1. What is the name of the following carboxylic acid?
A. 3-propylbutanoic acid
B. 3-methyl-3-propylpropanoic acid
C. 3-methylpentanoic acid
D. 3-methylhexanoic acid
Bloom's Level: 3. Apply
Chapter: 19
Difficulty: Easy
Gradable: automatic
Section: 19.01
Subtopic: IUPAC nomenclature of carboxylic acids and carboxylic acid derivatives
Subtopic: Physical properties of carboxylic acids and carboxylic acid derivatives
Subtopic: Reactions of carboxylic acids and carboxylic acid derivatives
Topic: Carboxylic Acids and Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
2. Which of the following is the conjugate base of 5-hydroxypentanoic acid?
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Bloom's Level: 3. Apply
Chapter: 19
Difficulty: Medium
Gradable: automatic
Section: 19.04
Subtopic: Reactions of carboxylic acids and carboxylic acid derivatives
Topic: Carboxylic Acids and Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
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,3. What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?
A. 4-hydroxy-3-methylbutanoic acid
B. 3-hydroxy-2-methylbutanoic acid
C. 1-hydroxy-2-methylbutanoic acid
D. 3-(hydroxymethyl)butanoic acid
Bloom's Level: 3. Apply
Chapter: 19
Difficulty: Medium
Gradable: automatic
Section: 19.01
Subtopic: IUPAC nomenclature of carboxylic acids and carboxylic acid derivatives
Topic: Carboxylic Acids and Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
4. What is the systematic IUPAC name of the compound below?
A. 6-bromo-4-ethylbenzenecarboxylic acid
B. 2-bromo-4-ethylbenzenecarboxylic acid
C. ortho-bromo-para-ethylbenzoic acid
D. 1-bromo-3-ethylbenzoic acid
Bloom's Level: 3. Apply
Chapter: 19
Difficulty: Medium
Gradable: automatic
Section: 19.01
Subtopic: IUPAC nomenclature of carboxylic acids and carboxylic acid derivatives
Topic: Carboxylic Acids and Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
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, 5. Rank the following compounds in decreasing order of acidity.
A. II > I > III
B. II > III > I
C. III > II > I
D. III > I > II
Bloom's Level: 4. Analyze
Chapter: 19
Difficulty: Medium
Gradable: automatic
Section: 19.04
Subtopic: Reactions of carboxylic acids and carboxylic acid derivatives
Topic: Carboxylic Acids and Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
6. A mixture of 1-hexanol and hexanoic acid in diethyl ether is shaken with an aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution.
Which line below correctly describes the major organic species in the two resulting immiscible solutions?
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Bloom's Level: 4. Analyze
Chapter: 19
Difficulty: Hard
Gradable: automatic
Section: 19.07
Subtopic: Physical properties of carboxylic acids and carboxylic acid derivatives
Topic: Carboxylic Acids and Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
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A. 3-propylbutanoic acid
B. 3-methyl-3-propylpropanoic acid
C. 3-methylpentanoic acid
D. 3-methylhexanoic acid
Bloom's Level: 3. Apply
Chapter: 19
Difficulty: Easy
Gradable: automatic
Section: 19.01
Subtopic: IUPAC nomenclature of carboxylic acids and carboxylic acid derivatives
Subtopic: Physical properties of carboxylic acids and carboxylic acid derivatives
Subtopic: Reactions of carboxylic acids and carboxylic acid derivatives
Topic: Carboxylic Acids and Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
2. Which of the following is the conjugate base of 5-hydroxypentanoic acid?
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Bloom's Level: 3. Apply
Chapter: 19
Difficulty: Medium
Gradable: automatic
Section: 19.04
Subtopic: Reactions of carboxylic acids and carboxylic acid derivatives
Topic: Carboxylic Acids and Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
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,3. What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?
A. 4-hydroxy-3-methylbutanoic acid
B. 3-hydroxy-2-methylbutanoic acid
C. 1-hydroxy-2-methylbutanoic acid
D. 3-(hydroxymethyl)butanoic acid
Bloom's Level: 3. Apply
Chapter: 19
Difficulty: Medium
Gradable: automatic
Section: 19.01
Subtopic: IUPAC nomenclature of carboxylic acids and carboxylic acid derivatives
Topic: Carboxylic Acids and Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
4. What is the systematic IUPAC name of the compound below?
A. 6-bromo-4-ethylbenzenecarboxylic acid
B. 2-bromo-4-ethylbenzenecarboxylic acid
C. ortho-bromo-para-ethylbenzoic acid
D. 1-bromo-3-ethylbenzoic acid
Bloom's Level: 3. Apply
Chapter: 19
Difficulty: Medium
Gradable: automatic
Section: 19.01
Subtopic: IUPAC nomenclature of carboxylic acids and carboxylic acid derivatives
Topic: Carboxylic Acids and Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
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, 5. Rank the following compounds in decreasing order of acidity.
A. II > I > III
B. II > III > I
C. III > II > I
D. III > I > II
Bloom's Level: 4. Analyze
Chapter: 19
Difficulty: Medium
Gradable: automatic
Section: 19.04
Subtopic: Reactions of carboxylic acids and carboxylic acid derivatives
Topic: Carboxylic Acids and Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
6. A mixture of 1-hexanol and hexanoic acid in diethyl ether is shaken with an aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution.
Which line below correctly describes the major organic species in the two resulting immiscible solutions?
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Bloom's Level: 4. Analyze
Chapter: 19
Difficulty: Hard
Gradable: automatic
Section: 19.07
Subtopic: Physical properties of carboxylic acids and carboxylic acid derivatives
Topic: Carboxylic Acids and Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
19-3
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