CHEM 1307 Exam 2

Which of the following was true of Kekulé's proposal for the structure of benzene?

• It was readily accepted.

• It was rejected because it was inconsistent with experiment.

• It was not readily accepted since it did not account for the very different reactivity of benzene compared with alkenes.

• It was not readily accepted since it did not account for the known structure of benzene.

Which of the following compounds is anisole?

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What is an acceptable name of the following compound?

• o-dimethylbenzene

• m-dimethyllbenzene

• p-diethylbenzene

• m-diethylbenzene

Which of the following is a correct IUPAC name?

• 1,2-dichloro-4-bromobenzene

• 1-bromo-3,4-dichlorobenzene

• 4-bromo-1,2-dichlorobenzene

• 3,4-dichloro-1-bromobenzene

What is the IUPAC name for the following compound?

• 1-amino-2-chloro-5-bromobenzene

• 5-bromo-2-chloroaniline

• 1-chloro-4-bromo-2-aniline

• 4-bromo-1-chloro-2-aniline

Which of the following structures represents 2,4,6-tribromophenol?

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Match up the applications to the compounds shown below?

• (i) explosive; (ii) detergent

• (i) detergent; (ii) explosive

• (i) explosive; (ii) vitamin

• (i) vitamin; (ii) detergent

Which of the following is a common feature of catechol, hydroquinone, and resorcinol?

• They all have two methyl groups as substituents on a benzene ring.

• They all have two hydroxyl groups as substituents on a benzene ring.

• They all have one methyl and one hydroxyl as substituents on a benzene ring.

• None of the above, these compounds do not have any common features.

Which of the following is the correct IUPAC name of the following compound?

• 1-propylphenol

• 2-propylphenol

• 2-hydroxypropylbenzene

• 2-propyl-1-hydroxybenzene

Consider the following structure: If one of the hydrogen atoms were replaced with an –NH₂ group and another with a –Br group, the compound would as named as which of the following?

• a derivative of benzene

• a derivative of bromobenzene

• a derivative of aminobenzene

• a derivative of aniline