Questions (1999)

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401
What does the prefix 'carboxy-' indicate?
IUPAC Nomenclature and Functional Group Classes of Organic Compounds View
402
What is the common name for CH3-O-CH3?
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
403
What is the approximate bond angle around the oxygen atom in dimethyl ether?
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
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Which of the following is the best method for preparing unsymmetrical ethers?
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
405
In the Williamson ether synthesis, which combination gives the best yield?
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
406
What is the product of the reaction of sodium ethoxide (CH3CH2ONa) with methyl …
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
407
Which reagent is commonly used to deprotonate an alcohol to form an alkoxide fo…
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
408
What is the industrial preparation method for diethyl ether?
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
409
What is the major product when ethyl ether is heated with excess concentrated H…
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
410
Which acid is most effective for cleaving ethers?
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
411
What is a cyclic ether with a three-membered ring called?
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
412
What is the common name for oxirane?
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
413
How is ethylene oxide industrially prepared?
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
414
What is the product of acid-catalyzed ring-opening of an epoxide with water?
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
415
Why are epoxides much more reactive than acyclic ethers?
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
416
What is the product of the reaction of epoxide with HBr (anhydrous)?
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
417
What is a crown ether?
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
418
Which of the following is a common cyclic ether solvent?
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
419
What is the product when a Grignard reagent reacts with ethylene oxide, followe…
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
420
In the Williamson ether synthesis, what byproduct is formed?
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
421
What is the IUPAC name for CH3CH2OCH2CH3?
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
422
What is the IUPAC name for CH3OCH2CH2CH3?
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
423
Why do ethers have lower boiling points than alcohols of similar molecular weig…
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
424
Are ethers generally soluble in water?
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
425
Which of the following is a significant hazard of many ethers?
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
426
What type of hybridization does the oxygen atom have in an ether?
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
427
What is the product of the reaction of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) with exce…
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
428
What is the name for the cyclic ether with a 6-membered ring containing two oxy…
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
429
What is the leaving group in the Williamson ether synthesis when using an alkyl…
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
430
Which of the following statements about ethers is FALSE?
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
431
What is the product of the reduction of an epoxide with LiAlH4?
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
432
What is the common name for CH2=CH-O-CH3?
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
433
What is the chemical formula of 18-crown-6?
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
434
What is the major product when tert-butyl methyl ether is treated with excess H…
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
435
Which of the following is a method for preparing epoxides from alkenes?
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
436
What is the product when cyclohexene is treated with mCPBA?
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
437
In the ring-opening of an epoxide under basic conditions (e.g., alkoxide), the …
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
438
What is the name of the reaction that converts a halohydrin to an epoxide?
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
439
What is the product of the reaction of epoxide with ammonia?
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
440
Why is tetrahydrofuran (THF) a good solvent for Grignard reagents?
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
441
What is the IUPAC name for the compound with structure CH3-O-C6H5?
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
442
Which of the following is a polar aprotic solvent commonly used in SN2 reaction…
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
443
What is the product of the reaction of sodium phenoxide (C6H5O-Na+) with methyl…
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
444
What is the name for a three-membered ring containing one oxygen atom?
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
445
What is the name for a 4-membered cyclic ether?
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
446
What is the name for a 5-membered cyclic ether?
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
447
What is the name for a 6-membered cyclic ether?
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
448
What is the product of the reaction of silver oxide (Ag2O) with an alkyl halide…
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
449
Which of the following best describes the odor of many ethers?
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
450
What is the major product when an epoxide is treated with a Grignard reagent?
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
451
Which of the following is NOT a typical property of ethers?
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
452
What is the common name for the cyclic ether dioxane?
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
453
In the acidic cleavage of an unsymmetrical ether like CH3OCH2CH3 with HI, which…
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
454
What is the hybridization of the carbon atoms in the ring of an epoxide?
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
455
What is the name for a compound with two ether groups on a benzene ring at posi…
General Chemistry II: Properties and Reactions of Ethers View
456
What is the inductive effect?
Introductory Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics View
457
Which of the following groups shows a negative inductive effect (-I effect)?
Introductory Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics View
458
Which of the following groups exhibits a positive inductive effect (+I effect)?
Introductory Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics View
459
What is the electromeric effect?
Introductory Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics View
460
Which of the following statements about the electromeric effect is TRUE?
Introductory Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics View
461
What is resonance (mesomeric) effect?
Introductory Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics View
462
What type of double bonds are said to be conjugated?
Introductory Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics View
463
Which of the following is an example of a conjugated system?
Introductory Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics View
464
In writing resonance structures, which of the following can be shifted?
Introductory Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics View
465
A group that donates electrons by resonance has what designation?
Introductory Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics View
466
Which of the following groups withdraws electrons by resonance (-M effect)?
Introductory Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics View
467
What is a free radical?
Introductory Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics View
468
How are free radicals formed from covalent bonds?
Introductory Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics View
469
What is the correct order of stability for free radicals?
Introductory Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics View
470
What is a carbocation?
Introductory Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics View
471
What is the correct order of stability for carbocations?
Introductory Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics View
472
What is a carbanion?
Introductory Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics View
473
What is the correct order of stability for carbanions?
Introductory Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics View
474
Which of the following species is the most stable?
Introductory Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics View
475
What type of arrow is used to show the shift of a pair of electrons in resonanc…
Introductory Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics View
476
What type of arrow is used to show the shift of a single electron?
Introductory Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics View
477
In a polar covalent bond like H-Cl, where is the electron cloud displaced?
Introductory Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics View
478
Which of the following best describes the inductive effect?
Introductory Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics View
479
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the inductive effect?
Introductory Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics View
480
What is the relative magnitude of +I effect among alkyl groups?
Introductory Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics View
481
What happens to the electrons in a multiple bond during the electromeric effect?
Introductory Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics View
482
Which of the following compounds contains isolated double bonds?
Introductory Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics View
483
In resonance structures, which of the following remains fixed?
Introductory Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics View
484
Which of the following is an example of a group with -I effect?
Introductory Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics View
485
How can a carbanion be formed from a C-H bond?
Introductory Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics View
486
What is the formal charge on a carbon atom in a carbocation?
Introductory Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics View
487
What is the formal charge on a carbon atom in a carbanion?
Introductory Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics View
488
Which of the following groups is electron-withdrawing by induction (-I) but ele…
Introductory Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics View
489
Which of the following is the most stable carbocation?
Introductory Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics View
490
Which of the following is the most stable free radical?
Introductory Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics View
491
Which of the following is the most stable carbanion?
Introductory Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics View
492
What type of bond cleavage produces free radicals?
Introductory Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics View
493
What type of bond cleavage produces carbocations and carbanions?
Introductory Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics View
494
In the resonance hybrid of 1,3-butadiene, what is the bond order between C2 and…
Introductory Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics View
495
What does a double-headed arrow between resonance structures indicate?
Introductory Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics View
496
Which separation technique is based on particle size and solubility, commonly u…
Isolation and Purification of Organic Compounds View
497
Which technique is used to remove a liquid solvent by heating, leaving behind a…
Isolation and Purification of Organic Compounds View
498
Distillation separates compounds based on differences in which physical propert…
Isolation and Purification of Organic Compounds View
499
Which type of distillation is used when the boiling points of the liquids in a …
Isolation and Purification of Organic Compounds View
500
In steam distillation, why do the liquids boil at a lower temperature than thei…
Isolation and Purification of Organic Compounds View