

O

O

CH

O

CH

CH

O

O

OH

COH

O

COH

O

COH

OIII

III

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

19) Compound A on ozonolysis yields the following two products What is the structure of compound A? O

H

O

+2. (CH3)2S

1. O3Compound A

H

H

H

I II III IV A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) none of these

20) Predict the product for the following reaction.

H2O / H2SO4

HgSO4

O

OH

HO

C

O

H

OH

HOI II

IV

III

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

21) Provide the reagents necessary to carry out the following conversion.

O

H

A) 1. H2O/ H2SO4, 2. PCC/CH2Cl2 B) PCC/ CH2Cl2 C) 1. 9-BBN, 2. H2O2/NaOH/H2O D) 1. O3, 2. Zn/acetic acid E) 1. 9-BBN, 2. H2O2/NaOH/H2O, 3. CrO3/H2SO4/H2O

22)

Predict the major product for the following reaction

O

CH3CH2CCl

O

AlCl3

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

Cl

O

I IIIV

III A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) none of these

23)

Predict the product for the following reaction

AlCl3

O

Cl

Cl

Cl

O

O

III

III

O

O

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

E) V

24) Which of the following compounds is most reactive towards nucleophilic addition reaction?

O

H

O

H H

O O O

I II III IV V

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

25)

Rank the following compounds in decreasing order (most to least) of reactivity towards nucleophilic addition reaction.

O

H

O

H H

O O O

I II III IV V

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

26)

Which of the following compounds can be classified as an acetal?

O OH O

OH

O O O

I II III IV A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) none of these

27)

Predict the product for the following reaction.

O

CH3CH2OH

H2SO4

excess

HO OH HO OCH2CH3 CH3CH2O OCH2CH3

OCH2CH3

O

I II III IV A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) none of these

28)

Predict the product for the following reaction.

H

O

CH3OH

H2SO4

excess

OH

OH

H

HO OCH3

H

H3CO OCH3

OCH3

O

OH

O

III III

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

29)

Predict the product for the following reaction.

HO

O

H

H2SO4

O

OH

O

OH

O

OH

O

I II III IV V

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

30)

Predict the product when pentanal reacts with CH3NH2 in the presence of an acid catalyst.

H

NCH3

HO

NHCH3

H

NHCH3

H3CHN

O

HO

CH2NH2

I II III

IV V

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

31) Predict the product for the following reaction. O

NH2OH

H2SO4

NH2 HO OHONH2

NOH

I II III IV

NHOH

V

HO

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

32) Predict the product for the following reaction sequence.

CH2CH2OH

PCC (CH3)2NH

H2SO4

N

N

OH

N

N

I IIIV V

N

III

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

33) Predict the product(s) for the following reaction

H3O+

O

O

O

OOH

HO

OH

HO

O

H

OH

HO

H

O

OH

HO

O

OH

HO

I II III

IV V

+ ++

++

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

34)

Predict the product for the following reaction sequence:

H

O

MgBr

H2O

MgBr

H2O

ether

PCC/CH2Cl2

ether

OH O HO

OI II III

IVV

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

35) Predict the product for the following reaction sequence.

Br

CH3CH2CH2CH2Li CH3CCH2CH3

O

Ph3P

ether

OH O

O

I II III

IV V

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

36) Predict the major product for the following reaction.

H2SO4

1. KMnO4/NaOH/H2O

2. H3O+

CH2CH2Cl

AlCl3

excess

C(CH3)3

CH2CH3

C(CH3)3

COH

O

COH

COH

O

O

CH2CH(CH3)2

COH

O

COH

CH2CH3

O

I II III IV V

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

FREE RESPONSE

1) Provide a stepwise curved arrow mechanism for the following reaction.

AlCl3

Cl

THIS IS NOT THE MECHANISM; THIS IS ONLY THE PRODUCT…THE ANSWER WILL BE PROVIDED IN LECTURE

2) Predict the major product for the following reaction and provide a stepwise curved arrow mechanism for the formation of the product.

ClAlCl3+

THIS IS NOT THE MECHANISM; THIS IS ONLY THE PRODUCT…THE ANSWER WILL BE PROVIDED IN LECTURE

3) Provide a synthetic strategy for the following sequence:

NO2

Br

Br

NO2

O

OO

1. iPr-Cl, AlCl32. H2SO4, SO3

3. HNO3

4. dilute H2SO4

5. NBS, heat

1. CH3COCl, AlCl32. Br2, FeBr33. Zn-Hg, HCl

1. CH3COCl, AlCl32. HNO3

(Don't do 2 before 1)

1. Ph3P=CHCH2CH3

2. BH3THF then NaOH, H2O2

3. PCC

4) Complete the following table by filling in the boxes with the appropriate starting material, reagent, or product.

Br2

FeBr3

Mg

thenacetone

CH3Br

AlBr3

HNO3

H2SO4

excess NBS

O

O

O O OOO

OHOO

OH

OH

OH

O

Me

HBr

H2O2

Br

C6H12O

Na2Cr2O7

H2SO4 Me

PPh3

Br OH

O2N

CBr3

O2N

HOCH2CH2OH

cat. H+

LAH

dilute H+

OH O

5) When N,N-dimethylaniline is subjected to bromination conditions, ortho and para products are observed. However, when N,N-dimethylaniline is subjected to nitration conditions, only the meta products are observed. Explain.

Amine – lone pair on N makes it an ortho, para-director Amine with acid gives ammonium ion which is a meta-director 6) Determine the starting material for the synthesis of the following acetals:

O O

O

O

O

OMe

O O

OOH OH

OH

O MeOH

OH

OH O

HH

HO OH

O

or simply...

HO OH

O

7) A student set up a Wittig olefination as shown below. Upon purification, the following spectra were obtained. Mass spectrometry showed the product had a molecular ion peak at 134.2. Was the student successful in the synthesis of the tetra-substituted alkene? Determine the structure of a compound that would provide the following spectra.

The reaction did not proceed as planned. Starting material was recovered: O