Core Organic Chemistry Random Retrieval

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Core Organic Chemistry Random Retrieval

This quiz contains all the questions in the Core Organic Chemistry section. The website will pick 10 questions at random.

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How many structural isomers of C4H8O are there?

It's really difficult to get all of these structures, so don't panic if you miss some. Just spend some time sketching out all the possibilities and remembering some simple rules, e.g carbon forms 4 bonds, oxygen forms 2 etc. Be creative!

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The peak with the largest mass to charge ratio in the mass spectrum of an alkane is detected at mass-to-charge ratio = 58.

This shows that the hydrocarbon:

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Which of these pairs of compounds react to form 2-bromopropane as one of the products?

(i) prop-1-ene and hydrogen bromide at room temperature

(ii) propane and bromine in ultraviolet light

(iii) propan-2-ol on heating with sodium bromide

(iv) propan-1-ol and hydrogen bromide on heating

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What is the formula of 2-bromo-3-methylpentane?

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Which of these alcohols is oxidised to a ketone by a hot acidic solution of potassium dichromate(VI)?

(i) (CH3)3COH

(ii) CH3CH2CHOHCH3

(iii) CH3CH2CH2CH2OH

(iv) CH3C(CH3)2CH2CHOHCH3

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Which of these alkenes will produce the largest %yield of 2-bromopentane when it is reacted with hydrogen bromide?

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Which of these alkenes shows E/Z isomerism?

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What is the H-C-H bond angle in ethene?

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