Organic Chemistry Quiz - Beginner Level

Question 1

What are the products of the reaction?

Accepted Answer

An acetal and water

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An ester and water

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A hemiacetal and water

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An aminal and water

Question 2

Which reactant is missing in this reaction?

Accepted Answer

A ketone

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Carbon monoxide

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An ester

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A carboxylic acid

Question 3

Which mechanisms can alcohol dehydration follow to produce an alkene?

Accepted Answer

Elimination

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Substitution

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Oxidative addition

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Prototropy

Question 4

What is the product of the reaction?

Accepted Answer

An alkene

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An alkyne

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An azide

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An epoxide

Question 5

Which reagent is missing in this reaction?

Accepted Answer

4-methylbenzenesulfonyl chloride

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Tosylol

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Dimethylsulfide

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Sulfuric acid

Question 6

Which reagent is missing in this reaction?

Accepted Answer

LiAlH4

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Ozone (O3)

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H2SO4

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KMnO4

Question 7

Name a reaction where NaBH4 is often used?

Accepted Answer

Aldehyde/Ketone reduction

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Alcohol oxidation

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Alkene metathesis

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Claisen rearrangement

Question 8

What is the product of this reaction?

Accepted Answer

β-hydroxy carbonyl

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An ester

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α-hydroxy carbonyl

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A diketone

Question 9

Under which conditions is an aldol reaction typically performed?

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Basic

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Reductive

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High temperature

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Oxidative

Question 10

What is the product of this reaction?

Accepted Answer

A diol

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Two carboxylic acids

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A diketone

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Two ketones

Question 11

What is the stereoselectivity of alkene dihydroxylation with diluted KMnO4?

Accepted Answer

It's a syn addition

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It's a cis addition

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It's an anti addition

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It's a trans addition

Question 12

What is the product of the reaction?

Accepted Answer

A vinicial dibromide

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An alcohol

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An alkyne

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A geminal dibromide

Question 13

Which rule governs the regioselectivity of alkene hydration?

Accepted Answer

Markovnikov's rule

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Zaitsev's rule

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Anti-Markovnikov's rule

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CIP rule

Question 14

Which rule governs the regioselectivity of alkene hydroboration?

Accepted Answer

Anti-Markovnikov's rule

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CIP rule

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Zaitsev's rule

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Markovnikov's rule

Question 15

Which reagent is missing in this reaction?

Accepted Answer

H2O2

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NaBH4

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H2SO4

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LiAlH4

Question 16

Which reagent is missing in this reaction?

Accepted Answer

HCl

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Cl2

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NaCl

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TFA

Question 17

What is the product of the reaction?

Accepted Answer

An alkyl bromide

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A vicinal dibromide

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A geminal dibromide

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A vinyl bromide

Question 18

What is the main advantage of alkene oxymercuration-demercuration?

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Avoid rearrangements

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Neat condition

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No gloves needed

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No chemical hazards

Question 19

What is the product of the reaction?

Accepted Answer

An alcohol

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An alkene

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An alkane

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An alkyne

Question 20

What is the product of the reaction?

Accepted Answer

A tetrabromoalkane

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A dibromoalkene

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A tribromoalkane

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A monobromoalkane

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