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Brown and Poon Chapter 5 True/False
O-Chem Chapter 5 Quick Quiz
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Organic Chemistry
Undergraduate 3
02/08/2012

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Catalytic reduction of an alkene is syn stereoselective. (5.7)
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True
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Borane, BH3, is a Lewis acid. (5.5)
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True
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All electrophiles are positively charged. (5.3)
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False
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Catalytic hydrogenation of cyclohexane gives hexane. (5.7)
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False
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A rearrangement will occur in the raction of 2-methyl-2pentene with HBr. (5.4)
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False
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All nucleophiles are negatively charged. (5.3)
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False
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In hydrocarbon, BH3 behaves as an electrophile. (5.5)
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True
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In catalytic hydrogenation of an alkene, the reducing agent in the transition metal catalyst. (5.7)
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False
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Alkene addition reactions involve breaking a pi bond and forming two new sigma bonds in its place. (5.3)
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True
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When ozone is reacted with an alkene followed by treatment with dimethylsulfide, the final product will contain two carbonyl groups for every C-C double bond present in the original alkene. (5.6)
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True
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The foundation for Markovnikov's tole is the relative stability of carbocation intermediates. (5.3)
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True
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Acid-catalyzed hydration of an alkene is regioselective. (5.3)
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True
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Water adds twice to an alkyne; the first molecule of water adds to form an enol, followed by a second molecule of water to form a ketone or an aldehyde. (5.10)
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False
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The mechanism for addition of HBr to an alkene involves one transition state and two reactive intermediates. (5.3)
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False
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Hydroboration of an alkene is regioselective and stereoselective. (5.5)
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True
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According to the mechanism given in the text for acid-catalyzed hydration of an alkene, the -H and -OH added to the double bond both arises from the same molecule of H2). (5.3)
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False
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Acic-catalyzed addition of H2O to an alkene is called hydration. (5.3)
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True
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If a compound fails to react with Br2, it is unlikely that the compound contains a carbon-carbon double bond. (5.3)
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True
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The conversion of ethylene, CH2=CH2, to ethanol, CH3Ch2Oh. is an oxidation reaction. (5.3)
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False
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Addition of Br2 and Cl2 to cyclohexene is anti-stereoselective. (5.3)
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True
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A carbocation is a carbon that has four bonds to it and bears a positive charge. (5.3)
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False
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The geometry about the positively charged carbon of a carbocation is best describes as trigonal planar. (5.3)
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True
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The carbocation derived by proton transfer to ethylene is CH3CH2+. (5.3)
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True
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Alkyl carbocations are stabilized by the electron withdrawing inductive effect of the positively charged carbon of the carbocation. (5.3)
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True
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The oxygen atom of an oxonium ion obeys the octet rule. (5.3)
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True
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Hydroxide ion (HO-) is a stronger base than amide ion (h2N-). (5.*0
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False
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Markovinov's rule refers to the regioselectivity of addition reactions to carbon-carbon double bond. (5.3)
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True
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A rearrangement, in which a hydride ion shifts, will occur in the reaction of 3-methyl-1-pentene with HCl. (5.4)
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True
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Acid-catalyzed hydration of 1-butene gives 1-butanol, and acid-catalyzed hydration of butene gives 2-butanol. (5.3)
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False
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Alkynes are always more acidic than alkenes. (5.8)
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False
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Alkenes are good starting materials for reaction in which it is necessary to form a C-C bond. (5.9)
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False
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Alkynes can be reduced to cis alkenes but not to trans alkenes. (5.11)
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False
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