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WorksheetsORGANIC MIDTERM EXAM
Total questions: 83
Worksheet time: 43mins
What is the reagent for Fehling’s test?
2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine
excess I2, NaOH
Cu2+, OH-
[Ag(NH3)2]+, OH-
What is the positive observation for Tollens’ test?
brick red precipitate
silver mirror precipitate
light yellow precipitate
yellow or orange precipitate
The product formed in Aldol condensation is
an alpha, beta - unsaturated ester
a beta hydroxy acid
a beta hydroxy aldehyde or ketone
an alpha hydroxy aldehyde or ketone
Which one is the formula of ethanal?
Compounds which do not undergo Crossed aldol condensation are -
Formaldehyde and Acetaldehyde
Acetaldehyde and Propionaldehyde
Formaldehyde and Acetone
Formaldehyde and Benzaldehyde
identify reaction
aldol
cannizarro
rosenmund
etard
To convert toulene to benzaldehyde reaction used is
Gattermann koch
Etard 's reaction
Rosen mund
aldol
Acetophenone is prepared from
Friedel craft reaction
Rosenmund reaction
Sandmayer reaction
Wurtz reaction
Choose the name reaction that produces benzaldehyde from Toluene and Chromyl chloride.
Aldol condensation
Gattermann Koch reaction
Etard reaction
Clemmensen reduction
Which of the following is used in Rosenmund reduction?
LiAlH4
H2 /Pd-BaSO4
Na/Ethanol
NaBH4
Choose the correct name of this molecule.
propanol
propanal
propanone
butanone
Test for aldehyde
Add Tollen’s reagent, warm to produce a silver mirror
Add bromine water which changes from orange to colourless
Add damp red litmus paper which turns blue
Add silver nitrate which produces a white precipitate
Type of mechanism that aldehydes and ketones undergo
Electrophilic addition
Nucleophilic addition
Electrophilic substitution
Nucleophilic substitution
Aldehyde or ketone to alcohol
Acidified potassium dichromate, heat and distil
KCN followed by dilute sulfuric acid at room temperature
Acidified potassium dichromate, heat under reflux
NaBH4 in aqueous ethanol at room temperature
Aldehyde or ketone to hydroxynitrile
Acidified potassium dichromate, heat and distil
KCN followed by dilute sulfuric acid at room temperature
Acidified potassium dichromate, heat under reflux
NaBH4 in aqueous ethanol at room temperature
Aldehyde or ketone to alcohol
Acidified potassium dichromate, heat and distil
KCN followed by dilute sulfuric acid at room temperature
Acidified potassium dichromate, heat under reflux
Hydrogen and nickel catalyst under high pressure
Alcohol to alkene
Acidified potassium dichromate, heat under reflux
Conc. sulfuric acid, heat under reflux
Potassium hydroxide in ethanol, heat
Aqueous sodium hydroxide, heat under reflux
Test for aldehyde
Add Tollen’s reagent, warm to produce a silver mirror
Add bromine water which changes from orange to colourless
Add damp red litmus paper which turns blue
Add silver nitrate which produces a white precipitate
Test for aldehyde
Add Fehling’s solution, heat gently to produce a red precipitate
Add bromine water which changes from orange to colourless
Add damp red litmus paper which turns blue
Add silver nitrate which produces a white precipitate
Aldehyde to carboxylic acid
Acidified potassium dichromate, heat and distil
KCN followed by dilute sulfuric acid at room temperature
Acidified potassium dichromate, heat under reflux
NaBH4 in aqueous ethanol at room temperature
Type of mechanism that aldehydes and ketones undergo
Electrophilic addition
Nucleophilic addition
Electrophilic substitution
Nucleophilic substitution
Aldehyde or ketone to alcohol
Acidified potassium dichromate, heat and distil
KCN followed by dilute sulfuric acid at room temperature
Acidified potassium dichromate, heat under reflux
NaBH4 in aqueous ethanol at room temperature
Aldehyde or ketone to hydroxynitrile
