Organic Chemistry 354 Quiz - November 10, 2000
Dr. Sundin
- 1. Encircle the species below which are not stable (ie., will not stay in
this exact structural form):
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- 2. Select one of the structures above which you encircled, redraw it below, and then draw
the structure of the specie to which it will go.
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- 3. The structure of the antiobiotic penicilin, Cephalexin, is shown below. Identify the requested
functional groups but you may not use any given atom more than once.
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- a. Underline a carboxylic acid.
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- b. Draw a circle around a lactam.
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- c. Draw a square around an amide.
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- d. Draw a triangle around a non-amide nitrogen.
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- e. Draw a pentagon around a thio group.
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- 4. In each of the following, give the structure of the major organic product.
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- d.
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- 5. Give the mechanism of the following transformation:
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- 6. Outline a synthesis of 2,2-dimethylpropanoic acid starting from compounds with no more
than three carbon atoms.
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