ALUPE UNIVERSITY

CHE 104: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 1. CAT 1

Total: 30 Marks. Time: 1 Hour

1. Draw the structures of the following molecules:

i. 2,2 - Dimethylpropane (1 Mark)
ii. 5 – Ethyl – 2,4,6 – trimethyloctane (1 Mark)
iii. 3 – Ethyl – 1,1 – dimethylcyclohexane (1 Mark)
iv. 2 – Bromobutane (1 Mark)
2. Draw the structure of any two constitutional isomers of hexane (2 Marks)

3. How unique and important is carbon in organic chemistry? (2 Marks)

4. Show the reaction mechanism for chlorination of methane and clearly show the
5. initiation, propagation and termination steps (5 Marks)
6. State the Zaitsev’s rule (2 Marks)
7. Write the equations for the stereoselective dehydration of 3 – Pentanol and show
both the major and minor products (4 Marks)
8. Define Markovnikov’s rule (1 Mark)