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3.3.1.2 Reaction mechanisms

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which equation represents an initiation step?

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

Which statement is correct about the molecule shown?

a)

It reacts with HBr in an electrophilic substitution reaction.

b)

It reacts with NaBH4 in a nucleophilic addition-elimination reaction.

c)

It reacts with ethanolic KOH in an elimination reaction.

d)

It reacts with KCN in a nucleophilic substitution reaction.

3.

Which equation is a propagation step in the conversion of trichloromethane into tetrachloromethane by reaction with chlorine in the presence of ultraviolet light?

a)

CHCl3 + Cl2 ⟶ CCl4 + HCl

b)

●CCl3 + ●Cl ⟶ CCl4

c)

CHCl3 + ●Cl ⟶ CCl4 + ●H

d)

●CCl3 + Cl2 ⟶ CCl4 + ●Cl

4.

The reaction sequence shows how CH3CH3 can be converted into BrCH2CH2Br


Which step occurs by nucleophilic substitution?

a)

Step A

b)

Step B

c)

Step C

d)

Step D

5.

In concentrated alkali, propanone reacts with hydroxide ions to form an equilibrium mixture as shown.


Which curly arrow does not appear in the mechanism of this reaction?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

Which of the arrows, labelled A, B, C or D in the mechanism in the diagram, is not correct?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

7.

Which of the following is a correct mechanism for the formation of 2-methylbut-2-ene from 2-bromo-3-methylbutane?

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

Which one of the following types of reaction mechanism is not involved in the above sequence?

a)

free-radical substitution

b)

nucleophilic substitution

c)

elimination

d)

nucleophilic addition-elimination

9.

Refer to the following reaction sequence:


Which one of the following types of reaction mechanism is not involved in the above sequence?

a)

electrophilic addition

b)

electrophilic substitution

c)

addition−elimination

d)

elimination

10.

Which one of the following mechanisms is not involved in the reaction sequence below?


CH3CH3 → CH3CH2Cl → CH3CH2OH → CH2=CH2 → CH3CH2Br

a)

electrophilic addition

b)

electrophilic substitution

c)

nucleophilic substitution

d)

free-radical substitution

11.

In which of the following is a curly arrow used incorrectly?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

Which one of the following can react both by nucleophilic addition and by nucleophilic substitution?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

In which one of the following are the curly arrows not used correctly?

a)
b)
c)
d)