Question 1

What is the product of the following reaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  I
B)  II
C)  III
D)  IVE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

What is the structure of benzophenone?

Accepted Answer

A)  I
B)  II
C)  III
D)  IVE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

What is the product of the following reaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  I
B)  II
C)  III
D)  IVE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 4

What is the missing reagent in the reaction below?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethyl amine, mild acid
B)  Diethylamine, mild acid
C)  Diethylamine, strong acid
D)  Diethylamine, NaOMeE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

What needs to be done to make the following reaction proceed?

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A)  Heat the reaction.
B)  Add an acid catalyst only.
C)  Add a base catalyst only.
D)  Heat the reaction and add an acid catalyst.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

What compound is consistent with the following 1H NMR spectrum?
1H NMR spectrum?   A) Acetone B) Propanal C) Cyclobutanone D) 2-butanone" class="answers-bank-image d-inline" rel="preload" >

Accepted Answer

A)  Acetone
B)  Propanal
C)  Cyclobutanone
D)  2-butanoneE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 7

Identify how you could synthesize an enamine.

Accepted Answer

A)  React a ketone or an aldehyde with a secondary amine.
B)  React a ketone or an aldehyde with a primary amine.
C)  React a ylide with a primary amine.
D)  React a ylide with a secondary amine.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

What is the missing reagent in the reaction below?

Accepted Answer

A)  I
B)  II
C)  III
D)  IVE) None of the above
F) B) and C) C

Question 9

What is the product of the following reaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  I
B)  II
C)  III
D)  IVE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 10

When an aldehyde is reacted with excess ethanol with an acid as a catalyst, what is the product called?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hemiacetal
B)  Di-ether
C)  Di-alkoxy alkane
D)  AcetalE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 11

What is the product of the following reaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  I
B)  II
C)  III
D)  IVE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

Which of the following products is (are)  formed by Wittig reaction of CH3CH2CH2CHO with Ph3P = CHCH3?
3CH2CH2CHO with Ph3P = CHCH3?   A) Only I B) Only II C) Only III D) Only I and II" class="answers-bank-image d-inline" rel="preload" >

Accepted Answer

A)  Only I
B)  Only II
C)  Only III
D)  Only I and IIE) None of the above
F) C) and D) D

Question 13

Using 1H NMR spectroscopy, how can you tell the difference between an aldehyde and a ketone?

Accepted Answer

A)  An aldehyde has a C-H stretch (one or two)  between 2700-2830 cm-1.
B)  An aldehyde has a proton signal between 9-10 ppm.
C)  A ketone has signals around 2-3 ppm.
D)  A ketone has a signal around 200 ppm.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 14

What is the cyclic hemiacetal product formed from intramolecular cyclization of the following hydroxy aldehyde?

Accepted Answer

A)  I
B)  II
C)  III
D)  IVE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

What sequence of reactions is required for the following transformation?
3P, [2] acetone C) [1] Ph3P, [2] KOtBu, [3] acetone D) Acetone, heat" class="answers-bank-image d-inline" rel="preload" >

Accepted Answer

A)  [1] NaOMe, [2] acetone
B)  [1] Ph3P, [2] acetone
C)  [1] Ph3P, [2] KOtBu, [3] acetone
D)  Acetone, heatE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

Why are strongly acidic conditions not used in the formation of enamines and imines?

Accepted Answer

A)  The carbonyl will be protonated.
B)  The amine will be completely protonated.
C)  The product is not stable to strong acid.
D)  An enol will be formed.E) None of the above
F) A) and B) B

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A)  I
B)  II
C)  III
D)  IVE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 18

What would you use to prepare the following ylide from the starting phosphonium salt?

Accepted Answer

A)  Butyl lithium
B)  1-Bromo-2-methylpropane
C)  Triphenylphosphine
D)  Acetic acidE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 19

What is the product of the following reaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  I
B)  II
C)  III
D)  IVE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Cyclic acetals are used as protecting groups for ketones or aldehydes because they are inert to all of the following reagents except

Accepted Answer

A)  aqueous acid.
B)  aqueous base.
C)  oxidizing reagents.
D)  reducing reagents.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Exam 21: Aldehydes and Ketones Nucleophilic Addition

What is the product of the following reaction?

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What is the structure of benzophenone?

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What is the product of the following reaction?

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What is the missing reagent in the reaction below?

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What needs to be done to make the following reaction proceed?

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What compound is consistent with the following 1H NMR spectrum?

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Identify how you could synthesize an enamine.

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What is the product of the following reaction?

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When an aldehyde is reacted with excess ethanol with an acid as a catalyst, what is the product called?

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What is the product of the following reaction?

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Which of the following products is (are) formed by Wittig reaction of CH3CH2CH2CHO with Ph3P = CHCH3?

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Using 1H NMR spectroscopy, how can you tell the difference between an aldehyde and a ketone?

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What is the cyclic hemiacetal product formed from intramolecular cyclization of the following hydroxy aldehyde?

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What sequence of reactions is required for the following transformation?

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

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What would you use to prepare the following ylide from the starting phosphonium salt?

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What compound is consistent with the following ¹H NMR spectrum?

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Which of the following products is (are) formed by Wittig reaction of CH₃CH₂CH₂CHO with Ph₃P = CHCH₃?

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