Additional Exercises
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Cycloalkanes are named based on the number of C atoms in them, just like regular alkanes, but with the prefix cyclo– on the name. What are the names of the three smallest cycloalkanes?
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Cycloalkenes are named similarly to cycloalkanes (see Exercise 1). What are the names of the cycloalkenes with five, six, and seven C atoms?
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Draw the bond-line structure of all noncyclic alkanes with only four C atoms.
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Draw the bond-line structure of all noncyclic alkanes with only five C atoms.
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Cyclic alkanes can also have substituent groups on the ring. Draw the bond-line structure of all cyclic alkanes with only four C atoms.
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Cyclic alkanes can also have substituent groups on the ring. Draw the bond-line structure of all cyclic alkanes with only five C atoms.
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Draw and name all possible isomers of pentene.
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Draw and name all possible normal (that is, straight-chain) isomers of heptyne.
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Polyunsaturated alkenes have more than one C–C double bond. Draw the carbon backbone of all possible noncyclic polyunsaturated alkenes with four C atoms and two double bonds. What are the complete molecular formulas for each possible molecule?
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Draw the carbon backbone of all possible five-carbon cyclic alkenes with two double bonds, assuming no substituents on the ring.
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If a hydrocarbon is combined with enough halogen, all the H atoms will eventually be substituted with that halogen atom. Write the balanced chemical reaction between ethane and excess chlorine.
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If a hydrocarbon is combined with enough halogen, all the H atoms will eventually be substituted with that halogen atom. Write the balanced chemical reaction between butane and excess bromine.
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Molecules with multiple double bonds can also participate in addition reactions. Draw the structure of the product when butadiene, CH2=CH–CH=CH2, reacts with chlorine.
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Draw the structure of the product when allene, CH2=C=CH2, reacts with bromine.
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What is the maximum number of methyl groups that can be on a propane backbone before the molecule cannot be named as a propane compound?
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Explain why cycloethane cannot exist as a real molecule.
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In the gasoline industry, what is called isooctane is actually 2,2,4-trimethylpentane. Draw the structure of isooctane.
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Isooctane (see Exercise 17) is an isomer of what straight-chain alkane?
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Phenol is hydroxybenzene, the simplest aromatic alcohol. Picric acid is an explosive derivative of phenol whose formal name is 2,4,6-trinitrophenol. With reference to Exercise 19, draw the structure of picric acid.
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Draw the structures of all possible straight-chain isomers of bromopentane.
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Draw the structures of all the possible isomers of butanol. Include branched isomers.
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What is the final product of the double elimination of HCl from 1,1-dichloroethane?
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Draw the structure of the final product of the double elimination of 1,3-dibromopropane.
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Draw the structure of and name the alcohol whose double elimination would yield the same product as in Exercise 23. Name the molecule as a hydroxyl-substituted compound.
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Draw the structure of and name the alcohol whose double elimination would yield the same product as in Exercise 24. Name the molecule as a hydroxyl-substituted compound.
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Draw the smallest molecule that can have a separate aldehyde and carboxylic acid group.
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Ethyl acetate is a common ingredient in nail-polish remover because it is a good solvent. Draw the structure of ethyl acetate.
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A lactone is an ester that has its ester functional group in a ring. Draw the structure of the smallest possible lactone. (It is called acetolactone, which might give you a hint about its structure.)
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Draw the structure of diethyl ether, once used as an anesthetic.
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The smallest cyclic ether is called an epoxide. Draw its structure.
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Write the chemical reaction of HCl with trimethylamine.
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Putrescine and cadaverine are molecules with two amine groups on the opposite ends of a butane backbone and a pentane backbone, respectively. They are both emitted by rotting corpses. Draw their structures and determine their molecular formulas.
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With four monomers, draw two possible structures of a copolymer composed of ethylene and propylene.
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With four monomers, draw two possible structures of a copolymer composed of ethylene and styrene.
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One of the ingredients in the original Silly Putty was a silicone polymer with two methyl groups on each Si atom. Draw this silicone.
Answers
1. cyclopropane, cyclobutane, and cyclopentane
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Both molecular formulas are C4H6.
11. C2H6 + 6 Cl2 → C2Cl6 + 6 HCl
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15. two
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23. ethyne
25. The names are 1,2-dihydroxyethane and 1,1-dihydroxyethane, respectively.
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33. (CH3)3N + HCl → (CH3)3NHCl
35. (answers will vary)
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