POST-TEST: Naming and Identifying

OrganicCompounds-Hydrocarbons (IUPAC) 9. 2-methylpentane

a.
1. A molecule with the formula C3H8 is a(n):
a. hexane b.
b. propane
c. decane c.
d. butane
d.
2. 2,5-dimethyl-2-hexene
a. c. 10. 3-methylhexane

b. d. a. c.

b. d.
3. 3-methyl-2-hexene
a. c.
11. 3-ethyl-1-pentyne
b. d.
a. c.

4. 7,7-dimethyl-4-propyl-2-nonene b. d.
a.

b. 12. 4,5-dimethyl-2-hexyne
a. c.
c.
b. d.
d.

13.

5. a. 7-methyl-3-nonyne
b. 7-methyl-2-nonyne
c. 6-methyl-3-nonyne
a. 1,1,3-trimethylpentane d. 6-methyl-2-nonyne
b. 1-ethyl-1,3-dimethylbutane
c. 2,4-dimethylhexane 14.
d. 3,5-dimethylhexane

6. 3-ethyl-5-methyl-2-heptene a. 4,5-diethyl-8-methyl-4-nonyne
a. c. b. 4,5-dimethyl-2-methyl-4-nonyne
c. 5,6-dimethyl-2-methyl-3-nonyne
b. d. d. 5,6-diethyl-2-methyl-3-nonyne

15.
7. 5-ethyl-3-heptyne
a. c. a. 4-ethyl-5-methyl-3-propyl-1-heptyne
b. 4-ethyl-5-methyl-3-propyl-1-heptene
b. d. c. 3-ethyl-4-methyl-5-vinyloctene
d. 4-ethyl-5-methyl-3-isopropyl-1-heptene

8. 2,2-dimethylpentane 16.

a. c. a. 4,4-diethyl-2-hexene
b. 3,3-dimethyl-4-hexene
b. d. c. 1,1-dimethyl-2-hexene
d. 4,4-dimethyl-2-hexene
17. 25.

a. 5-methyl-5-ethyloctane a. 2-methyl-1-butene
b. 5-methyl-5-propylheptane b. 2-ethyl-1-propene
c. 4-ethyl-4-methyloctane c. 2-ethyl-1-pentane
d. 3-methyl-3-propyloctane d. 3-methyl-2-butene

18. 26.

a. 7-methyl-2-decadiyne
b. 4-methyl-2,8-decadiyne a. 6-methyl-2-ethylheptyne
c. 1,4-dimethyl-1,7-nonadiyne b. 2-ethyl-6-methylheptyne
d. 2-cyclopropy-6-octyne c. 3-ethyl-5-methyloctyne
d. 3,7-dimethyl-4-octyne
19.
27.
a. 2,2,3-triethylpentane
b. 2,2,3-trimethylbutane a. 2,6-diethyl-3-nonyne
c. 2,3,3-trimethylbutane b. 2,5-diethyl-3-nonyne
d. 2-ethyl-3-methylbutane c. 3,7-dimethyl-5-nonyne
d. 3,7-dimethyl-4-nonyne
20.
a. ethyl 28. Which of the following formulas represents an
b. propene alkene?
c. ethane a. CH3CH2CH3 c. CH3CH2CHCH2
d. ethene b. CH3CH3 d. CH3CH2Cl

21. 3-ethylhexane 29. How many hydrogen does 3,7-dimethyl-4-

a. octyne have?
a. 17 c. 16
b. b. 18 d. 19

c. 30. What is the IUPAC name for the compound

shown?
d.

a. 5-methylheptane c. 3-methylheptane
b. 2-ethylhexane d. 3-methyloctane
22.

a. 2,5-dimethyl-3-ethylhexane 31.31.
b. 2,5-methyl-3-ethylhexane
c. 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylhexane a. methane c. propane
d. 3-methyl-2,5-dimethylhexane b. butane d. propene

23. 32. Which one of the following compounds is

saturated?
a. 2-methyl-5-methyl-3-cyclohexene a. 2,2,4-trimethylpent-2-ene
b. 2,5-dimethyl-3-hexene b. 2,3-diethylbutane
c. 2,5-dimethyl-4-hexene c. Ethyne
d. 2,5-diethyl-3-pentene d. 2-methylbutyne

24. The general formula for noncyclic alkenes is: 33. The carbon-carbon triple bond in the ethyne
a. CnH2n+2 c. CnH2n-2 molecule consists of
b. CnH2n d. CnHn+2 a. two sigma and one pi bonds.
b. one sigma and two pi bonds.
c. three pi bonds.
d. three sigma bonds.
34. Which one of the following compounds is 43.
unsaturated?
a. C3H6 c. CH3CH2CH3
b. d. C4H10

a. 2,5-dimethyl-3-pentene
b. 4-methyl-2,5-dimethyl-3-butane
c. 3,5-dimethyl-2-pentene
d. 3,5-dimethyl-2-pentene
35.35.
44. CH3
|
H – C ºº C – C – H
a. 2,5-dimethylheptane c. Iso-octane |
b. 2-methylheptane d. 2,5-dimethylhexane H
a. 3-methyl-1-propyne
36. Which is the correct formula for the b. 1,3,3-trimethyl-1-propyne
hydrocarbon shown? c. 1,3,3-trimethyl-1-butyne
a. CH3CH2CH(CH3)CH2CH3 d. 1-butyne
b. CH3CH(CH3)CH2CH2CH3
c. CH3CH2CH(CH3)CHCH3 45. H3C
d. C2H5CH(CH3)CHCH3 CH
H3C
37. The "yne" ending in "alkyne" tells someone that a. 3-ethyl-4-hexyne
they are dealing with -bonded carbons. b. 4-ethyl-2-hexyne
a. single c. triple c. 4,4-diethyl-2-butyne
b. double d. quadruple d. 5-propyl-3-octyne

38. What is the general formula of the alkynes?

a. CnH2n+1 c. CnH2n-1
b. CnH2n+2 d. CnH2n-2

39. Which of the following could contain a triple

bond?
a. C4H10 c. C4H6
b. C4H8 d. C4H12

40. What is the organic family for propene

(propylene)?
a. alkanes c. alkynes
b. alkenes d. aromatics

41. Unsaturated hydrocarbons contain .

a. at least one double or triple bond between carbon
atoms
b. only double bonds
c. only single bonds between carbon atoms
d. only triple bonds

42.42.

a. 3-methyl-2-pentene
b. 2-ethyl-2-butene
c. 3-ethyl-2-butene
d. 1,1-dimethyl-propene