BR BR BR BR
BR BR BR BR
BR BR BR BR
Chapter 12
Topic: One-Step Syntheses
Section: 12.1
Difficulty Level: Easy
HBr
Br
Br
Br Br
III IV
I II
A) I
B) II
C) III
D) IV
E) I and III
Ans: E
Chapter 12
Topic: One-Step Syntheses
Section: 12.1
Difficulty Level: Easy
Br
??
A) HBr
B) Br 2/h!
C) Br 2/ROOR
D) HBr/ROOR
E) h! /NBS
Ans: D
Chapter 12
Topic: One-Step Syntheses
Section: 12.1
Difficulty Level: Easy
Br
??
A) HBr
B) Br 2/h!
C) Br 2/ROOR
D) HBr/ROOR
E) h! /NBS
Ans: E
Chapter 12
Topic: One-Step Syntheses
Section: 12.1
Difficulty Level: Easy
Br
??
Br
+ En
A) HBr
B) Br 2/h!
C) Br 2
D) HBr/ROOR
E) h! /NBS
Ans: C
Chapter 12
Topic: One-Step Syntheses
Section: 12.1
Difficulty Level: Easy
OH
??
+ En
Br
A) HBr
B) Br 2/H2O
C) Br 2
D) HBr/ROOR
E) h! /NBS
Ans: B
Chapter 12
Topic: One-Step Syntheses
Section: 12.1
Difficulty Level: Easy
OH
??
A) NaOH
B) heat/H2SO4
C) CH3CO2H
D) NaOEt
E) KOtBu
Ans: B
Chapter 12
Topic: One-Step Syntheses
Section: 12.1
Difficulty Level: Easy
NaSH
Br
SH
Br HS HS
I II III IV
A) I
B) II
C) III
D) IV
E) I and III
Ans: C
Chapter 12
??
Br
A) NaOt Bu
B) HBr
C) H2SO4
D) NaOH
E) NaSH
Ans: D
Chapter 12
Topic: One-Step Syntheses
Section: 12.1
Difficulty Level: Easy
??
Br
A) NaOt Bu
B) HBr
C) H2SO4
D) NaOH
E) NaSH
Ans: A
Chapter 12
Topic: One-Step Syntheses
Section: 12.1
Difficulty Level: Easy
10. Predict the major product(s) obtained from the following reaction:
Cl
DBU
DBU
I II III IV
A) I
B) II
C) III
D) IV
E) II and IV
Ans: C
Chapter 12
Topic: One-Step Syntheses
Section: 12.1
Difficulty Level: Easy
??
OH
+ En
OH
Ans: C
Chapter 12
Topic: One-Step Syntheses
Section: 12.1
Difficulty Level: Easy
??
+ En
OH
OH
Ans: A
Chapter 12
Topic: One-Step Syntheses
Section: 12.1
O O
??
Ans: E
Chapter 12
Topic: One-Step Syntheses
Section: 12.1
Difficulty Level: Easy
??
OH
+ En
Ans: B
Chapter 12
Topic: One-Step Syntheses
Section: 12.1
Difficulty Level: Easy
??
+ En
OH
Ans: D
Chapter 12
Topic: One-Step Syntheses
Section: 12.1
Difficulty Level: Easy
??
+ En
Ans: C
Chapter 12
??
Ans: D
Chapter 12
Topic: One-Step Syntheses
Section: 12.1
Difficulty Level: Easy
??
Ans: E
Chapter 12
Topic: One-Step Syntheses
Section: 12.1
Difficulty Level: Easy
??
H
Ans: D
Chapter 12
Topic: One-Step Syntheses
Section: 12.1
Difficulty Level: Easy
??
Ans: B
Chapter 12
Topic: One-Step Syntheses
Section: 12.1
Na
??
Br Br
Ans: D
Chapter 12
Topic: One-Step Syntheses
Section: 12.1
Difficulty Level: Easy
O
??
+ CO2
OH
Ans: E
Chapter 12
Topic: One-Step Syntheses
Section: 12.1
Difficulty Level: Easy
??
Ans: B
Chapter 12
Topic: One-Step Syntheses
Section: 12.1
Difficulty Level: Easy
Br
??
Ans: E
Chapter 12
Topic: Functional Group Transformations
Section: 12.2
Difficulty Level: Easy
Ans: D
Chapter 12
Topic: Functional Group Transformations
Section: 12.2
Difficulty Level: Medium
Ans: C
Chapter 12
Topic: Functional Group Transformations
Section: 12.2
Difficulty Level: Medium
27. Which of the following sequences of reagents will move the alcohol functional
group from the tertiary position of 1-methyl-1-cyclohexanol to a secondary
position?
