ChE BOARDS REVIEW 23

PRACTICE TESTS

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY PRACTICE TEST 2B

10 items – 15 minutes

1. Aldehydes and ketones react with hydride reagents to form

A. alkanes B. alkenes C. alcohols D. ethers

2. Carbonyl compounds undergo this type of reaction

A. Electrophilic addition C. Electrophilic substitution
B. Nucleophilic addition D. Nucleophilic substitution

3. Which reagent reacts with both aldehydes and ketones?

A. KMnO4 C. Ammoniacal AgNO3
B. KI, I2, NaOH D. 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine

4. What is the product of the reaction of benzyl alcohol with K 2Cr2O7?

A. benzoic acid C. benzyl chloride
B. benzaldehyde D. benzophenone

For numbers 5-7 consider the following compounds:

A. butane (58 g/mol) C. 1-butanol (60 g/mol)
B. propanal (58 g/mol) D. acetic acid (60 g/mol)

5. Which will have the highest boiling point?

6. Which will react with Tollens reagent (ammoniacal AgNO 3)?

7. Which will react with aqueous NaOH?

8. What do malic, citric and tartaric acids have in common?

A. They are keto acids. C. They are chiral molecules.
B. They are found in fruits. D. They contain aromatic rings.

9. What is the IUPAC name of the compound given below?

A. ethyl butyrate
B. ethyl butanoate
C. butyl ethanoate
D. butyl ethyl ester

10. What is the product when an acyl chloride reacts with an alcohol?
A. ester
B. aldehyde
C. acid anhydride
D. carboxylic acid