Organic synthesis multiple choice questions

Organic Synthesis

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Which piece of apparatus is normally used in solvent extraction?

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Cinnamaldehyde, C₆H₅CH=CHCHO, is a liquid that is slightly soluble in water but is much more soluble in ether. It decomposes below its boiling temperature.

It can be extracted from cinnamon. Sticks of cinnamon are ground up and mixed with water.

Select the correct order of practical techniques to obtain cinnamaldehyde from this mixture.

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If the starting material is iodoethane, which sequence of reactions will produce propanoic acid as the main final product in good yield?

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What is true of everynucleophile?

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Many, but not all, organic reactions need to be heated before a reaction occurs.

Which reaction occurs quickly at room temperature, 20°C?

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Which organic reaction is an example of nucleophilic substitution?

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Which reaction will not give bromoethane as a product?

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Which reaction will give CH₃CH₂CH(OH)CH₂CH₃ as a product?

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What are the correct reagents for the conversion below?

CH₃CH₂CHOHCH₃ ➔ CH₃CH₂CHBrCH₃

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Which statement about an electrophile is correct?

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A student is required to dry a liquid sample of pentanoic acid.

Which drying agent is suitable?

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