Organic Chemistry Quiz - Intermediate Level

Question 1

Which reagent can you use to activate a carboxylic acid?

Accepted Answer

Carbonyldiimidazole

Answer

An alcohol

Answer

A base

Answer

Azobisisobutyronitrile

Question 2

Which product can be synthesized from a N-acylimidazole?

Accepted Answer

An ester

Answer

A urea

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A thiol

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An alcohol

Question 3

Which reagent is missing in this reaction?

Accepted Answer

NMO

Answer

DCC

Answer

HOBt

Answer

Water

Question 4

What is the product of the reaction?

Accepted Answer

A diol

Answer

An amine

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A diketone

Answer

A carboxylic acid

Question 5

Which mechanism is observed during an alkene hydrobromination?

Accepted Answer

Radical chain mechanism

Answer

Nucleophilic addition

Answer

A [3+2] cycloaddition

Answer

An SN2

Question 6

Name this reaction

Accepted Answer

Alkene hydrobromination

Answer

Alkene hydroboration

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Alkene bromination

Answer

Alkene boration

Question 7

Which rule governs the regioselectivity of alkene hydrobromination?

Accepted Answer

Anti-Markovnikov's rule

Answer

CIP rule

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Markovnikov's rule

Answer

Zaitsev's rule

Question 8

What are the products of the reaction?

Accepted Answer

Alkenes

Answer

Alkynes

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Alkanes

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Alcohols

Question 9

How do you promote the (Z)-alkene configuration from an alkene metathesis?

Accepted Answer

By using specific ligands

Answer

By heating

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By using UV light

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In basic conditions

Question 10

What are the products of the reaction?

Accepted Answer

Alkynes

Answer

Alkenes

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Alkanes

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Alcohols

Question 11

What is the by-product of the reaction?

Accepted Answer

Ethyne

Answer

Ethylene

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Butadiene

Answer

Alkylidyne

Question 12

Which reagent is missing?

Accepted Answer

Sodium

Answer

Calcium

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Potassium

Answer

Obsidian

Question 13

What is the configuration of the product of the reaction?

Accepted Answer

E

Answer

Z

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R

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S

Question 14

What is the configuration of the product of the reaction?

Accepted Answer

Z

Answer

E

Answer

R

Answer

S

Question 15

Which reagent is missing?

Accepted Answer

Lindlar's catalyst

Answer

Grubbs' catalyst

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Wilkinson's catalyst

Answer

Estaque's catalyst

Question 16

What makes Lindlar's catalyst specific?

Accepted Answer

It's poisoned

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It's shine under UV light

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It's neon yellow

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It's free

Question 17

What is the product of the reaction?

Accepted Answer

A nitrile

Answer

An amine

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An imine

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An azide

Question 18

Which reagent is missing?

Accepted Answer

SOCl2

Answer

NMO

Answer

SO2

Answer

NO3-

Question 19

Which reagent is missing?

Accepted Answer

POCl3

Answer

Ph3P=CH2

Answer

XPhos

Answer

SO2

Question 20

Which reagent is missing?

Accepted Answer

LiAlH4

Answer

NaBH4

Answer

O3

Answer

LiHMDS

Quiz

Intermediate

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