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1

Hydrogenation is the process of?
A)Adding hydrogen atoms to an alkane.
B)Adding hydrogen atoms to an alcohol.
C)Adding hydrogen molecules to an alcohol.
D)Adding hydrogen molecules to an alkene.
E)Adding hydrogen molecules to an alkyl halide.
2

The most stable alkene is?
A)Unsubstitut
B)Monosubstitut
C)Disubstitut
D)Trisubstitut
E)Tetrasubstitut
3

Syn addition refers to the process where?
A)One atom adds to one carbon atom in a double bond.
B)One atom adds to each carbon atom in a double bond.
C)Two atoms add to each carbon atom in a double bond.
D)One atom adds to each carbon atom in a double bond from opposite sides of the double bond.
E)One atom adds to each carbon atom in a double bond from the same side of the double bond.
4

An electrophilic addition is?
A)An addition to an alkyl halide.
B)An addition to an alkene initiated by a nucleophilic attack.
C)An addition to an alkene initiated by an electrophilic attack.
D)A reduction reaction.
E)An oxidation reaction.
5

Rank the following compounds in increasing reactivity towards alkenes
A)HF < HCl < HBr < HI.
B)HCl < HBr < HI < HF.
C)HBr < HI < HF < HCl.
D)HI < HF < HCl < HBr.
E)HI < HBr < HCl < HF.
6

Markovnikov's rule states?
A)Hydrohalides add non-regioselective or non-stereoselective to alkenes.
B)Hydrohalides add so that the proton adds to the end of the double bond with the most hydrogen atoms on the carbon.
C)Hydrohalides add so that the proton adds to the end of the double bond with the least hydrogen atoms on the carbon.
D)Hydrohalides add so that the halide adds to the end of the double bond with the most hydrogen atoms on the carbon.
E)Hydrohalides additions occur by the halide atom adding first.
7

Rearrangements are possible in hydrohalide additions to alkenes?
A)True.
B)False.
8

Peroxide catalyzed HX additions to alkenes add in a Markovnikov orientation?
A)True.
B)False.
9

Hydroboration results in?
A)An alkyl halide.
B)An alkane.
C)A Markovnikov addition producing an alcohol.
D)An anti-Markovnikov addition producing an alcohol.
E)An anti-substitution reaction.
10

Halogen (X2) addition to alkenes occurs in a?
A)Anti-addition.
B)Syn-addition.
11

A vicinal halohydrin contains?
A)Hydrogen and halide atoms.
B)A halide atom and a double bond.
C)A halide atom and a hydroxyl group on adjacent carbon atoms.
D)A hydroxyl group and a double bond.
E)Two halide atoms on adjacent carbon atoms.
12

Which statement on the process of cationic polymerization is false?
A)The polymer is built up from monomers.
B)Peroxides are used as an initiator.
C)The reaction normally uses an acid catalyst.
D)The process works best for alkenes which can form stable carbocations.
E)The reaction terminates by the loss of a proton.





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