SCH4U Unit Test

Name: __________________________________________ Date: ____________

Part A - Multiple Choice

Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. An amine is characterized by what functional group?

a. -CO2CH3 d. -CHO
b. -NH2 e. -OH
c. -CO2H

____ 2. When two alcohols undergo a self condensation, what is formed?

a. liquid alcohol d. an aldehyde
b. a ketone e. an ether
c. an ester

____ 3.

The compound above is classified as a(n)

a. alkane d. Ketone
b. carboxylic acid e. Alkene
c. aldehyde
____ 4. What results when a secondary alcohol is oxidized?
a. a ketone d. an acid
b. an amine e. no reaction
c. an aldehyde
____ 5.

The correct name for compound above is which of the following?

a. chloropropylbenzene c. 1-chloro-3-phenyl-3-propene
b. 3-phenyl-1-choloropropyne d. 3-chloro-1-phenyl-1-propene

____ 6.

The correct name for the compound given above is which of the following?
a. 1-propyl-3-ethyl-4-methylbenzene
b. 4-cyclopropyl-2-ethyl-1-methylbenzene
c. p,σ - methyl, ethylcyclopropylbenzene
d. 1-propyl-3-ethyl-4-methylcyclohexane

____ 7.

The correct IUPAC name for the compound above is which of the following?
a. 5-ol-2-ethylpentane ether c. 3-propoxypentanal
b. 2-ethoxy-5-pentanone d. 4-ethoxypentanal
____ 8. Which of the following is the correct name for the compound below?

a. benzene-ethanol c. methylbenzenal
b. phenylmethanoate` d. phenylmethanol

____ 9. Which type of reaction will an alkene not undergo?

a. addition d. dehydration
b. polymerization e. hydration
c. oxidation

____ 10. Which of the following classes of organic compounds does not contain oxygen?
a. aldehydes d. ethers
b. amines e. amides
c. amino acids

____ 11. The primary product of the reaction below which uses excess HBr is which of the following?

a. c.

b. d.

____ 12. Which of the following compounds can exist as geometric isomers?

, , ,
I II III IV

a. I and IV d. I, II, IV
b. I and III e. IV only
c. II and IV
____ 13. Select the compound with the highest boiling point at standard pressure.
a. d.

b. e.

c.

____ 14. One of the ingredients on a margarine container is listed as “polyunsaturated corn oil”. This means that
a. many of the carbon-carbon bonds are multiple bonds
b. many of the polymer molecules are unsaturated
c. all of the carbon bonds in the oil are single bonds
d. none of the above

____ 15. The product formed by the reaction of CH3CO2H with

is properly named
a. N-ethyl-N-methylethanamide c. N,N-diethylmethanamide
b. N,N-diethylaminomethane d. N-ethyl-N-methylmethamide
____ 16. Which statement below is incorrect?
a. the smallest aldehyde has the formula HCOH
b. a carbonyl carbon consists of a carbon-oxygen double bond
c. in an aldehyde, the carbonyl carbon is always bonded to a hydrogen atom
d. Ketones are more soluble in water than alcohols with the equivalent number of carbons

____ 17. The correct name for the compound given below is which of the following?

a. 1-phenyl-1-butanone c. 4-phenyl-4-butanone
b. phenylbutanal d. butanonebenzene

____ 18. The symbol shown below is which of the following?

a. an empirical formula c. a structural formula

b. a molecular formula d. a stick formula

____ 19.
The molecule above is which of the following?
a. a saturated fatty acid d. Palmitin
b. a triglyceride e. a natural oil found in grain
c. an unsaturated fatty acid

____ 20. Which of the following compounds would NOT produce an addition polymer?
a. c.

b. d.

Part B: Short Answers

1. 2-butanol is oxidized. Suggest a method a chemist could use to separate the oxidation product from the
original 2-butanol. Include the condensed formula of the oxidation product in your answer (2 marks).

2. Describe two physical properties that could be used to distinguish between pentane and octane (2 marks).
3. Name the following compounds (10 marks):
CH3

H2C

CH3

a) H3C _______________________________________

O
CH3

b) O _________________________________________

CH3
HO Br
Br
OH
c) H3C ___________________________________________

NH
H3C
d) CH3 ________________________________________

O CH3

e) HO __________________________________

4. Draw the structure for the following compounds (12 marks):

a) isopropyl propanoate b) 2-fluoro-3-methylcyclopent-1-ene

c) 2,2 diiodo-3-pentenoic acid d) 2-pentanone

e) phenoxy benzene f) N,N-diethylpropanamide

5. Describe the difference between geometric and structural isomers. Use specific examples to help with
your description (2 marks)

6. i) Complete the following reactions. Include the structure of all products or the missing reactants and
add the necessary catalysts where appropriate. (10 marks)

ii) On the line provided state the TYPE of reaction indicated by the reaction (5 marks)

H3C

CH2

a) H3C + HBr

ii) _________________________________________________

OH

H3C

CH3

b) H3C + KMnO4

ii) _____________________________________________

O CH3

c) HO + HO CH3

ii) ___________________________________________

d) CH3(CH2)4CH3 + Cl2

ii) ___________________________________________

e) _________________________________ CH3CH2CH2CH=CHCH3 + H2O

ii) ________________________________________________
7. Years in the future, you venture into a long forgotten landfill to find antique bottles. As you dig, you
unearth a plastic toy you threw away when you were six years old. Why would this toy still be largely
intact? (2 marks)

8. Nomex is a polymer used to make flame-resistant clothing for firefighters. A portion of this polymer
is provided below. Write a polymerization reaction showing its production from monomers. What type
of polymerization reaction is this? (3 marks)

9. Polymers are often thought to be manufactured in immense chemical plants. Although many are,
there is a large group of polymers which are natural. State 2 natural polymers and describe how they
are utilized in our society (2 marks).