Ans: E
Chapter 12
Topic: Functional Group Transformations
Section: 12.2
Difficulty Level: Medium
Br
?? Br
Ans: E
Chapter 12
Topic: Reactions that Change the Carbon Skeleton
Section: 12.3
Difficulty Level: Easy
??
A) 1) KOtBu; 2) 1-bromopropane
B) 1) NaNH2; 2) 1-bromopropane
C) 1) NaNH2; 2) 2-bromopropane
D) 1) O3; 2) DMS
E) 1) O3; 2) 1-bromopropane
Ans: B
Chapter 12
Topic: Reactions that Change the Carbon Skeleton
Section: 12.3
Difficulty Level: Easy
1) NaNH2
??
2) CH3I
I II III IV
A) I
B) II
C) III
D) IV
E) II and III
Ans: C
Chapter 12
Topic: Reactions that Change the Carbon Skeleton
Section: 12.3
Difficulty Level: Easy
31. Predict the major product(s) for the reaction of pent-1-en-4-yne with sodium
amide followed by reaction with bromoethane.
A) Hept-1-en-4-yne
B) Hept-6-en-3-yne
C) Hept-3-en-6-yne
D) Hept-4-en-1-yne
Ans: A
Chapter 12
Topic: Reactions that Change the Carbon Skeleton
Section: 12.3
Difficulty Level: Easy
A) 2,3-dimethylnon-4-yne
B) 2,2-dimethylpent-1-yne
C) 3,4-dimethylpent-1-yne
D) 4,4-dimethylhept-1-yne
E) 1-heptyne
Ans: C
Chapter 12
Topic: Reactions that Change the Carbon Skeleton
Section: 12.3
Difficulty Level: Medium
A) cis-2,3,7,8-tetramethyloct-4-ene
B) trans-dodec-6-ene
C) 4,4-dimethylpent-1-ene
D) cis-2,2,7,7-tetramethyloct-4-ene
E) 2,2-dimethyldec-4-ene
Ans: D
Chapter 12
Topic: Reactions that Change the Carbon Skeleton
Section: 12.3
Difficulty Level: Easy
?? HO
OH
O
A) NaNH2
B) 1) O3; 2) H2O
C) KMnO4
D) 1) BH3-THF; 2) H2O2, NaOH
E) H2SO4, H2O
Ans: B
Chapter 12
Topic: Reactions that Change the Carbon Skeleton
Section: 12.3
Difficulty Level: Medium
O
O H
Compound X 1) O3
+
OH
(C8H10)
2) DMS H O
3) H2O HO O
Ans:
Chapter 12
Topic: Reactions that Change the Carbon Skeleton
Section: 12.3
Difficulty Level: Easy
1) O3
2) DMS
3) H2O
O O O O
O
C
II III IV VI
I V
Ans: B
Chapter 12
Topic: Reactions that Change the Carbon Skeleton
Section: 12.3
Difficulty Level: Medium
37. One compound is produced when acetylene is treated with the following reagents.
What is the IUPAC name of this compound?
1) NaNH2
2) 1-bromopropane
3) NaNH2
??
4) 1-bromopropane
5) ozone
6) water
Chapter 12
Topic: Reactions that Change the Carbon Skeleton
Section: 12.3
Difficulty Level: Medium
?? O
S
NaNH2 H2O O3 Na/NH3(l) H2/Pt
Br
I II III IV V VI VII
Ans: D
Chapter 12
Topic: Reactions that Change the Carbon Skeleton
Section: 12.3
Difficulty Level: Medium
1) NaNH2 1) O3
CO2H
2) CH3CH2Br 2) H2O
Ans:
Chapter 12
Topic: How to Approach a Synthesis Problem
Section: 12.4
Difficulty Level: Medium
??
O
O
Br
2) DMS
Ans:
Chapter 12
Topic: How to Approach a Synthesis Problem
Section: 12.4
Difficulty Level: Easy
41. Identify the changes that must occur in transforming cis-2-butene into 2-butanol:
Ans: A
Chapter 12
Topic: How to Approach a Synthesis Problem
Section: 12.4
Difficulty Level: Medium
1) NaNH2 1) NaNH2
2) MeI 2) H2O
3) H2/Lindlar
Ans:
Chapter 12
Topic: How to Approach a Synthesis Problem
Section: 12.4
Difficulty Level: Medium
43. The following sequence of reactions transforms acetylene into a compound with
an altered carbon skeleton (compound 1), and from that into a compound in which
the functional group has been changed (compound 2). Identify compounds 1 and
2:
1) NaNH2
1) H2, Ni2B
1 2
2) bromoethane
2) BH3-THF
3) H2O2, NaOH
OH
OH
I II III IV
OH
OH
V VI VII VIII
Ans: D
Chapter 12
Topic: How to Approach a Synthesis Problem
Section: 12.4
Difficulty Level: Medium
??
