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1. Which of the following statements is a correct definition for a Brønsted-Lowry acid?

A) Proton acceptor C) Electron pair acceptor


B) Electron pair donor D) Proton donor

2. Which of the following statements about a Brønsted-Lowry base is true?


A) The net charge may be zero, positive, or negative.
B) All Brønsted-Lowry bases contain a lone pair of electrons or a  bond.
C) All Brønsted-Lowry bases contain a proton.
D) The net charge may be zero or positive.

3. Which of the following compounds is both a Brønsted-Lowry acid and base?

A) I, II B) I, III C) II, IV D) I, IV

4. Which of the following species cannot act as both a Brønsted-Lowry acid and base?
A) HCO3- B) HSO4- C) HO- D) H2PO4-

5. Which of the following species is not a Brønsted-Lowry base?


A) BF3 B) NH3 C) H2O D) PO43-

6. Which of the following statements about Brønsted-Lowry acids and bases is true?
A) Loss of a proton from a base forms its conjugate acid.
B) Loss of a proton from an acid forms its conjugate base.
C) Gain of a proton by an acid forms its conjugate base.
D) Brønsted-Lowry acid-base reactions always result in the transfer of a proton from a
base to an acid.

7. Which of the following species is the conjugate base of methanol, CH3OH?


A) CH3OH2+ B) CH3O- C) CH3- D) CH4

8. Which of the following species is the conjugate base of the hydronium ion, H3O+?
A) H3O B) H2O- C) H2O D) HO-

9. Which of the following species is the conjugate acid of ammonia, NH3?


A) H4N B) H3N+ C) H2N- D) H4N+
10. Which is the conjugate acid in the following reaction?

A) I B) II C) III D) IV

11. Which is the conjugate base in the following reaction?

A) I B) II C) III D) IV

12. Which is the conjugate acid in the following reaction?

A) I B) II C) III D) IV

13. Which is the conjugate base in the following reaction?

A) I B) II C) III D) IV

14. Which of the following statements about acid strength is true?


A) The stronger the acid, the further the equilibrium lies to the left.
B) The stronger the acid, the smaller the Ka.
C) The stronger the acid, the larger the pKa.
D) The stronger the acid, the smaller the pKa.

15. Which of the following compounds is the strongest acid?

A) I B) II C) III D) IV

16. Which of the following compounds is the strongest acid?


A) CH3OH B) BrCH2OH C) CH3NH2 D) CH3Cl
17. Which of the following compounds is the weakest acid?
A) HF B) HCl C) HBr D) HI

18. Which of the following compounds is the weakest acid?


A) H2S B) PH3 C) HCl D) SiH4

19. Which of the following species is the strongest base?


A) HO- B) H2N- C) CH3COO- D) Cl-

20. Which of the following ranks the compounds in order of increasing basicity, putting the
least basic first?
A) CH3NH2 < CH3OH < CH4 C) CH4 < CH3NH2 < CH3OH
B) CH3OH < CH3NH2 < CH4 D) CH4 < CH3OH < CH3NH2

21. Consider the following molecule with protons labeled, I-III. Rank these protons in
order of decreasing acidity, putting the most acidic first.

A) I > II > III B) I > III > II C) III > II > I D) III > I > II

22. Rank the following compounds in order of increasing acidity, putting the least acidic
first.

A) III < I < IV < II C) II < I < IV < III


B) III < IV < I < II D) III < I < II < IV

23. Rank the following compounds in order of increasing acidity, putting the least acidic
first.

A) I < IV < III < II C) II < III < IV < I


B) I < III < IV < II D) II < IV < III < I
24. Rank the following compounds in order of decreasing acidity, putting the most acidic
first.