Acidified potassium dichromate, heat and distil
KCN followed by dilute sulfuric acid at room temperature
Acidified potassium dichromate, heat under reflux
NaBH4 in aqueous ethanol at room temperature
Aldehyde or ketone to alcohol
Acidified potassium dichromate, heat and distil
KCN followed by dilute sulfuric acid at room temperature
Acidified potassium dichromate, heat under reflux
Hydrogen and nickel catalyst under high pressure
Primary alcohol to aldehyde
Acidified potassium dichromate, heat and distil
KCN followed by dilute sulfuric acid at room temperature
Acidified potassium dichromate, heat under reflux
Hydrogen and nickel catalyst under high pressure
Primary alcohol to carboxylic acid
Acidified potassium dichromate, heat and distil
KCN followed by dilute sulfuric acid at room temperature
Acidified potassium dichromate, heat under reflux
Hydrogen and nickel catalyst under high pressure
secondary alcohol to ketone
Acidified potassium dichromate, heat and distil
KCN followed by dilute sulfuric acid at room temperature
Acidified potassium dichromate, heat under reflux
Hydrogen and nickel catalyst under high pressure
Alcohol to alkene
Acidified potassium dichromate, heat under reflux
Conc. sulfuric acid, heat under reflux
Potassium hydroxide in ethanol, heat
Aqueous sodium hydroxide, heat under reflux
Colour change observed when acidified potassium dichromate reacts with an alcohol, aldehyde or ketone
Green to orange
Orange to colourless
Orange to green
Green to colour less
Which of the following is mandatory for aldol condensation reaction
presence of alpha hydrogen
absence of alpha hydrogen
presence of beta hydrogen
absence of beta hydrogen
Benzaldehyde on nitration gives
o-nitrobenzaldehyde
p-nitrobenzaldehyde
m-nitrobenzaldehyde
ortho and para dinitrobenzaldehyde
The compound with the highest acidity in the following is
4-methylbenzoic acid
benzoic acid
2-nitrobenzoic acid
4-nitrobenzoic acid
The reagent that does NOT oxidize aldehyde is
CrO3
acidic K2Cr2O7
Ag2O
alkaline KMnO4
When reacted with a strong oxidising agent, aldehydes turn into
carboxylic acids
ketones
primary alcohols
secondary alcohols
Which of the following alcohols can be oxidized to a ketone?
Name this molecule:
Propanone
Propanal
Butanone
Butanal
2-butanol heated with acidified KMnO4 solution produced
butanone
butanoic acid
butene
butane
Identify the functional group present in this compound.
aldehyde
ketone
carboxylic acid
ester
Chemicals that contain a ketone functional group will end with....
-al
-ol
-one
-oic acid
___________ commonly known as formaldehyde, was used as a biological preservative.
Acetone
Propanone
Ethanol
Methanal
If ethanol is oxidised under reflux, the product will be
Ethanoic Acid
No Reaction
Ethanone
Ethanal
Tollens' reagent shows the following colour change in a ketone
Colourless to silver mirror
Blue to brick red
Stays colourless
Stays blue
Tollens' reagent shows the following colour change in an aldehyde
Colourless to silver mirror
Stays colourless
Blue to brick red
Stays blue
Primary alcohols are oxidised to
Ketones
Carboxylic acids then aldehydes
Aldehydes then carboxylic acids
No reaction
When reacted with a strong reducing agent, aldehydes turn into
primary alcohols
secondary alcohols
ketones
carboxylic acids
Which of the following compounds reduces Ag+ ions to metallic Ag in ammoniacal silver nitrate solution?
Aldehydes
Ketones
Carboxylic acids
Alquenes
3-formylpentanal
4-formylbutanodial
3-ethylbutanodial
4-formylbutanol
Which aldehyde is a gas a room temperature?
Benzaldehyde
Cetaldehyde
Formaldehyde
None
The functional group of aldehydes and ketones is
carboxyl
carbonyl
hydroxyl
carboalkoxy
What is the IUPAC name of the compound given:
2-pentanone
5-pentanone
hexanone
2-hexanone
Choose a FALSE statement about carbonyl compounds.
