Chem 210 PSU Exam 3
Chem 210 PSU Exam 3
Chem 210 PSU Exam 3
Enthalpies of formation (ΔHf) and hydrogenation (ΔHH) for 1 and 2 are given below.
What is ΔH (in kcal/mol) of the following reaction?
(a) -2.0
(b) -1.5
(c) 0
(d) 1.0
(e) 1.5
Correct answer: E
What is the product of the following reaction? [D is an isotope of hydrogen that reacts
identically.]
Correct answer: A
What is the major product of the reaction shown below run at low temperature?
Correct answer: D
Which starting alkene may be used to synthesize 1 in a one-step reaction?
Correct answer: C
Correct answer: B
What is the most precise description of stereochemistry of the product of the following
equation?
Correct answer: D
What is the product of the reaction shown below? [D is an isotope of hydrogen that
reacts identically.]
Correct answer: B
What is the correct order of stability for the alkenes shown below, starting with the least
stable? [Note: A < B indicates that A is less stable than B.]
(a) A < B < C
(b) A < C < B
(c) B < A < C
(d) B < C < A
(e) C < A < B
(f) C < B < A
Correct answer: E
Which of the following reagents will not result in syn stereochemistry of the product
when reacted with an alkene?
(a) H2/Pd
(b) OsO4/NMO
(c) Cl2
(d) mCPBA
(e) BH3
Correct answer: C
Correct answer: E
Which of the following bromides is not likely to form upon HBr addition to 4-methylhex2-
ene (1)? [Hint: Do not neglect rearrangements.]
Correct answer: D
An alkene A was oxidized with OsO4/NMO to give only the following product. Which
statement is correct?
(a) A was optically active
(b) A was a Z isomer
(c) A was a E isomer
(d) A was a mixture of E and Z isomers
Correct answer: B
Treatment of cyclohexene (1) with ICl yields the dihalide product 2. Which species is the
most likely reactive intermediate in this transformation?
Correct answer: A
What is the product of the following reaction? [D is an isotope of hydrogen that reacts
identically.]
Correct answer: C
Correct answer: E
The electrophilic addition reaction shown below yields only 2. Which statement about
this reaction is correct?
(a) The addition is anti and N3 (azide) acts as the electrophile.
(b) The addition is syn and N3 (azide) acts as the electrophile.
(c) The addition is anti and I (iodine) acts as the electrophile.
(d) The addition is syn and I (iodine) acts as the electrophile.
Correct answer: C
Correct answer: B
What is the correct ranking the carbocations below in terms of increasing stability?
(a) A < B < C
(b) A < C < B
(c) B < A < C
(d) B < C < A
(e) C < A < B
(f) C < B < A
Correct answer: C
Treatment of propene (1) with DCl (D = deuterium, an isotope of hydrogen that reacts
identically) leads to a deuterio-chloropropane species 2. Which alkene(s), 3 or 4, when
allowed to react with HCl, would produce the same propane derivative 2?
(a) 3 only
(b) 4 only
(c) both
(d) neither
Correct answer: B
Correct answer: A
How many alkene products, including stereoisomers, might form by dehydration of the
alcohol shown below?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
(e) 6
Correct answer: D
What is the correct order of reactivity with HBr for the alkenes shown below, starting
with the least reactive stable? [Note: A < B indicates that A reacts faster than B.]
(a) A < B < C
(b) A < C < B
(c) B < A < C
(d) B < C < A
(e) C < A < B
(f) C < B < A
Correct answer: A
Correct answer: A