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ALCOHOL & CARBONYL & CARBOXYLIC ACID

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

2-butanol heated with acidified KMnO4 solution produced

a)

butanone

b)

butene

c)

butanoic acid

d)

butane

2.

2-propanol heated with conc. H2SO4 produced

a)

propanoic acid

b)

propane

c)

propene

d)

propanal

3.

2-methyl-1-propanol heated with acidified K2Cr2O7 solution produced

a)

alkene

b)

carboxylic acid

c)

alcohol

d)

ketone

4.

1,2-ethanediol with potassium produced

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

1-hexanol reacts with PCC/CH2Cl2 produced

a)

hexene

b)

hexanoic acid

c)

hexanal

d)

hexane

6.

glacial ethanoic acid heated with 2-propanol in the presence of concentrated H2SO4 produced

a)

ester (2-propyl ethanoate)

b)

salt

c)

carboxylic acid (pentanoic acid)

d)

alcoholic

7.
Classify the compound based on the functional group present.
a)
Aldehyde
b)
Alcohol
c)
Ketone
d)
Carboxylic acid
8.
Which functional group is NOT present?
a)
Amino 
b)
Carboxyl 
c)
Hydroxyl
d)
Amine
9.

Name the compound

a)

2-methylbutan-3-ol

b)

Butan-2-ol

c)

3-methylbutan-2-ol

d)

3-ethylbutan-2-ol

10.

Name this functional group

a)

hydroxide

b)

hydroxyl

c)

carboxyl

d)

ester link

11.
What is the name of this carbonyl compound?
a)
pentan-2-one
b)
hexan-5-one
c)
pentan-3-one
d)
hexan-2-one
12.
The name of this compound is:
a)
heptan-2-one
b)
2-hexanone
c)
2-heptanone
d)
pentan-2-one
13.
Classify the compound based on the functional group present.
a)
aldehyde
b)
ketone
c)
carboxylic acid
d)
ester
14.
Classify the compound based on the functional group present.
a)
aldehyde
b)
ketone
c)
carboxylic acid
d)
ester
15.
Which of the following groups can be classified as carbonyls?
a)
aldehydes
b)
ketones
c)
esters
d)
aldehydes and ketones
16.
What functional groups are in the following molecule:
a)
aldehyde and ketone
b)
ketone and ester
c)
aldehyde and ether
d)
ketone and ether
17.
Aldehyde reacts with Tollen's reagent forming:
a)
Yellow precipitate
b)
Brick-red precipitate
c)
Purple solution
d)
Silver mirror
18.

What functional group is -HC=O

a)

Carbonyl Aldehyde

b)

Carbonyl Ketone

c)

Carboxyl

d)

Methyl

19.

What is the correct name for this molecule?

a)

2,5-dimethylhexane

b)

2,5-methylhexanoic acid

c)

2,5-dimethylhexanoic acid

d)

2,5-dimethylhexan-6-oic acid

20.

Which of these molecules are named ethanoic acid

a)
b)
c)
d)
21.

What is the characteristic functional group of carboxylic acids?

a)

Carbonyl

b)

Hydroxyl

c)

Carbon

d)

Carboxyl

22.

Is the carboxyl carbon always carbon number 1?

a)

Yes

b)

No

23.

What is the suffix for carboxylic acids?

a)

-ic acid

b)

-oic

c)

-oic acid

24.

What is the correct IUPAC name for formic acid?

a)

Ethanoic acid

b)

Methanoic acid

25.
Which compound has the highest boiling point?
a)
Butane
b)
Dimethyl ether
c)
Propan-1-ol
d)
Acetic acid
26.
The reaction between HCOOH and CH3COOH produces an ester called methyl methanoate.
a)
True
b)
False
27.
Name the molecule pictured here
a)
2,3,4-trifluorobutanoic acid
b)
1,2,3-trifluorobutanoic acid
c)
2,3,4-triflourobutanoate
d)
1,2,3-trifluorobutanoate
28.

1) Which molecule is a carboxylic acid?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

CH3CH2CH2NH2

29.

Which of the following might be obtained as one of the products in this reaction?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
30.
How do you produce a carboxylic acid?
a)
Reducing a secondary alcohol or ketone
b)
Reducing a primary alcohol or aldehyde
c)
Oxidizing a primary alcohol or an aldehyde
d)
Oxidizing a secondary alcohol or a ketone
31.
What happens when you add a strong base to a carboxylic acid?
a)
Carboxylic base
b)
Carboxylic acid salt
c)
Benzoic acid
d)
Strong acid
32.
What functional group is found in the following molecules:
a)
aldehyde
b)
alcohol
c)
carboxylic acid
d)
aldehyde + alcohol
33.
Which carboxylic acid and which alcohol came together to form the ester pictured here?
a)
Butanol and ethanoic acid
b)
Ethanol and butanoic acid
34.
Carboxylic acid contain which functional group?
a)
-OH
b)
-COOH
c)
-COOCH3
35.
name this diagram:
a)
propanol
b)
propanoic acid
c)
propyl methanoate
36.
To make an ester you need....
a)
an alcohol, carboxylic acid
b)
an alcohol, carboxylic acid and acid catalyst
37.

Which functional group contains a carbonyl group and a hydroxyl group bonded to the same carbon atom?

a)

aldehyde

b)

amide

c)

carboxylic acid

d)

ester

e)

ketone

38.
name this diagram:
a)
ethanol
b)
ethanoic acid
c)
methyl methanoate
39.

What is the difference between aldehyde and ketones?

a)

position of C=O group

b)

position of C atoms

c)

the number of bonds carbon can form

d)

the number of oxygen atoms

40.

What is the final product from the oxidation of propan-1-ol?

a)

propandiol

b)

propanal

c)

propanoic acid

d)

propanone