3-methylbutanal
Ans: D
Chapter 12
Topic: How to Approach a Synthesis Problem
Section: 12.4
Difficulty Level: Medium
Ans: C
Chapter 12
Topic: How to Approach a Synthesis Problem
Section: 12.4
Difficulty Level: Difficult
O
??
OH
1) NBS, h!
2) H2, Pt
3) NaCCH
4) xs O3
5) H2O
Ans:
Chapter 12
Topic: How to Approach a Synthesis Problem
Section: 12.4
Difficulty Level: Medium
OH
1) TsCl, pyr
2) KOtBu
3) BH3-THF
4) H2O2, NaOH
Ans: OH
Chapter 12
Topic: How to Approach a Synthesis Problem
Section: 12.4
Difficulty Level: Medium
OH
1) H2SO4, heat
2) Hg(OAc)2, H2O
3) NaBH4
OH
Ans:
Chapter 12
Topic: How to Approach a Synthesis Problem
Section: 12.4
Difficulty Level: Easy
49. Which of the following alkenes cannot be converted into an alkyne by reaction
with bromine followed by excess sodium amide and then with water?
I II III IV
A) I
B) II
C) III
D) IV
E) III and IV
Ans: D
Chapter 12
Topic: How to Approach a Synthesis Problem
Section: 12.4
Difficulty Level: Medium
Ans: B
Chapter 12
Topic: How to Approach a Synthesis Problem
Section: 12.4
Difficulty Level: Easy
51. Which order of alterations would most effectively transform trans-2-butene into
1-butene?
A) convert to the dibromoalkane, then to the terminal alkyne, then to the
terminal alkene
B) convert to an alcohol, then to a terminal alkyne, finally to the terminal
alkene
C) convert to the terminal alkene in one step
D) shorten the chain by two carbons, then add a two-carbon alkene to the
end
E) convert to an alkane, then to a terminal alkyne, and finally to a terminal
alkene
Ans: A
Chapter 12
Topic: How to Approach a Synthesis Problem
Section: 12.4
Difficulty Level: Easy
52. What is the minimum number of steps required to convert 2-methylpropane into
2-methylpropene?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
Ans: B
Chapter 12
Topic: How to Approach a Synthesis Problem
Section: 12.4
Difficulty Level: Easy
53. What is the minimum number of steps required to convert 2-methylpropane into
1-bromo-2-methyl-2-propanol?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
Ans: C
Chapter 12
Topic: How to Approach a Synthesis Problem
Section: 12.4
Difficulty Level: Medium
??
OH
+ En
Br
HO
1) NaCCCH3
2) Na/NH3(l)
3) OsO4
4) NaHSO3, H2O
Ans: Br
Chapter 12
Topic: How to Approach a Synthesis Problem
Section: 12.4
Difficulty Level: Medium
??
1) 1 Br2, h!
2) KOtBu
3) HBr, ROOR
4) NaSMe
Ans:
Chapter 12
Topic: How to Approach a Synthesis Problem
Section: 12.4
Difficulty Level: Medium
S
Br
??
S
Br
1) NaOEt
2) NBS, h!
3) NaSMe
Ans:
Chapter 12
Topic: How to Approach a Synthesis Problem
Section: 12.4
Difficulty Level: Medium
O
??
OH
O
1) Br2
2) xs NaNH2
3) H2O OH
4) O3
5) H2O
Ans:
Chapter 12
Topic: How to Approach a Synthesis Problem
Section: 12.4
Difficulty Level: Medium
Br
??
CHO
Br 1) NaCCH
2) 9-BBN
CHO
3) H2O2, NaOH
Ans:
Chapter 12
Topic: Retrosynthetic Analysis
Section: 12.5
Difficulty Level: Easy
??
Br
I II III IV
A) I
B) II
C) III
D) IV
E) I and IV
F) I, III, and IV
Ans: E
Chapter 12
Topic: Retrosynthetic Analysis
Section: 12.5
Difficulty Level: Easy
OH
??
I II III IV
A) I
B) II
C) III
D) IV
E) I and II
F) I, II, and IV
Ans: E
Chapter 12
Topic: Retrosynthetic Analysis
Section: 12.5
Difficulty Level: Easy
??
