ORGANIC CHEMISTRY EXAM

Organic Chemistry Exam III Chapter 4

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Short Answers:

1. List the substituents shown below in order of relative priority from greatest to smallest.

-OH, -COOH, -CH3, -C=CHCH2CH3, -CH=CH2

 

2. Using IUPAC nomenclature and syntax, name the compound shown below. Include in the compound’s name the Z or E configuration.

 

3. Does the following compound have a R or S configuration and why?

 

 

 

 

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4. How would the compound shown below affect plane polarized light?

 

 

5. A solution containing 5.0g of compound dissolved in 1000mL of solvent generated an observed rotation of plane-polarized light (λ = 589.6nm) of 27° in a polarimeter tube 250mm long at a temperature of 25°C. What is the specific rotation of the compound?

 

6. How many asymmetric centers does the compound shown below have?

 

 

 

 

 

 

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7. Are the molecules shown below enantiomers, diastereomers, constitutional isomers, or identical?

 

8. Using IUPAC nomenclature and syntax, name the compound shown below. Include in the compound’s name the Z or E configuration.

 

 

9. Are the molecules shown below enantiomers, diastereomers, constitutional isomers, or identical?

 

 

 

 

 

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10. Are the molecules shown below enantiomers, diastereomers, constitutional isomers, or identical?