Self Quiz Answers
1. Name the following:
| a. |
O H H H
|| | | |
C-C-C-C-H
| | | |
H H H H |
butanal |
| b. |
O
||
C-C-C-C
|
C-C |
3-hexanone |
| c. |
CH3CH2CH2OH |
1-propanol |
| d. |
C
|
C C
| |
C-C-C-C
|
OH |
2,3-dimethyl-2-pentanol |
| e. |
C-C
|
C-C-C
|
C-OH |
2-methyl-1-pentanol |
| f. |
H O H H
| || | |
H-C-C-C-C-H
| | |
H H H |
2-butanone |
| g. |
CH3C(CH3)2CHO |
2,2-dimethylpropanal |
2. Draw structural formulas for each of the following:
| a. |
acetaldehyde |
H H
| |
H - C - C = O
|
H |
| b. |
3-chloro-2-heptanone |
H O Cl H H H H
| || | | |
| |
H - C - C - C - C - C - C - C - H
| | | |
| |
H H H H
H H |
| c. |
2-methylhexanal |
O
CH3 H H H H
\\ | | | | |
C - C - C - C - C - C - H
/ | | | | |
H H H H H H |
| d. |
2,3-dimethyl-1-pentanol |
OH CH3 CH3 H H
| | | | |
H - C - C - C - C - C - H
| | | | |
H H H H H |
3. Identify the alcohols in question #1 as primary, secondary, or tertiary.
| a. |
O H H H
|| | | |
C-C-C-C-H
| | | |
H H H H |
not an alcohol |
| b. |
O
||
C-C-C-C
|
C-C |
not an alcohol |
| c. |
CH3CH2CH2OH |
primary |
| d. |
C
|
C C
| |
C-C-C-C
|
OH |
tertiary |
| e. |
C-C
|
C-C-C
|
C-OH |
primary |
| f. |
H O H H
| || | |
H-C-C-C-C-H
| | |
H H H |
not an alcohol |
| g. |
CH3C(CH3)2CHO |
not an alcohol |
4. Give an equation, using structural formulas, showing how:
a. 2-butanol can be prepared from 2-butene
H
H
| |
H-C-C=C-C-H
| | | |
H H H H |
+ H2O |
addition
of
water
¾¾¾¾¾¾® |
H OH
H H
| | | |
H-C--C--C--C-H
| | | |
H H H H |
| 2-butene |
|
|
2-butanol |
|
b. propene can be prepared from 1-propanol
OH H
H
| | |
H-C--C--C-H
| | |
H H H |
intramolecular
dehydration
¾¾¾¾¾¾® |
H
|
H-C=C-C-H
| | |
H H H |
+ H2O |
| 1-propanol |
|
propene |
|
|
c. 3-pentanone can be prepared from an alcohol
H H
OH H H
| | | | |
H-C--C--C--C--C-H
| | | | |
H H H H H |
oxidation
¾¾¾¾¾¾®
|
H H
O H H
| | || | |
H-C--C--C--C--C-H
| | | |
H H H H |
+ 2 H· |
| 3-pentanol |
|
3-pentanone |
|
|
d. butanal can be prepared from an alcohol
OH H
H H
| | | |
H-C--C--C--C-H
| | | |
H H H H |
oxidation
¾¾¾¾¾¾®
|
O
H H H
|| | | |
C--C--C--C-H
| | | |
H H H H |
+ 2 H· |
| 1-butanol |
|
butanal |
|
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