Question 1

Provide the structure of 3,3-dimethylheptanoic acid.

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Question 2

The combination of a carbonyl group and a hydroxyl group on the same carbon atom is called a ________ group.

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A)   carbamate
B)   carbonate
C)   urethane
D)   carboxyl
E)   carboxylateF) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

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Provide the major organic product of the reaction shown below.

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Provide the major organic product of the reaction shown below.

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Question 5

Which of the following is the strongest acid?

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A)   chloroacetic acid
B)   dichloroacetic acid
C)   trichloroacetic acid
D)   acetic acidE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Which of the following must be converted into a carboxylic acid through nitrile hydrolysis rather than through a Grignard synthesis with Mg/ether followed with dry CO2 and work-up with H3O+?

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Question 7

Which of the following compounds is the strongest acid?

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A)   p-nitrobenzoic acid
B)   p-bromobenzoic acid
C)   m-methylbenzoic acid
D)   m-methoxybenzoic acid
E)   waterF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

The methyl ester of a carboxylic acid can be synthesized directly using ________.

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A)   SOCl2
B)   PCl5
C)   C2O2Cl2
D)   CH2N2
E)   CH3NH2F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 9

2-Phenylethanol yields what acid upon treatment with hot chromic acid or permanganate?

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Question 10

Provide a detailed, stepwise mechanism for the methylation of a carboxylic acid with diazomethane.

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Question 11

Provide the major organic product of the reaction shown below.

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Question 12

What is the common name for the following compound?

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A)   γ-hydroxyvaleric acid
B)   γ-hydroxypentanoic acid
C)   γ-hydroxy-γ-methylbutyric acid
D)   δ-hydroxyvaleric acidE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Propose a reasonable synthetic route to prepare butanal from butanoic acid.

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1. LiAlH₄
2...

Question 14

How does the O-H stretch in the IR spectrum of a carboxylic acid differ from the O-H stretch of an alcohol?

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Question 15

Provide the structure of zinc undecanoate, a major component in several athlete's foot medications.

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Provide the major organic product of the reaction shown below.

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Question 17

Provide the major organic product of the following reaction.

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Question 18

Which of the following reagents can be used to convert a carboxylic acid directly into its corresponding acid chloride derivative?

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A)   (COCl) 2
B)   HCl
C)   CH3Cl
D)   NaOCl
E)   CH3COClF) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 19

Which of the following would be the preferred reagents used in the following synthesis? 3-THF 2. H3O+ B)  1. Mg/ether 2. dry CO2 3)  H3O+ C)  1. LiAlH4-THF 2. H3O+ D)  1. Hot KMnO4 2. H3O+ E)  1. LiAlH[O(CH3) 3]3-THF 2. H3O+" class="answers-bank-image d-inline" rel="preload" >

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A)   1. NaBH3-THF 2. H3O+
B)   1. Mg/ether 2. dry CO23)  H3O+
C)   1. LiAlH4-THF 2. H3O+
D)   1. Hot KMnO4 2. H3O+
E)   1. LiAlH[O(CH3) 3]3-THF 2. H3O+F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 20

Lithium aluminum hydride reduces carboxylic acids to primary alcohols via what intermediate?

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A)   a ketone
B)   a methyl ester
C)   an aldehyde
D)   a secondary alcohol
E)   an acid chlorideF) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

Exam 20: Carboxylic Acids

Provide a detailed, stepwise mechanism for the methylation of a carboxylic acid with diazomethane.

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Which of the following reagents can be used to convert a carboxylic acid directly into its corresponding acid chloride derivative?

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Provide the major organic product of the reaction shown below.

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Propose a reasonable synthetic route to prepare butanal from butanoic acid.

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Provide the major organic product of the reaction shown below.

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Provide the major organic product of the reaction shown below.

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2-Phenylethanol yields what acid upon treatment with hot chromic acid or permanganate?

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The methyl ester of a carboxylic acid can be synthesized directly using ________.

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Provide the major organic product of the reaction shown below.

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Provide the structure of zinc undecanoate, a major component in several athlete's foot medications.

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How does the O-H stretch in the IR spectrum of a carboxylic acid differ from the O-H stretch of an alcohol?

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Which of the following would be the preferred reagents used in the following synthesis?

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Lithium aluminum hydride reduces carboxylic acids to primary alcohols via what intermediate?

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The combination of a carbonyl group and a hydroxyl group on the same carbon atom is called a ________ group.

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Provide the major organic product of the following reaction.

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Which of the following must be converted into a carboxylic acid through nitrile hydrolysis rather than through a Grignard synthesis with Mg/ether followed with dry CO2 and work-up with H3O+?

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Which of the following is the strongest acid?

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Provide the structure of 3,3-dimethylheptanoic acid.

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What is the common name for the following compound?

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Which of the following compounds is the strongest acid?

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Which of the following must be converted into a carboxylic acid through nitrile hydrolysis rather than through a Grignard synthesis with Mg/ether followed with dry CO₂ and work-up with H₃O⁺?

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