CHEM 1020 FINAL EXAM 184 ASSESSMENT
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◉ acetyl chloride undergoes nucleophilic substitution at a faster rate
than methyl acetate because
Answer: chloride is a better leaving group than methoxide
◉ Esters and amides are most easily made by nucleophilic acyl
substitution reactions on ________.
Answer: acid chlorides
◉ which reagent could be used in a williamson synthesis of
cyclohexyl methyl ether?
Answer: NaH
◉ an amie can react with an acid anhydride to form an amide. the
process is known as
Answer: nucleophilic acyl substitution
◉ anisole
Answer: methoxybenzene
,◉ how do staggered and eclipsed forms of butane differ?
Answer: conformation
◉ which step in the general mechanism of electrophilic aromatic
substitution is the rate-determining step?
Answer: step 1
◉ LiAlH4 and NaBH4 will react with a carbonyl compound to
Answer: reduce the carbonyl to alcohol
◉ which of the following is the best nucleophile?
Answer: HS-
◉ toluene
Answer: methylbenzene
◉ what type of compound is formed when cyclohexanol is treated
w/ Jones' reagent?
Answer: ketone
, ◉ which of the following pairs are examples of conformational
isomerism?
Answer: chair and boat forms of cyclooctane
◉ acid anhydrides react w/ amines to give
Answer: an amide and a carboxylic acid
◉ which cycloalkane has the highest boiling point?
Answer: cyclooctane
◉ cycloalkanes with 4 or more carbons in the ring are
Answer: nonplanar
◉ 1-bromopropane and 2-bromopropane are
Answer: constitutional isomers
◉ in the chlorination of methane, the propagation steps involve
forming
Answer: methyl radicals and chlorine radicals
◉ the double bond in ethene is made up of
SCRIPT 2026 VERIFIED ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
◉ acetyl chloride undergoes nucleophilic substitution at a faster rate
than methyl acetate because
Answer: chloride is a better leaving group than methoxide
◉ Esters and amides are most easily made by nucleophilic acyl
substitution reactions on ________.
Answer: acid chlorides
◉ which reagent could be used in a williamson synthesis of
cyclohexyl methyl ether?
Answer: NaH
◉ an amie can react with an acid anhydride to form an amide. the
process is known as
Answer: nucleophilic acyl substitution
◉ anisole
Answer: methoxybenzene
,◉ how do staggered and eclipsed forms of butane differ?
Answer: conformation
◉ which step in the general mechanism of electrophilic aromatic
substitution is the rate-determining step?
Answer: step 1
◉ LiAlH4 and NaBH4 will react with a carbonyl compound to
Answer: reduce the carbonyl to alcohol
◉ which of the following is the best nucleophile?
Answer: HS-
◉ toluene
Answer: methylbenzene
◉ what type of compound is formed when cyclohexanol is treated
w/ Jones' reagent?
Answer: ketone
, ◉ which of the following pairs are examples of conformational
isomerism?
Answer: chair and boat forms of cyclooctane
◉ acid anhydrides react w/ amines to give
Answer: an amide and a carboxylic acid
◉ which cycloalkane has the highest boiling point?
Answer: cyclooctane
◉ cycloalkanes with 4 or more carbons in the ring are
Answer: nonplanar
◉ 1-bromopropane and 2-bromopropane are
Answer: constitutional isomers
◉ in the chlorination of methane, the propagation steps involve
forming
Answer: methyl radicals and chlorine radicals
◉ the double bond in ethene is made up of
