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Carbonyl Compounds Part 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of this carbonyl compound?
a)
pentan-2-one
b)
hexan-5-one
c)
pentan-3-one
d)
hexan-2-one
2.
Select carbonyl compounds from the following formulae:
a)
C4H10O
b)
C4H8O
c)
C4H8O2
d)
C4H8
3.

The name of this compound is:

a)

2-heptanone

b)

2-hexanone

c)

2-heptanone

d)

2-pentanone

4.
Classify the compound based on the functional group present.
a)
aldehyde
b)
ketone
c)
carboxylic acid
d)
ester
5.

Which of the following is not a carbonyl compound?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

Which of the following alcohols can be oxidised to 2-methyl-3-pentanone?

a)

CH3CH2CH(OH)CH3

b)

CH3CH(OH)CH2CH2CH3

c)

(CH3)3CCH(OH)CH3

d)

(CH3)2CHCH(OH)CH2CH3

7.

Which substance would test positively with 2,4-DNPH but negatively with Tollens’ reagent?

a)

Propanal

b)

Propanone

c)

Propanoic acid

d)

1-propanol

8.

Acetone reacts with HCN to form a cyanohydrin. It is an example of

a)

Electrophilic addition

b)

Electrophilic substituition

c)

Nucleophilic addition

d)

Nucleophilic substituition

9.

Which reagent would you choose to convert 1-pentanol to pentanal?

a)

PCC in CH2Cl2

b)

K2Cr2O7 with aqueous H2SO4

c)

KMnO4 with aqueous H2SO4

d)

KOH, ethanol, reflux

10.
Name this carbonyl compound according to IUPAC nomenclature:
a)
3-benzyl-3,3-methylbutanone
b)
3,3-dimethyl-4-phenylbutanone
c)
4-phenyl-3,3-dimethylbutanone
d)
1-phenyl-3,3-dimethylbutanone