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Alcohols and halogeoalkanes

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name the compound

a)

2-methylbutan-3-ol

b)

Butan-2-ol

c)

3-methylbutan-2-ol

d)

3-ethylbutan-2-ol

2.

Is 3-methylbutan-2-ol a primary, secondary or tertiary alcohol?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

None of these

3.

Which statement is false for ethanol

a)

It is a primary alcohol

b)

It is used as a fuel

c)

It forms carboxylic acid when reduced

d)

It forms misty fumes with PCl5

4.

Name the following molecule:

a)

1,3-dimethyl-2-ethyl-1-butanol

b)

2,4-dimethyl-3-ethyl-1-pentanol

c)

2,4-dimethyl-3-ethyl-4-butanol

d)

3-ethyl-4-methyl-2-pentanol

5.

What type of alcohol is this?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

6.

At least how many carbon atoms are found in a tertiary alcohol?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

7.

Which one of the following compounds is produced by the oxidation of butan-2-ol?

a)

Butanal

b)

Butanone

c)

2-butanol

d)

Butanoic acid

8.

Which species could act as a nucleophile?

a)

BH3

b)

NH4+

c)

PH3

d)

BeCl2

9.

Which compound has the fastest rate of reaction with aqueous potassium hydroxide to form 1-butanol?

a)

1-bromobutane

b)

1-chlorobutane

c)

1-fluorobutane

d)

1-iodobutane

10.

Which of the following mechanisms does not occur in reactions of bromoethane?

a)

Electrophilic addition

b)

Elimination

c)

Nucleophilic substitution

d)

Radical substitution

11.

This question is about a method that can be used to prepare ethylamine.


CH3CH2Br + 2NH3 → CH3CH2NH2 + NH4Br


Which of the curly arrows in the mechanism is not correct?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

12.

Which one of the following is not a suitable method for the preparation of ethanol?

a)

oxidation of ethane

b)

hydration of ethene

c)

reduction of ethanal

d)

hydrolysis of bromoethane

13.

How many different alkenes are formed when 2-bromo-3-methylbutane reacts with ethanolic potassium hydroxide?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

14.

what type of intermolecular forces would have the most influence in the alcohol family?

a)

London force

b)

Permanent dipole and dipole

c)

Hydrogen bonding

d)

Covalent bonding

15.

Which of the following halogenoalkanes forms quicker precipitate with acidified silver nitrate solution.

a)

2-chlorobutane

b)

2-methyl-1-chloropropane

c)

2-methyl-2-chloropropane

d)

1-chlorobutane