1) What is the correct assignment of the functional groups in the following compounds?
a. 1 = amide; 2 = ester; 3 = nitrile
b. 1 = nitrile; 2 = ester; 3 = imide
c. 1 = nitrile; 2 = ester; 3 = amide
d. 1 = amide; 2 = carboxylic acid; 3 = imide
2) What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?
a. butyl isopropanoate
b. isopropyl pentanoate
c. pentanoyl isopropane
d. isopropyloxybutanal
3) What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?
a. diethylaminoformamide
b. N,N-diethylbenzamide
c. diethylbenzamide
d. N-ethylbenzamide
4) Which of the following is the correct order of decreasing leaving group ability in nucleophilic acyl substitutions (better leaving group > worse leaving group)?
a. Cl- > NH2- > CH3O-
b. NH2- > CH3O- > Cl-
c. Cl- > CH3O- > NH2-
d. CH3O- > Cl- > NH2-
5) Which combination(s) of organic bromide and carbonyl compound can be used to prepare the following product by reaction of the Grignard reagent derived from the alkyl bromide with the carbonyl compound?
a. only 1
b. only 1 and 2
c. only 1, 2 and 3
d. 1, 2, 3 and 4
6) Give the complete acid catalyzed mechanism of the transesterification of methyl propanoate with ethanol.