Organic Chemistry II - Exam 1 Questions and answers Newest RATED A+ 2025/2026 NEW!!

Organic Chemistry II - Exam 1 Ques ons and answers
Newest RATED A+ 2025/2026 NEW!!

1° and 2° alcohols (OH) can be made by... - Reduc on



3° alcohols... - Cannot be made if reducing agent is a hydride [H⁻] source



LiAlH₄ - Strong reducing agent



NaBH₄ - Weak reducing agent



PCC - Weak oxidizing agent



PCC oxidizes 1° and 2° alcohols respec vely into an... - Aldehyde and/or ketone



KMnO₄ - Strong oxidizing agent



H₂Cr₂O₇ - Strong oxidizing agent



All 2° OH stop at ketone when using... - H₂Cr₂O₇ and heat



R-C-OH → R-C=O-H → R-C=O-OH - Stepwise Oxida on



Carbon atom oxidized must have at least one... - hydrogen atom

, >=< → >=O + O=< - 1. O₃ (Ozone) and 2. Me₂S (Dimethyl Sulfide)



IR: R-OH - Broad and centered ~3400cm⁻¹



Organometallics... Carbon is a _____ - Nucleophile



Organometallics are strong _____ - Bases



MgBr, MgCl, MgI are _____ - Grignard reagents



Retrosynthesis - Breaking down target molecule into simple star ng materials



TMSCL and TBSCL... - Are protec ng groups



Radical Subs tu on - Mechanism contains 3 major steps: 1. Ini a on, 2. Propaga on, 3.
Termina on



Allyl (=-·) - Most stable, followed by... Benzyl > 3° C⁺ > 2° C⁺ > 1° C⁺ >>> Vinyl (=·)



Vinyl (=·) - Least stable



1, 2 - addi on product... - Kine c



1, 4 - addi on product... - Thermodynamic



1, 4 - subs tuted - Para - posi on