Organic Chemistry

Final Examination
Name:_____________________________
Course & Year:_____________________
Test I. Write the letter of your answer on the blank provided before each question,
1. _______. What is the organic family for propane?  
a. alkanes
b. alkenes
c. alkynes
d. aromatics

2. _____. In chemical reactivity, ethers resemble

a)alkanes.
b)alkenes.
c)alcohols.
d)phenols.
3. _______. What is the organic family for propane?  
a. alkanes
b. alkenes
c. alkynes
d. aromatics

4. _______. Give the name of this compound...C3H8

a. Propene
b. Butane
c. Butene
d. Propane
5. _______. Unsaturated hydrocarbons contain at least one double or triple bond.
a. True
b. False
6. _______. Which of the following could contain a triple bond?
a. C4H10
b. C4H8
c. C4H6
d. C4H12
7. _______. Which of the following is the correct structure for 1-bromo-2,4-dimethoxybenzene?

8. _______. Which of the following is not a saturated hydrocarbon?

a. ethene
b. heptane
c. propyne
d. methanol
9. _______. What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

a. 2,6-dimethylbenzene
b. 5-methyltoluene
c. Anisole
d. 1,3-dimethylbenzene
10. _______. Name the organic family for this structure:

a. alkanes
b. alkenes
c. alkynes
d. aromatics
11. _______. Name the organic family for this structure:
a. alkanes
b. alkenes
c. alkynes
d. aromatics

12. _____. Which formula represents an unsaturated hydrocarbon?

13. _______. Name this molecule

a. 2-methyl-but-1-yne-3-ene
b. 1-methyl-but-1-yne-3-ene
c. 2-methyl-but-1-ene-3-yne
d. 1-methyl-but-1-ene-3-yne

14. _______. Name the organic family for this structure:

a. alkanes
b. alkenes
c. alkynes
d. aromatics

15. _______. Which formula represents an unsaturated hydrocarbon?

16. _______. What kind of hydrocarbon is this?

a. alkane
 b. alkyne
c. benzene

17. _______. Name the compound.

a. nonene
b. 2,2-dimethyl-3-heptene
c. 1,1,5-trimethyl-2-hexene
d. 2,6-dimethyl-3-heptene

18. _______. Name the compound.

a. Trans butene
b. Isobutene
c. Cis butene
d. Isoprene

19. _______. Unsaturated hydrocarbons contain at least one double or triple bond.
a. True
b. False

20. _______. If an alkene has 20 carbon atoms, how many hydrogen atoms will it have?

a. 20
b. 22
c. 40
d. 42

21. _______. The "ene" ending in "alkene" tells someone that they are dealing with _________-bonded
carbons.

a. single
b. double
c. triple
d. quadruple

22. _______. What chemical is this? (C5H10)

a. Pentene
b. Pentane
c. Hexane
d. Heptene

23. _______. The molecular formula for Heptene is

a. C4H10
b. C8H18
c. C5H12
d. C7H14

24. _______. Classify the compound based on the functional group present.

a. alkane
b. alkene
c. alkyne
d. aromatic

25. _______. What chemical is this? (C5H10)

a. Pentene
b. Pentane
c. Hexane
 d. Heptene

26. _______. What chemical is this?

a. 1-propene
b. 2-propyne

27. _______. Which of the following shows the structure of ethene?

28. _______. Which of the following shows the structure of propene?

29. _______. Name the organic family for this structure:

a. alkenes
b. alkynes
c. aromatics
d. alkanes
30. _______. What is the correct name for the alkyne shown?

a. butyne
b. 1-butyne
c. 2-butyne
d. 1-methyl-1-propyne

31. _______. Which one of the following contains a triple bond in the structure?
a. 1-butyne
b. 7-propyne
c. Ethane
d. Nonane
32. _______. Hydrocarbons with triple covalent bonds are known as
a. Alkane
b. Alkene
c. Alkyne
d. Aromatics
33. _______. What is the general formula of the alkynes?
a. CnH2n+1
b. CnH2n+2
c. CnH2n-1
d. CnH2n-2

34. _______. Which of the following is NOT an alkyne?

b. c.
 c. d.