Br Br
Br Br Br
I II III IV
A) I
B) II
C) III
D) IV
E) I and II
F) I, II, and IV
Ans: D
Chapter 12
Topic: Retrosynthetic Analysis
Section: 12.5
Difficulty Level: Easy
??
Br OH
I II III IV
A) II and III
B) I and IV
C) I
D) II
E) III
F) IV
Ans: B
Chapter 12
Topic: Retrosynthetic Analysis
Section: 12.5
Difficulty Level: Easy
Br ??
OH
Br Br
I II III IV
Ans: C
Chapter 12
Topic: Retrosynthetic Analysis
Section: 12.5
Difficulty Level: Medium
64. Show that you understand the concept of retrosynthetic analysis by working
backwards two steps in the synthesis below. Identify possible combinations of A
and B that could lead to the alkyl halide (C):
B A
Br
C
Br
I II III IV
Br
OH
Cl
VI VII VIII
V
A) B = I and A = VI
B) B = VI and A = I
C) B = III and A = VII
D) B = IV and A = VII
E) B = I and A = III
F) B = V and A = VIII
Ans: A, D, and E
Chapter 12
Topic: Retrosynthetic Analysis
Section: 12.5
Difficulty Level: Medium
65. Show that you understand the concept of retrosynthetic analysis by working
backwards two steps in the synthesis below. Identify possible combinations of A
and B that can lead to the alkyne (C):
B A
Br
Br
Br
I II III IV
Br
OH
Cl
Br
VI VII VIII
V
A) B = I and A = VI
B) B = VI and A = I
C) B = III and A = VII
D) B = IV and A = VII
E) B = I and A = III
F) B = VI and A = VIII
Ans: B
Chapter 12
Topic: Retrosynthetic Analysis
Section: 12.5
Difficulty Level: Medium
66. Show that you understand the concept of retrosynthetic analysis by working
backwards two steps in the synthesis below. Identify possible combinations of A
and B that can lead to the alcohol (C):
OH
B A
Br
Br
Br
I II III IV
Br Br
Cl
Br
VI VII VIII
V
A) B = I and A = VI
B) B = VI and A = I
C) B = III and A = VII
D) B = IV and A = VII
E) B = I and A = III
F) B = VIII and A = V
Ans: D and F
Chapter 12
Topic: Retrosynthetic Analysis
Section: 12.5
Difficulty Level: Medium
67. Show that you understand the concept of retrosynthetic analysis by working
backwards two steps in the synthesis below. Identify possible combinations of A
and B that can lead to the compound shown (C):
B A
OH
+ En
OH
OH
Br
Br
I II III IV
Cl
VI VII VIII
V
A) B = I and A = VI
B) B = VI and A = I
C) B = V and A = II
D) B = IV and A = VII
E) B = I and A = III
F) B = VIII and A = V
Ans: C
Chapter 12
Topic: Retrosynthetic Analysis
Section: 12.5
Difficulty Level: Medium
68. Show that you understand the concept of retrosynthetic analysis by working
backwards two steps in the synthesis below. Identify possible combinations of A
and B that can lead to the alkene (C):
B A
Br HO
I II III
Br
V VI VII
A) B = I and A = V
B) B = II and A = VII
C) B = III and A = I
D) B = I and A = VII
E) B = II and A = VI
F) B = III and A = II
Ans: B and E
Chapter 12
Topic: Retrosynthetic Analysis
Section: 12.5
Difficulty Level: Medium
??
1) Br2, h!
2) KOtBu
3) BH3-THF
Ans:
4) H2O2, NaOH
5) H2SO4, heat
Chapter 12
Topic: Retrosynthetic Analysis
Section: 12.5
Difficulty Level: Medium
1) Br2
2) xs NaNH2
3) H2O
n
4) 1 eq HCl
Cl
5) ROOR, heat
Ans:
Chapter 12
Topic: Retrosynthetic Analysis
Section: 12.5
Difficulty Level: Medium
71. Devise a method of converting acetylene into the polymer shown below.
Cl
1) NaNH2
2) CH3Br
3) HCl
Ans:
4) ROOR, heat
Chapter 12
Topic: Retrosynthetic Analysis
Section: 12.5
Difficulty Level: Medium
1) Br2
2) xs NaNH2
3) H2O
CHO
4) disiamylborane
5) H2O2, NaOH
Ans:
Chapter 12
Topic: Retrosynthetic Analysis
Section: 12.5
Difficulty Level: Medium
1) Br2
2) xs NaNH2
3) H2O
COOH
4) ozone
5) H2O
Ans:
Chapter 12
Topic: Retrosynthetic Analysis
Section: 12.5
Difficulty Level: Easy
+ NaCCCH3
A)
Br
B) + CH3Br
+ 2 NaNH2
C)
Br Br
+ 1 NaNH2
D)
Br
Ans: B and C
Chapter 12
Topic: Retrosynthetic Analysis
Section: 12.5
Difficulty Level: Difficult
75. Devise an efficient synthesis of the diol shown below starting with 1,1,3,3-
tetramethyl-2-ethylcyclohexane.