Ketones can easily undegoes oxidation reaction
Aldehydes are more reactive to undergoes nucleophilic addition compared to ketones
Carbonyl is the functional group of aldehydes and ketones
Structure of ketone consist of carbon carbonyl which attach to two alkyl/aryl groups
Conversion of aldehyde to alcohol is
Oxidation reaction
Reduction reaction
Esterification reaction
Polymerisation reaction
One of the nucleophilic addition of carbonyl compound is reaction with alcohol. The product form when ketone reacts by this reaction is
acetal
ketal
hemiacetal
hemiketal
An aliphatic aldehydes gives positive result in Fehlings' test. It shows the formation of
Silver mirror on the wall of test tube
Light Yellow precipitate
Brick-red precipitate
Orange precipitate
The product formed in Aldol condensation is
an alpha, beta - unsaturated ester
a beta hydroxy acid
a beta hydroxy aldehyde or ketone
an alpha hydroxy aldehyde or ketone
Which of the following is used in Rosenmund reduction?
LiAlH4
H2 /Pd-BaSO4
Na/Ethanol
NaBH4
Which reagent would you choose to convert 1-pentanol to pentanal?
PCC in CH2Cl2
K2Cr2O7 with aqueous H2SO4
KMnO4 with aqueous H2SO4
KOH, ethanol, reflux
The only aldehyde that gives positive result with I2/NaOH is
Butanal
2-methylpropanal
Ethanal
Propanal
Below are the reagents and conditions used for reduction except
LiAlH4 ii. H3O+
KMnO4, H+, heat
NaBH4, Methanol
H2, Pt
What is the structural formula when cyclopentanone reacts with KCN, HCl
Carbonyl compounds that give pale yellow precipitate with iodoform test must have contains..
methyl carbinol group
methyl carbonyl group
carboxyl group
carboalkoxy group
The structure of 3-methyl-4-hydroxyhexanal is :
Which structural formula is of 2,4-DNPH, a reagent to confirm the presence of carbonyl group.
A
B
C
D
Adding alcohols to aldehydes gives
Esters
Carboxylic acids
Ketones
Hemiacetals & Acetals
Adding alcohols to ketones gives
Hemiacetals & Acetals
Carboxylic acid
Hemiketals & Ketals
Water
What is the name for the compound shown?
5-iodopentan-3-one
5-iodopentan-2-one
1-iodopentan-3-one
1-iodopentan-2-one
Give the IUPAC name for the following compound
2-methyl-3-butanone
3-methyl-3-butanone
3-methyl-2-butanone
3-methylbutanone
What is the name of the mechanism when KCN (in acidic conditions) reacts with propanal?
Free radical substitution
Nucleophilic substitution
Nucleophilic addition
Electrophilic addition
Name this molecule:
Pentanoic acid
2-hydroxy-2-methylbutan3-one
3-hydroxy-3-methylbutane-2-one
2-oxo-3-methylbutan-3-ol
What will be formed if butanone is reacted with LiAlH4 in dry ether?
Butanoic acid
Butan-1-ol
Butan-2-ol
Butanal
Acetophenone is prepared by
Friedel craft reaction
Rosenmund reaction
Sandmayer reaction
Wurtz reaction
The Clemmenson reduction of acetone yields
Ethanol
Ethanal
Propane
Propanol
Which of the following compounds does not contain an OH group
Phenol
Carboxylic acid
Aldehydes
Alcohols
Catalyst SnCl2/ HCl is used in
Stephen's reduction
Cannizzaro reaction
Clemmensen's reduction
Rosenmund's reduction
Ketones are prepared by
Clemmensen's reduction
Cannizzaro reaction
Rosenmund's reduction
Oppenaur's oxidation
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched
C=O_Clemmensons reduction_> >CH2
>C=O Wolf Kishner Reduction> >CHOH
-COCl Resunmund's reduction> - CHO
-C = N Stefen's Reduction> -CHO
Which of the following will not give the iodoform test
Acetophenone
Ethanal
Benzophenone
Ethanol
