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Carboxylic Acids Derivatives

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the correct IUPAC name of the following compound?

a)

A. 2-hydroxybutanoic acid

b)

B. 3-hydroxybutanoic acid

c)

C. 2-hydroxypropanoic acid

d)

D. 1-carboxypropan-2-ol

2.

Give the name for the below structure based on IUPAC nomenclature.

a)

A 2-methyl-4-butanoic acid

b)

B 2-methyl-4-pentanoic acid

c)

C 3-methylbutanoic acid

d)

D 3-methylpentanoic acid

3.

Which of the following compounds known as m-nitrobenzoic acid?

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

Which of the following carboxylic acids is expected to have the highest boiling point?

a)

CH3CH2COOH

b)

CH3CH(OH)COOH

c)

CH2(COOH)2

d)

CH3CH(Cl)COOH

5.

What factor can decrease the solubility of carboxylic acid in water?

a)

The increase in length of the hydrocarbon chain.

b)

The decrease in length of the hydrocarbon chain.

c)

The increase in number of carboxyl group.

d)

The number of hydrogen bond.

6.

What is the characteristic functional group of carboxylic acids?

a)

Carbonyl

b)

Hydroxyl

c)

Carbon

d)

Carboxyl

7.

What is the suffix for carboxylic acids?

a)

-ic acid

b)

-oic acid

c)

-oic

8.

Which of these molecules are named ethanoic acid

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

Which is the correct order of boiling points of carboxylic acids, from the lowest to the highest?

a)

methanoic acid, ethanoic acid, butanoic acid, propanoic acid

b)

methanoic acid, propanic acid, butanoic acid, ethanoic acid

c)

methanoic acid, ethanoic acid, propanoic acid, butanoic acid

d)

ethanoic acid, methanoic acid, propanoic acid, butanoic acid

10.

What is the correct IUPAC name for the Carboxylic Acid shown?

a)

1,1,1-trimethylbutanoic acid

b)

1,1,1-trimethylpentanoic acid

c)

4,4-dimethylbutanoic acid

d)

4,4-dimethylpentanoic acid

11.

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

12.

Is the carboxyl carbon always carbon number 1?

a)

Yes

b)

No

13.
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