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Brown Organic Chemistry 6e Test Bank 1 CHAPTER 17CARBOXYLIC ACIDS MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. What is the IUPAC name of the following compound a. 3,3-dimethylhexanoic acid b. 2,2-dimethylpentanoic acid c. 2,2-dimethylpentanal d. 4,4-dimethyl-6-hexanoyl acid ANS: A 2. What is the IUPAC name of the following compound? a. 5,5-dimethyl-5-phenylpentanoic acid b. 5-methyl-5-phenylhexanoic acid c. 2,2-dimethylphenylpropanoic acid d. 5,5-dimethyl-5-phenylbutanal ANS: B 3. What is the IUPAC name of the following compound? a. (E)-4-ethyl-3-pentenoic acid b. (Z)-4-ethyl-3-pentenoic acid c. (E)-4-methyl-3-hexenoic acid d. (Z)-4-methyl-3-hexenoic acid ANS: D

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Brown Organic Chemistry 6e Test Bank 1

CHAPTER 17—CARBOXYLIC ACIDS

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. What is the IUPAC name of the following compound

a. 3,3-dimethylhexanoic acid

b. 2,2-dimethylpentanoic acid

c. 2,2-dimethylpentanal

d. 4,4-dimethyl-6-hexanoyl acid

ANS: A

2. What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

a. 5,5-dimethyl-5-phenylpentanoic acid

b. 5-methyl-5-phenylhexanoic acid

c. 2,2-dimethylphenylpropanoic acid

d. 5,5-dimethyl-5-phenylbutanal

ANS: B

3. What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

a. (E)-4-ethyl-3-pentenoic acid

b. (Z)-4-ethyl-3-pentenoic acid

c. (E)-4-methyl-3-hexenoic acid

d. (Z)-4-methyl-3-hexenoic acid

ANS: D

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4. What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

a. 4-methyl-3-phenyl-3-pentenoic acid

b. 4,4-dimethyl-3-phenyl-3-butenoic acid

c. 3-phenyl-2-methyl-2-penten-5-oic acid

d. (Z)-3-methyl-2-phenyl-2-butenoic acid

ANS: A

5. What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

a. (2R,3R)-dihydroxybutanedioic acid

b. (2S,3S)-dihydroxybutanedioic acid

c. (2R,3S)-dihydroxybutanedioic acid

d. (2S,3R)-dihydroxybutanedioic acid

ANS: B

6. What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

a. cis-4-methylcyclohexanecarboxylic acid

b. trans-4-methylcyclohexanecarboxylic acid

c. cis-3-methylcyclohexanecarboxylic acid

d. trans-3-methylcyclohexanecarboxylic acid

ANS: A

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7. What is the correct assignment of the names of the following substituted benzenes?

a. 1 = salicylic acid; 2 = benzoic acid; 3 = terephthalic acid; 4 = phthalic acid

b. 1 = terephthalic acid; 2 = salicylic acid; 3 = benzoic acid; 4 = phthalic acid

c. 1 = salicylic acid; 2 = terephthalic acid; 3 = phthalic acid; 4 = benzoic acid

d. 1 = phthalic acid; 2 = benzoic acid; 3 = terephthalic acid; 4 = salicylic acid

ANS: A

8. What is the correct assignment of the names of the following substituted benzenes?

a. 1 = succinic acid; 2 = oxalic acid; 3 = malonic acid; 4 = adipic acid

b. 1 = oxalic acid; 2 = malonic acid; 3 = succinic acid; 4 = adipic acid

c. 1 = oxalic acid; 2 = succinic acid; 3 = adipic acid; 4 = malonic acid

d. 1 = adipic acid; 2 = malonic acid; 3 = succinic acid; 4 = oxalic acid

ANS: B

9. Which of the following is the most soluble in water?

a. hexane

b. 1-pentanol

c. pentanal

d. butanoic acid

ANS: D

10. Which of the following is the most soluble in water?

a. acetic acid

b. pentanol

c. butanoic acid

d. pentanal

ANS: A

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11. Which of the following has the highest boiling point?

a. hexane

b. 1-pentanol

c. pentanal

d. butanoic acid

ANS: D

12. Which of the following has the highest boiling point?

a. acetic acid

b. pentanol

c. butanoic acid

d. pentanal

ANS: C

13. What is the approximate pKa value of acetic acid

a. 2

b. 5

c. 15

d. 35

ANS: B

14. Which of the following statements is not true regarding benzoic acid acids?

a. The neutral acid is the predominant species in aqueous solution at pH <2.

b. The anionic carboxylate is the predominant species in aqueous solution at pH >7.

c. Sodium benzoate is less soluble in water than benzoic acid.

d. Benzoic acid is extracted out of diethyl ether by treatment with aqueous sodium

bicarbonate.

