Quiz 12 Alcohols, Phenols, Ethers, Aldehydes, and Ketones

Karen Timberlake, Chemistry, Los Angeles Valley College

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  1. Which of the following is NOT a functional group that contains oxygen?

    2. Your answer:
    ether
    phenol
    alcohol
    thiol

  2. The IUPAC name of CH3CH2CH2OH is

    3. Your answer:
    triol
    propanol
    1-propanol
    propyl alcohol

  3. When a hydrogen atom in benzene is replaced by a hydroxyl group -OH, the compound is part of a family is known as

    4. Your answer:
    phenol
    thiol
    ether
    alcohol

  4. The compound named 1-butanethiol has the structural formula of

    5. Your answer:
    CH3SH
    CH3CH2CH2SH
    CH3CH2SH
    CH3CH2CH2CH2SH

  5. The compound CH3-O-CH2CH3 is named

    6. Your answer:
    methyl ether
    propane ether
    methyl ethyl ether
    ethyl methyl ether

  6. At high temperature, the dehydration of cyclohexanol in the presence of an acid produces

    7. Your answer:
    hexene
    cyclohexene
    hexane
    cyclohexane

  7. Which of the following compounds would produce 2-butene at high temperatures and in the presence of an acid?

    8. Your answer:
    1-butanol
    cyclobutanol
    2-butanol
    phenol

  8. The aldehyde that has a four-carbon chain and a methyl group on carbon 2 has an IUPAC name of

    9. Your answer:
    2-methylbutyraldehyde
    3-methylbutyraldehyde
    2-methylbutanal
    3-methylbutanal

  9. The compound with the common name diethylketone has the IUPAC name of

    10. Your answer:
    2-pentanone
    2-butanone
    ethanone
    3-pentanone

  10. The alcohol that contains two alkyl groups attached to the carbon bonded to the -OH group is a

    11. Your answer:
    quaternary alcohol
    tertiary alcohol
    primary alcohol
    secondary alcohol

  11. The oxidation of 2-butanol gives

    12. Your answer:
    butanal
    butane
    2-butanone
    2-butene

  12. The compound butanal would be produced from the oxidation of

    13. Your answer:
    2-butanol
    1-butanol
    butyl ether
    1-butene

  13. The reaction of acetone and one alcohol molecule will give a

    14. Your answer:
    hemiacetal
    ketal
    acetal
    hemiketal

  14. The oxidation of cyclopentanol will give

    15. Your answer:
    cyclopentanone
    cyclopentanal
    cyclopentene
    pentanal

  15. When the product of the dehydration of 1-propanol is hydrated again and oxidized, the product would be

    16. Your answer:
    propanal
    propanone
    propane
    propenel

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