Question 1

Which of the following reagents is most commonly used to oxidize a primary alcohol to a carboxylic acid in laboratory settings?

Accepted Answer

KMnO\_4

Question 2

Which of the following is the correct IUPAC name for the aromatic compound with the structure $$C_6H_5NO_2$$?

Accepted Answer

Nitrobenzene

Question 3

A Friedel-Crafts alkylation of benzene with 1-chloropropane and AlCl\_3 will produce which major product?

Accepted Answer

Isopropylbenzene

Question 4

Which of the following substituents is an ortho/para director in electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions?

Accepted Answer

-$$OCH_3$$

Question 5

What is the product of the following reaction: Benzene + Br\_2/FeBr\_3?

Accepted Answer

Bromobenzene

Question 6

Which reagent would you use to reduce a ketone to a secondary alcohol?

Accepted Answer

NaBH\_4

Question 7

Which of the following is a meta-directing group in electrophilic aromatic substitution?

Accepted Answer

-$$NO_2$$

Question 8

A student wants to synthesize an ether using the Williamson ether synthesis. Which combination of reagents is most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Alcohol and alkyl halide under basic conditions

Question 9

Which of the following reactions will convert a primary alcohol to an aldehyde?

Accepted Answer

Oxidation with PCC

Question 10

Which reagent is used in the Grignard reaction to generate a tertiary alcohol from a ketone?

Accepted Answer

RMgBr

Question 11

Which of the following is the correct product when acetophenone ($$C_6H_5COCH_3) is $$treated with NaBH\_4?

Accepted Answer

1-Phenylethanol

Question 12

Which of the following is a correct statement about the Friedel-Crafts acylation reaction?

Accepted Answer

It requires a Lewis acid catalyst such as AlCl\_3

Question 13

Which of the following is the major product when toluene is nitrated using HNO\_3 and H\_2SO\_4?

Accepted Answer

Ortho- and para-nitrotoluene

Question 14

Which of the following is the correct order of reactivity for electrophilic aromatic substitution (EAS) for the following compounds: benzene, nitrobenzene, toluene?

Accepted Answer

Toluene \u003e Benzene \u003e Nitrobenzene

Question 15

Which of the following is the correct product when benzaldehyde is treated with excess Grignard reagent ($$CH_3MgBr) $$followed by aqueous workup?

Accepted Answer

1-Phenylethanol

Question 16

Which of the following is the correct IUPAC name for the compound with the structure $$CH_3CH_2SH$$?

Accepted Answer

Ethanethiol

Question 17

Which of the following reagents can be used to convert a carboxylic acid to an alcohol?

Accepted Answer

LiAlH\_4

Question 18

Which of the following is the correct product when acetone is treated with NaOH and then heated?

Accepted Answer

Mesityl oxide

Question 19

Which of the following is the correct product when benzene is treated with SO\_3/H\_2SO\_4?

Accepted Answer

Benzenesulfonic acid

Question 20

Which of the following is the correct product when an aldehyde is treated with NaOH and then heated (Cannizzaro reaction)?

Accepted Answer

Alcohol and carboxylic acid

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