35. _______. Which of the following compounds does not contain alkynes in its chemical structure?

A. C.

B. D.

36. _______. What is the general formula of the alkynes?

a. CnH2n+1
b. CnH2n+2
c. CnH2n-1
d. CnH2n-2
37. _______. Hydrocarbons are compounds that contain
a. Carbon, only
b. Carbon and Hydrogen, only
c. Carbon, Oxygen, and Hydrogen, only
d. Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen, and Nitrogen, only
38. _______. Arenes are _________
a) volatile
b) Water soluble
c) Non-carcinogenic
d) Mostly gases

39. _______. The main sources of these arenes are _________

a) Petroleum
b) Biogas and petroleum
c) Petroleum and coal tar
d) Natural gas

40. _______. Which of the following compounds is aromatic?

41.  _______. Which of the following compound is aromatic?

42. _______. Which among these is the simplest example for polycyclic arenes?
a) Benzacephenanthrylene
b) Naphthalene
c) Pyrene
d) Dibenz-anthracene

43. _______. Which of the following compound is aromatic?

44. _______. Which among the following is not a property of aromatic hydrocarbon?
a) These compounds have very good aromaticity
b) These compounds have excellent stability
c) These compounds do not undergo nucleophilic substitutions but they undergo electrophilic
substitutions
d) There exists a strong ratio between carbon and hydrogen

45. _________.These have molecular formula of CnH2n and contain carbon atoms arranged in a ring

a. Alkanes
b. Aromatic hydrocarbons
c. Cycloalkanes
d. Cycloalkenes

46. __________. are two or more compounds that have the same molecular formula but different
molecular structure.
a. Isomers
b. Mirror image
c. Structural image
d. Arenes
47. _______. The solubility of alcohols in water
a)decreases as the carbon chain length increases.
b)decreases as the number of –OH groups present increases.
c)increases with increasing molecular mass.
d)more than one correct response
48. _______. What is the name of the following compound?

a. Meta-bromophenol
b. Para-hydroxybenzene
c. 3-bromoanisole
d. 6-methoxy-2-bromobenzene

49. _______. What is the organic family for propene (propylene)?  

a. alkanes
b. alkenes
c. alkynes
d. aromatics
50. __________ .The simplest alcohol, from a structural standpoint, contains how many carbon atoms and
how many oxygen atoms?
a) one carbon atom and one oxygen atom
b) one carbon atom and two oxygen atoms
c) two carbon atoms and one oxygen atom
d) two carbon atoms and two oxygen atoms

Test 2: Naming of Organic Compounds (50 points)

1. Write the IUPAC name of the following compounds. (15 points)

a. _________________________ b. ___________________________ c.
______________________
2. Write the following IUPAC names under the correct molecular structure: (15 points)
Choices:
2-methyl-1-propene
2-hydroxy-2-methylpropane,
2-bromo-2-methylpropane

a. _________________________ b. ___________________________ c.
______________________
3. Name the following organic molecule (5 points)

_________________________
4. Determine whether the following chemical formula are alkenes, alkynes or alkanes (12 points)
a. C3H8 = __________________
b. CH4 = __________________
c. C5H12 = __________________
d. C2H4 = __________________
e. C6H14=__________________
f. C5H10= __________________
5. Draw a Lewis or line-angle formula and give the IUPAC name. (12 points)
a. (CH3)2C(CH2CH3)CCCH(CH3)2
b. HCCCH2CH2CH3
c. CH3CH=CHCH=CHCCCH3
d. BrCH2CH2CCCH2CH3

6. Give at least 5 benefits we get from organic compounds and 5 disadvantages/hazards from it. (10
points)