OH
+ En
OH
1) Br2, h!
2) KOtBu
3) HBr, ROOR
Ans: 4) KOtBu
5) Br2
6) xs NaNH2
7) CH3Br
8) H2, Lindlar
9) OsO4
10) NaHSO3, H2O
Chapter 12
Topic: Retrosynthetic Analysis
Section: 12.5
Difficulty Level: Difficult
76. Devise an efficient synthesis of the diol shown below starting with 1,1,3,3-
tetramethyl-2-ethylcyclohexane.
OH
+ En
OH
1) Br2, h!
2) KOtBu
3) HBr, ROOR
Ans: 4) KOtBu
5) Br2
6) xs NaNH2
7) CH3Br
8) H2, Lindlar
9) RCO3H
10) H3O+
Chapter 12
Topic: Retrosynthetic Analysis
Section: 12.5
Difficulty Level: Difficult
77. Devise an efficient synthesis of the compound shown below starting with 4-
methyl-2-pentanol.
OH
1) TsCl, pyr
OH 2) KOtBu
3) HBr/ROOR
4) O
Ans:
ONa
Chapter 12
78. To add one carbon directly to the end of a primary alkyl bromide, one could:
A) substitute bromide with acetylide, then cleave the triple bond.
B) substitute bromide with acetylide, then reduce the alkyne to an alkene.
C) substitute bromide with methoxide.
D) eliminate hydrogen bromide to produce an alkene.
Ans: A
Chapter 12
Topic: Retrosynthetic Analysis
Section: 12.5
Difficulty Level: Easy
79. To remove one carbon from the end of a primary alkyl bromide, one could:
A) substitute bromide with acetylide, then cleave the triple bond.
B) substitute bromide with acetylide, then reduce the alkyne to an alkene.
C) substitute bromide with methoxide.
D) eliminate hydrogen bromide to produce an alkene, then cleave the
double bond.
Ans: D
Chapter 12
Topic: Retrosynthetic Analysis
Section: 12.5
Difficulty Level: Medium
??
Br +
OH OH
1) NaOEt
2) BH3-THF
Br +
Ans:
3) H2O2, NaOH
OH OH
Chapter 12
Topic: Retrosynthetic Analysis
Section: 12.5
Difficulty Level: Medium
acetylene
1) NaNH2
2) CH3Br
3) NaNH2
4) CH3Br
Ans:
Chapter 12
Topic: Retrosynthetic Analysis
Section: 12.5
Difficulty Level: Medium
+ En acetylene
1) NaNH2
2) CH3Br
3) NaNH2
4) CH3Br
Ans:
5) Na, NH3(l)
6) RCO3H
Chapter 12
Topic: Retrosynthetic Analysis
Section: 12.5
Difficulty Level: Medium
N N
1) NBS, h!
2) HBr, ROOR
Ans: N N
3) 2 NaCN
Chapter 12
Topic: Retrosynthetic Analysis
Section: 12.5
Difficulty Level: Difficult
1) NBS, h!
2) HBr, ROOR
Ans:
3) 2 NaCCH HO OH
4) H2, Lindlar
5) BH3-THF
6) H2O2, NaOH
Chapter 12
Topic: Retrosynthetic Analysis
Section: 12.5
Difficulty Level: Medium
1) NBS, h!
2) Br2, H2O Br Br
Ans:
OH
Chapter 12
Topic: Retrosynthetic Analysis
Section: 12.5
Difficulty Level: Medium
1) NBS, h!
2) BH3-THF Br OH
Ans:
3) H2O2, NaOH
Chapter 12
Topic: Retrosynthetic Analysis
Section: 12.5
Difficulty Level: Medium
1) NBS, h!
2) KCN
Ans:
N
Chapter 12
Topic: Retrosynthetic Analysis
Section: 12.5
Difficulty Level: Medium
1) NBS, h!
2) HBr, ROOR
3) 2 NaCCH
4) H2, Pt
Ans: