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Example organic chemistry quiz questions with answers

Which SN2 feature determines the stereochemical outcome at the carbon?Backside attack by the nucleophile inverts the configuration, because the leaving group departs on the opposite face in one concerted step.

Is the chair conformation of cyclohexane more stable than the boat conformation?True. The chair staggers all C-H bonds and avoids the flagpole interactions that destabilize the boat.

Which is more acidic, ethanol or phenol?Phenol. Its conjugate base is stabilized by resonance into the aromatic ring, which the ethoxide ion cannot do.

Which reagent converts an alkene into a syn-diol?Cold, dilute potassium permanganate or osmium tetroxide with NMO. Both add the two hydroxyl groups to the same face through a cyclic intermediate.

Which has the higher boiling point, ethanol or diethyl ether?Ethanol. It forms hydrogen bonds between molecules, while ether has no O-H group and relies on weaker dipole interactions.

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