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When 1-bromobutane is reacted with the bulky base, potassium tert-butoxide, in tert-butyl alcohol, the major elimination product is:
  A)
  1-butene
  B)
  cis-2-butene
  C)
  trans-2-butene
  D)
  butyl tert-butyl ether
  E)
  butyl alcohol

Question 2

The major product of the following reaction is:
   
 
   
   
 
   
  A)
  I
  B)
  II
  C)
  III
  D)
  I and II
  E)
  there is no major product

Question 3

The energy-reaction diagram below is for
   
   
  A)
  an SN2 reaction only.
  B)
  an SN1 reaction only.
  C)
  an E2 reaction only.
  D)
  an E1 reaction only.
  E)
  an SN1 or E1 reaction.
  F)
  an SN2 or E2 reaction

Question 4

The structure below represents the transition state for the reaction of
   
   
   
  A)
  methanol with 2-bromopropene.
  B)
  methoxide with 2-bromopropane.
  C)
  sodium bromide with isopropyl methyl ether.
  D)
  methanol with 2-bromopropane.
  E)
  methoxide with 1-bromopropane.

Question 5

are most likely to react by
   
  A)
  a free radical chain mechanism.
  B)
  the SN1 mechanism.
  C)
  the SN2 mechanism.
  D)
  the E1 mechanism.
  E)
  the E2 mechanism.

Question 6

CH3CH2C(CH3)2Br + (CH3)3COK+ are most likely to react by
  A)
  a free radical chain mechanism.
  B)
  the SN1 mechanism.
  C)
  the SN2 mechanism.
  D)
  the E1 mechanism.
  E)
  the E2 mechanism.

Question 7

The expected SN2 reactivity order of the following is:
   
 
   
 
 
   
  A)
  2 > 1 > 3
  B)
  2 > 3 > 1
  C)
  1 > 2 > 3
  D)
  1 > 3 > 2
  E)
  3 > 1 > 2

Question 8

The SN1 mechanism for nucleophilic substitution reactions
  A)
  involves one step and occurs fastest with primary halides.
  B)
  involves one step and occurs fastest with tertiary halides.
  C)
  involves two steps and occurs fastest with tertiary halides.
  D)
  involves two steps and occurs fastest with primary halides.
  E)
  involves one step and occurs fastest with aromatic halides.



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Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

c

Answer to Question 3

f

Answer to Question 4

b

Answer to Question 5

c

Answer to Question 6

e

Answer to Question 7

a

Answer to Question 8

c



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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again




 

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