A) IV > II > III > I C) I > II > IV > III


B) III > II > IV > I D) III > IV > II > I

25. Rank the following compounds in order of decreasing acidity, putting the most acidic
first.

A) IV > II > III > I C) III > IV > II > I


B) IV > III > II > I D) III > IV > I > II

26. Rank the following conjugate bases in order of increasing basicity, putting the least
basic first.

A) II < I < III B) II < III < I C) I < II < III D) I < III < II

27. Rank the following conjugate bases in order of decreasing basicity, putting the most
basic first.

A) II > I > III B) I > II > III C) III > I > II D) III > II > I

28. Which of the following is the strongest base?


A) CH3COCH3 B) CH3COOH C) NH3 D) H2O
29. What is the direction of equilibrium when acetylene (C2H2) reacts with H2N- in an acid-
base reaction?

A) Left B) Right C) Neither D) Cannot be determined

30. What is the direction of equilibrium when acetylene (C2H2) reacts with ethoxide
(CH3CH2O-) in an acid-base reaction?

A) Left B) Right C) Neither D) Cannot be determined

31. Which of the following statements explain why H2O is a stronger acid than CH4?
A) H2O can form hydrogen bonds while CH4 cannot.
B) H2O forms a less stable conjugate base, HO-.
C) CH4 forms a more stable conjugate base, CH3-.
D) H2O forms a more stable conjugate base, HO-.

32. Which of the following statements explain why HBr is a stronger acid than HF?
A) Br- is more stable than F- because Br- is larger than F-.
B) Br- is less stable than F- because Br- is larger than F-.
C) Br- is more stable than F- because Br- is less electronegative than F-.
D) Br- is less stable than F- because Br- is less electronegative than F-.

33. Which of the following compounds has the lowest pKa?


A) H2O B) H2S C) NH3 D) CH4

34. Which of the following concepts can be used to explain the difference in acidity
between acetic acid (CH3COOH) and ethanol (CH3CH2OH)?
A) Hybridization B) Electronegativity C) Resonance D) Size

35. Which of the following concepts can be used to explain the difference in acidity
between acetylene (C2H2) and ethylene (C2H4)?
A) Size B) Resonance C) Inductive effect D) Hybridization

36. Which of the following concepts can be used to explain the difference in acidity
between ethanol (CH3CH2OH) and 2-fluoroethanol (FCH2CH2OH)?
A) Size B) Inductive effect C) Resonance D) Hybridization
37. Rank the following compounds in order of decreasing acidity, putting the most acidic
first.

A) I > II > III B) III > II > I C) II > III > I D) III > I > II

38. Which of the following statements about Lewis acids is true?


A) Lewis acids are proton donors.
B) Lewis acids are proton acceptors.
C) Lewis acids are electron pair donors.
D) Lewis acids are electron pair acceptors.

39. Which of the following statements about Lewis bases is true?


A) Lewis bases are electron pair acceptors.
B) Lewis bases are electron pair donors.
C) Lewis bases are proton donors.
D) Lewis bases are proton acceptors.

40. Which of the following is a Lewis acid but not a Brønsted-Lowry acid?
A) CH3OH B) H2O C) CH3COOH D) BF3

41. Which of the following species can be both Lewis acid and Lewis base?

A) I, III, IV B) I, II, IV C) II, III, IV D) I, II, III

42. What is the correct classification of the following compound?

CH3-O-CH3
A) Brønsted-Lowry acid and Lewis acid. C) Brønsted-Lowry base.
B) Brønsted-Lowry base and Lewis base. D) Lewis base.

43. Identify the Lewis acid in the following reaction.

A) I B) II C) III D) IV
44. Identify the Lewis base in the following reaction.

A) I B) II C) III D) IV

45. Which of the following compounds is not a Lewis acid?


A) AlCl3 B) HCl C) H2O D) CBr4

46. What is the role of methylchloride (CH3Cl) in the following reaction?

A) Lewis acid C) Brønsted-Lowry acid


B) Lewis base D) Brønsted-Lowry base

47. What is the electrophilic site in the following compounds?

A) I = Carbon; II = carbon; III = boron. C) I = Carbon; II = oxygen; III = boron.


B) I = Chlorine; II = carbon; III = boron. D) I = Carbon; II = carbon; III = fluorine.

48. What is the nucleophilic site in the following compounds?

A) I = Hydrogen; II =  electrons in bond; III = nitrogen.


B) I = Oxygen; II = carbon; III = nitrogen.
C) I = Hydrogen; II = carbon; III = carbon.
D) I = Oxygen; II =  electrons in bond; III = nitrogen.
1. Which of the following statements about alkanes is not true?
A) Alkanes are aliphatic hydrocarbons.
B) Alkanes contain only C-C and C-H  bonds.
C) Alkanes are acyclic or cyclic.
D) Acyclic alkanes have two fewer H atoms than cyclic alkanes with the same number
of carbons.

2. Which of the following statements about alkanes is true?


A) Alkanes are aliphatic hydrocarbons having only C-C and C-H  bonds.
B) Cyclic alkanes have two fewer H atoms than acyclic alkanes with the same number
of carbons.
C) Acyclic alkanes contain carbons joined in one or more rings.
D) Acyclic alkanes have general molecular formula CnH2n.

3. What is the molecular formula of an alkane that has twenty-three carbon atoms?
A) C23H46 B) C23H48 C) C23H50 D) C23H44

4. What is the molecular formula of a cycloalkane that has six carbon atoms?
A) C6H14 B) C6H10 C) C6H12 D) C6H16
5. What is the approximate C-C-C bond angle in propane?
A) 90° B) 109.5° C) 120° D) 180°

6. What is the hybridization of a carbon atom in an alkane?


A) sp3 B) sp2 C) sp D) p

7. How many constitutional isomers are there with the molecular formula C5H12?
A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5

8. How many constitutional isomers are there with the molecular formula C6H14?
A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5

9. Which of the following is not another representation for 2-methylbutane?

A) I B) II C) III D) IV

10. Which of the following compounds has primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary
carbon atoms?
A) Pentane C) 2,2-Dimethylpentane
B) 2-Methylpentane D) 2,2,3-Trimethylpentane

11. Which of the following compounds has only primary and secondary carbon atoms?
A) Pentane C) 2,2-Dimethylpentane
B) 2-Methylpentane D) 2,3,3-Trimethylpentane

12. Which of the following compounds has only primary, secondary and tertiary carbon
atoms?
A) Pentane C) 2,2-Dimethylpentane
B) 2-Methylpentane D) 2,2,3-Trimethylpentane

13. Which of the following compounds has only primary, secondary and quaternary carbon
atoms?
A) Pentane C) 2,2-Dimethylpentane
B) 2-Methylpentane D) 2,2,3-Trimethylpentane

14. Which of the following compounds has primary, secondary and tertiary hydrogen
atoms?
A) Pentane B) Hexane C) 2-Methylpentane D) 2,2-Dimethylpentane

15. Which of the following compounds has only primary and secondary hydrogen atoms?
A) 2-Methylpentane C) 3-Methylpentane
B) 2,2,3-Trimethylpentane D) 2,2-Dimethylpentane

16. How many cycloalkane constitutional isomers (excluding stereoisomers) are there with
molecular formula C5H10?
A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5

17. What is the parent chain for the following compound?

A) Hexane B) Heptane C) Octane D) Nonane

18. What is the parent chain for the following compound?

A) Heptane B) Octane C) Nonane D) Decane

19. What is the name of the alkyl group that contains two carbons in a straight chain and
one-carbon branch?
A) Ethyl B) Propyl C) Isopropyl D) None of the above

20. What is the IUPAC name for the following compound?

A) 4-Ethyl-5-methyloctane C) 4-Methyl-3-propylheptane
B) 4-Methyl-5-ethyloctane D) 4-Methyl-5-propyloctane

21. What is the IUPAC name for the following compound?

A) 3,5-Diethyl-6-methylheptane C) 3-Ethyl-5-isopropylheptane
B) 3,5-Diethyl-2-methylheptane D) 5-Ethyl-3-isopropylheptane
22. What is the IUPAC name for the following compound?

A) 2,3-Dimethyl-4-sec-butylheptane C) 3,5,6-Trimethyl-4-propylheptane
B) 4-sec-Butyl-2,3-dimethylheptane D) 2,3,5-Trimethyl-4-propylheptane

23. What is the IUPAC name for the following compound?

A) 5-Ethyl-3,6-dimethylheptane C) 3-Ethyl-2,5-dimethyloctane
B) 3-Ethyl-2,5-dimethylheptane D) 5-Ethyl-3,6-dimethyloctane

24. What is the IUPAC name for the following compound?

A) 2,3,5-Trimethylhexane C) 2,4-Diethyl-5-methylheptane
B) 2,4,5-Triethylhexane D) 4-Ethyl-3,6-dimethyloctane

25. What is the IUPAC name for the following compound?

A) 3-Ethyl-2,7-dimethyl-5-sec-butyldecane
B) 5-sec-Butyl-3-ethyl-2,7-dimethyldecane
C) 2,7-Dimethyl-3-ethyl-5-sec-butyldecane
D) 3-Ethyl-2,7-dimethyl-5-isobutyldecane

26. What is the IUPAC name for the following compound?

A) 3-Ethyl-1-methylcyclohexane C) 1-Ethyl-3-methylhexane
B) 1-Ethyl-3-methylcyclohexane D) 3-Ethyl-1-methylhexane
27. What is the IUPAC name for the following compound?

A) 1-sec-Butyl-4-isopropyl-2-methylcyclohexane
B) 1-Isopropyl-3-methyl-4-sec-butylcyclohexane
C) 4-Isopropyl-2-methyl-1-sec-butylcyclohexane
D) 1-sec-Butyl-3-isopropyl-2-methylcyclohexane

28. What is the IUPAC name for the following compound?

A) 1,4-Dimethylcyclohexane C) 1,3-Dimethylcyclopentane
B) 1,3-Dimethylcyclohexane D) 1,4-Dimethylcyclopentane

29. What is the IUPAC name for the following compound?

A) 1-Butylcyclohexane C) 1-Cyclohexylbutane
B) Cyclohexanebutane D) Butylcyclohexane

30. What is the IUPAC name for the following compound?

A) Hexylcyclopentane C) 1-Cyclopentylhexane
B) 1-Hexylcyclopentane D) 1-Cyclopentylheptane

31. What is the IUPAC name for the following compound?

A) 1-Butyl-3-methylcyclohexane C) 1-Methyl-3-sec-butylcyclohexane
B) 1-sec-Butyl-3-methylcyclohexane D) 1-sec-Butyl-3-methylhexane
32. What is the common name of the following alkyl group?

A) Isobutyl B) sec-Butyl C) Isopropyl D) tert-Butyl

33. What is the common name of the following alkyl group?

A) Isopropyl B) Isobutyl C) sec-Butyl D) tert-Butyl

34. Rank the following alkanes in order of decreasing boiling point, putting the alkane with
the highest boiling point first.

A) I > II > III B) I > III > II C) II > III > I D) III > II > I

35. Rank the following alkanes in order of increasing melting point, putting the alkane with
the lowest melting point first.

A) I < III < II B) I < II < III C) II < III < I D) III < II < I

36. Which of the following statements about the conformations of acyclic alkanes is true?
A) Conformations are the same arrangements of atoms that cannot be interconverted
by rotation about single bonds.
B) In the eclipsed conformation, the C-H bonds on one carbon bisect the H-C-H bond
angle on the adjacent carbon.
C) In the staggered conformation, the C-H bonds on one carbon are directly aligned
with the C-H bonds on the adjacent carbon.
D) Rotating the atoms on one carbon by 60° converts an eclipsed conformation into a
staggered conformation, and vice versa.

37. Which of the following statements about the conformations of acyclic alkanes is not
true?
A) The staggered and eclipsed conformations are equally stable.
B) The staggered conformations are more stable than the eclipsed conformations.
C) An energy minimum and maximum occur every 60° as the conformation changes
from staggered to eclipsed.
D) Conformations that are neither staggered nor eclipsed are intermediate in energy.

38. Which of the following statements about the conformations of acyclic alkanes is true?
A) A staggered conformation with two larger groups 180° from each other is called
gauche.
B) Staggered conformations are at energy maxima and eclipsed conformations are
energy minima.
C) A staggered conformation with two larger groups 60° from each other is called
anti.
D) Gauche conformations are generally higher in energy than anti conformations.

39. Which of the following is not a conformer of butane?

A) I B) II C) III D) IV

40. Which of the following are gauche conformers?

A) I and II B) I and III C) II and IV D) II and III

41. Which of the following are anti conformers?

A) I and II B) II and III C) I and IV D) II and IV


42. Which of the following conformers has the highest energy?

A) I B) II C) III D) IV

43. Rank the conformers of butane in order of decreasing stability, putting the most stable
first.

A) IV > I > II > III C) II > III > I > IV


B) IV > I > III > II D) I > IV > II > III

44. Which of the following is the highest energy conformer of 2,3-dimethylbutane?

A) I B) II C) III D) IV

45. Which of the following is the lowest energy conformer of 2,3-dimethybutane?

A) I B) II C) III D) IV
46. Which of the following cycloalkanes has the most angle strain?
A) Cyclopropane B) Cyclobutane C) Cyclopentane D) Cyclohexane

47. Which of the following cycloalkanes has the least angle strain?
A) Cyclopropane B) Cyclohexane C) Cyclopentane D) Cycloheptane

48. Which of the following chair conformations represents trans-1,3-dimethylcyclohexane?

A) I B) II C) III D) IV

49. Which of the following chair conformations represents trans-1,4-dimethylcyclohexane?

A) I B) II C) III D) IV

50. Which of the following is the most stable conformation of cis-1-ethyl-3-


isopropylcyclohexane?

A) I B) II C) III D) IV

51. Which of the following is the most stable conformation of trans-1-isopropyl-3-


methylcyclohexane?

A) I B) II C) III D) IV
52. Select the most stable conformer of cis-1,3-cyclohexanediol.

A) I B) II C) III D) IV

53. What is the alternate chair conformation of the following compound?

A) I B) II C) III D) IV

54. Which of the following is the most stable conformation of the following compound?

A) I B) II C) III D) IV
55. Rank the conformers of 1,2,4-trimethylcyclohexane in order of decreasing stability,
putting the most stable first.

A) I > II > III > IV C) III > IV > II > I


B) III > II > IV > I D) I > II > IV > III

56. What are the products of the combustion of alkanes?


A) Carbon and hydrogen C) Carbon dioxide and hydrogen
B) Carbon and water D) Carbon dioxide and water

3. Which of the following statements about constitutional isomers if not true?


A) They have different IUPAC names.
B) They always have the same functional groups.
C) They have different physical properties.
D) They have different chemical properties.

4. Which of the following statements about stereoisomers is not true?


A) Stereoisomers have identical IUPAC names except for a prefix like cis or trans.
B) Stereoisomers differ in configuration.
C) Stereoisomers always have the same functional groups.
D) Stereoisomers differ only in their structural formula.

5. What is the relationship between the following two compounds?

A) Stereoisomers C) Identical
B) Constitutional isomers D) Not isomers, different compounds

6. What is the relationship between the following two compounds?

A) Constitutional isomers C) Stereoisomers


B) Identical D) Not isomers, different compounds
7. What is the relationship between the following two compounds?

A) Constitutional isomers C) Stereoisomers


B) Identical D) Not isomers, different compounds

8. What is the relationship between the following two compounds?

A) Constitutional isomers C) Identical


B) Stereoisomers D) Not isomers, different compounds

9. Which of the following is the definition of chirality?


A) The existence of a molecule with a mirror image.
B) The existence of a molecule with a carbon atom that has four different substituents.
C) The existence of a molecule that is superimposable on its mirror image.
D) The existence of a molecule that is not superimposable on its mirror image.

10. Which of the following statements is not true?


A) A molecule that is superimposable on its mirror image is said to achiral.
B) A molecule that is not superimposable on its mirror image is said to be chiral.
C) A molecule that is superimposable on its mirror image is said to be chiral.
D) A carbon atom bonded to four different groups is a stereogenic center.

11. Which of the following statements is true?


A) Enantiomers are mirror images that are not superimposable.
B) A molecule that is superimposable on its mirror image is chiral.
C) A chiral molecule usually contains a plane of symmetry.
D) An achiral molecule does not contain a plane of symmetry.

12. Which of the following statements is true?


A) Achiral molecules usually contain a plane of symmetry.
B) With one tetrahedral stereogenic center, a molecule may or may not be chiral.
C) With two or more stereogenic centers, a molecule is always chiral.
D) Chiral molecules usually contain a plane of symmetry.

13. Which of the following is the correct definition for a pair of enantiomers?
A) A pair of stereoisomers that have a plane of symmetry.
B) A pair of stereoisomers that are not mirror images of each other.
C) A pair of stereoisomers that are not superimposable mirror images of each other.
D) A pair of stereoisomers that are superimposable mirror images of each other.
14. Which of the following molecules has a plane of symmetry?

A) I B) II C) III D) IV

15. Which of the following statements is true?


A) The presence of a plane of symmetry makes a molecule chiral.
B) An achiral molecule must have one or more stereogenic centers.
C) All molecules that have stereogenic centers are chiral.
D) Stereoisomers that are not superimposable on their mirror image are enantiomers.

16. Which of the following molecules are chiral?

I. cis-1,3-Dibromocyclohexane
II. 1-Bromo-1-methylcyclohexane
III. trans-1-Bromo-3-methylcyclohexane
IV. cis-1-Bromo-3-methylcyclohexane
A) I, II B) II, III C) I, IV D) III, IV

17. Which of the following molecules are chiral?

I. 2-Chlorobutane
II. 3-Bromopentane
III. 1-Bromo-2-methylpropene
IV. 2-Bromo-3-methylbutane
A) I, II B) I, IV C) II, III D) III, IV

18. Which of the following molecules are achiral?

A) II, III B) I, II C) I, IV D) III, IV


19. Which of the following molecules are chiral?

A) II, III B) I, II C) I, IV D) III, IV

20. How many stereogenic centers are present in ephedrine, a bronchodilator and
decongestant?

A) 0 B) 1 C) 2 D) 3

21. How many stereogenic centers are present in the following compound?

A) 0 B) 1 C) 2 D) 3

22. How many stereogenic centers are present in fructose, a simple sugar?

A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4
23. How many stereogenic centers are present in the following compound?

A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4

24. How many stereogenic centers are present in menthol?

A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4

25. How many stereogenic centers are present in the following compound?

A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4

26. How many stereogenic centers are present in the following molecule?

A) 1 B) 2 C) 4 D) 5

27. How many stereoisomers are possible for a molecule with formula
CH3CHBrCH(OH)CH3?
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4

28. How many stereoisomers can be drawn for a molecule with formula
CH3CH(OH)CH(OH)CH3?
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4
29. What is the total number of possible stereoisomers for the following molecule?

A) 2 B) 4 C) 6 D) 8

30. How many isomers can be drawn (constitutional and stereoisomers) for
dimethycyclopropane?
A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 6

31. How many chiral stereoisomers can be drawn for dimethycyclopropane?


A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4

32. How many stereogenic centers are present in gabapentin, used clinically to treat seizures
and certain types of chronic pain?

A) 0 B) 1 C) 2 D) 3

33. How many stereogenic centers are present in the following compound?

A) 0 B) 1 C) 2 D) 3

34. Rank the following groups in order of decreasing priority according to the Cahn-Ingold-
Prelog system.

A) III > I > II > IV C) III > II > IV > I


B) I > II > IV > III D) III > IV > II > I
35. Rank the following groups in order of decreasing priority according to the Cahn-Ingold-
Prelog system.

A) I > II > III > IV C) II > I > III > IV


B) II > I > IV > III D) I > II > IV > III

36. Rank the following groups in order of decreasing priority according to the Cahn-Ingold-
Prelog system.

A) I > III > IV > II C) IV > III > I > II


B) III > IV > I > II D) IV > I > III > II

37. Rank the following groups in order of decreasing priority according to the Cahn-Ingold-
Prelog system.

A) I > II > IV > III C) IV > I > II > III


B) IV > II > I > III D) III > II > I> IV

38. Rank the following groups in order of decreasing priority according to the Cahn-Ingold-
Prelog system.

A) IV > III > I > II C) III > IV > I > II


B) IV > I > III > II D) II > I > III > IV
39. Which of the following compounds has a plane of symmetry?

A) I and II B) II and III C) II, III and IV D) III and IV

40. Which of the following structures has a different configuration from the other three?

A) I B) II C) III D) IV

41. Which of the following structures has a different configuration from the other three?

A) I B) II C) III D) IV

42. Which of the following structures has the S configuration?

A) Only I B) Only II C) Only I and II D) I, II and III


43. Which of the following structures has the R configuration?

A) Only I B) Only II C) Only I and II D) I, II and III

44. Which of the following structures has the R configuration?

A) Only I B) Only II C) Only I and II D) I, II and III

45. Which of the following is the definition for a pair of diastereomers?


A) A pair of stereoisomers with stereogenic centers which is not chiral.
B) A pair of stereoisomers that are superimposable mirror images of each other.
C) A pair of stereoisomers that are not superimposable mirror images of each other.
D) A pair of stereoisomers that are not mirror images of each other.

46. What is the relationship between the following compounds?

A) Constitutional isomers B) Diastereomers C) Enantiomers D) Identical

47. What is the relationship between the following compounds?

A) Constitutional isomers B) Diastereomers C) Enantiomers D) Identical


48. What is the relationship between the following compounds?

A) Constitutional isomers B) Diastereomers C) Enantiomers D) Identical

49. What is the relationship between the following compounds?

A) Constitutional isomers B) Diastereomers C) Enantiomers D) Identical

50. What is the relationship between the following compounds?

A) Constitutional isomers B) Diastereomers C) Enantiomers D) Identical

51. What is the relationship between the following compounds?

A) Constitutional isomers B) Diastereomers C) Enantiomers D) Identical

52. What is the relationship between the following compounds?

A) Constitutional isomers B) Diastereomers C) Enantiomers D) Identical


53. What is the relationship between the following compounds?

A) Constitutional isomers B) Diastereomers C) Enantiomers D) Identical

54. Which of the following statements about meso compounds is not true?
A) A meso compound generally has a plane of symmetry.
B) A meso compound and its mirror image are identical.
C) A meso compound is achiral.
D) A meso compound is chiral.

55. Which of the following compounds is a meso compound?


A) (2R, 3S)-dichlorobutane C) (2R, 3S)-3-chloro-2-butanol
B) (2R, 3R)-dichlorobutane D) (2R, 3R)-3-chloro-2-butanol

56. Which of the following compounds are meso?

A) Only I B) Only II C) I and II D) Neither

57. Which of the following compounds can have a meso stereoisomer?

A) I B) II C) III D) IV

58. How many stereoisomers of 1,3-dibromocyclopentane exist?


A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4
59. Which of the following compounds does not have a plane of symmetry?

A) Only I and II B) Only II C) Only III and IV D) Only I, II and IV

60. Which of the following cyclic molecules is a meso compound?

A) I B) II C) III D) IV

61. How many isomers (constitutional and stereoisomers) exist for dimethylcyclobutane?
A) 3 B) 4 C) 5 D) 6

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