ANS: C

15. Which of the following is the correct order of decreasing acid strength (more acidic > less acidic)?

a. FCH2COOH > CH3COOH > F2CHCOOH

b. FCH2COOH > CH3COOH > CH3OH

c. CH3CH2OH > ClCH2COOH > BrCH2COOH

d. CH3COOH > ClCH2COOH > CH3OH

ANS: B

16. Which of the following is the correct order of decreasing acid strength (more acidic > less acidic)?

a. ICH2COOH > ClCH2COOH > FCH2COOH

b. Cl2CHCOOH > ClCH2COOH > CH3COOH

c. CH3CH2OH > FCH2COOH > ClCH2COOH

d. CH3COOH > FCH2COOH > CH3CH2OH

ANS: B

17. Which of the following is the correct order of decreasing acid strength (more acidic > less acidic)?

a. FCH2COOH > ClCH2COOH > BrCH2COOH

b. CH3COOH > ClCH2COOH > Cl2CHCOOH

c. CH3COOH > FCH2COOH > CH3CH2OH

d. CH3CH2OH > FCH2COOH > ClCH2COOH

ANS: A

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

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

ANS: B

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

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

ANS: C

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

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

ANS: B

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

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

ANS: C

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

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

ANS: A

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

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

ANS: A

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

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

ANS: B

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

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

ANS: B

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

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

ANS: C

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

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

ANS: A

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

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

ANS: C

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

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

ANS: A

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

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

ANS: D

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

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

ANS: D

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

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

ANS: C

33. Which of the following carboxylic acids undergoes the most rapid thermal decarboxylation reaction?

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

ANS: C

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34. What is the best choice of reagent(s) to perform the following transformation?

a. CH3OH, H2SO4

b. CH3I, H2SO4

c. NaOCH3

d. CH3Li

ANS: A

35. What is the best choice of reagent(s) to perform the following transformation?

a. CH3I, H2SO4

b. CH3MgBr

c. LiOCH3

d. CH2N2

ANS: D

36. What is the best choice of reagent(s) to perform the following transformation?

a. 1. LiAlH4; 2. H3O+

b. H2, Pt

c. 1. NaBH4; 2. H2O

d. NaH

ANS: A

37. What is the best choice of reagent(s) to perform the following transformation?

a. 1. LiAlH4; 2. H3O+

b. H2, Pt

c. 1. NaBH4; 2. H2O

d. NaH

ANS: B

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38. What is the best choice of reagent(s) to perform the following transformation?

a. 1. LiAlH4; 2. H3O+

b. H2, Pt

c. 1. NaBH4; 2. H2O

d. NaH

ANS: C

39. What is the best choice of reagent to perform the following transformation?

a. NaCl

b. HCl

c. SOCl2

d. Cl2

ANS: C

40. Which of the following is a reactive intermediate in the thermal decarboxylation of a 1,3-diacid?

a. enol

b. carbocation

c. carbanion

d. carboxylate

ANS: A

41. Which of the following best describes the key mechanistic steps in the esterification of a carboxylic

acid upon treatment with an alcohol in the presence of a strong acid?

a. addition followed by elimination

b. substitution followed by addition

c. elimination followed by addition

d. addition followed by decarboxylation

ANS: A

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PROBLEM

1. What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

ANS:

(Z)-2-butenoic acid

2. What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

ANS:

(E)-3-pentenoic acid

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

ANS:

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

ANS:

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

ANS:

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

ANS:

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

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ANS:

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

ANS:

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

ANS:

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

ANS:

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11. What is the major organic product obtained from the following sequence of reactions?

ANS:

12. What is the major organic product obtained from the following sequence of reactions?

ANS: