B Sc Semester-VI

MCQ on Unit II Organic enolates

1. Which of the following is the structure of the most stable enol form of 2-methylpentan-3-
one?

a)

b)

c)

d)

2. Which of the following statements is incorrect about an enolate ion?

a) An enolate can be formed by deprotonation using NaOH
b) An enolate is a good electrophile
c) Enolate ion plays a role in Michael addition
d) An enolate is the conjugate base of an enol
3. A malonic ester synthesis of a carboxylic acid proceeds by alkylation of the enolate of
the malonic ester followed by ester hydrolysis and decarboxylation of the β-dicarboxylic
acid. Which of the following carboxylic acids is difficult to prepare by this method?
a) 3-Phenyl propionic acid
b) 3-Methyl butanoic acid
c) 2-Phenyl acetic acid
d) Cyclohexane carboxylic acid
4. Name the following reaction is

a) Aldol condensation
b) Schemidt condensation
 c) Claisen condensation
d) None of these
5. Acetoacetic ester on reaction with urea gives
a) 4-Methyl uracil
b) Diethyl malonate
c) Barbituric acid
d) Thiobarbituric acid

6. The majority of the monosaccharides found in the human body are of

a) L-type
b) D-type
c) DL-types
d) None of the above
7. Which of the following compound contain active methylene group?
a) CH3CO CH2COCH3
b) CN-CH2-COCH3
c) Both a and b
d) None of these
8. Malonic acid reacts with urea to give…

a) Thiobarbituric acid
b) Barbituric acid
c) Succinic acid
d) Propionic acid

9. What types of product form in the following reaction?

COCH3 H2
i) C2H5ONa CH3
H3C C
H2C
ii) CH3-I
COOC2H5 O
iii) dil KOH
a) Acid hydrolysis product
b) Basic hydrolysis product
c) Ketonic hydrolysis product
d) None of these
10. Identify the name of product of the following reaction.
CH3 CH3

OH H2N NH

O O

OC2H5 H2N NH

O O
a) 2-Methyl Uracil
b) 3-Methyl Uracil
c) 4-Methyl Uracil
d) 5-Methyl Uracil
11. Names of reactant and product of the following reaction.
O CH3

OC2H5 NH
C2H5ONa
O
Cl-CH2-COOC2H5
OC2H5 NH

O O

a) Maleic acid & Fumaric acid

b) Maleic acid & Malic acid
c) Malonic acid & Succinic acid
d) Malic acid & Succinic acid

12. For each of the following pairs of compounds, draw their enols tautomers and choose the
one the compound that has the greater enol content.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d) None of these

13. What is name of the following compound?

OH OH

H O
H
HO H
H OH

H OH

a) D-Glucose
b) D-Galactose
c) D-Fructose
d) D-Lactose
14. What happens when glucose reacts with Bromine water?

a) Glucoside
b) Sorbitol
c) Gluconic acid
d) Saccharic acid

15. The spontaneous change in specific rotation of -glucose (+1100) or -glucose (+19.70)
up to constant value (+52.50) in aqueous solution is called as _______

a) Epimerization
b) Inversion of configuration
c) Retention of configuration
d) Muta-rotation