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Which of the following best describes the key mechanistic steps in the esterification of a carboxylic acid upon treatment with an alcohol in the presence of a strong acid?


A) addition followed by elimination
B) substitution followed by addition
C) elimination followed by addition
D) addition followed by decarboxylation

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction? What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction? A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4


A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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Consider the following reaction. Consider the following reaction. The major organic product obtained is The major organic product obtained is Consider the following reaction. The major organic product obtained is

A) True
B) False

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Pentanoic acid can be converted to its methyl ester in very high yield by reaction with ___________________.

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What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction? What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?

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What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction? What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction? A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4


A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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Which of the following is the correct order of decreasing acid strength (more acidic > less acidic) ?


A) FCH2COOH > CH3COOH > F2CHCOOH
B) FCH2COOH > CH3COOH > CH3OH
C) CH3CH2OH > ClCH2COOH > BrCH2COOH
D) CH3COOH > ClCH2COOH > CH3OH

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction? What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?

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What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction? What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?

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What is the IUPAC name of the following compound? What is the IUPAC name of the following compound? A) 5,5-dimethyl-5-phenylpentanoic acid B) 5-methyl-5-phenylhexanoic acid C) 2,2-dimethylphenylpropanoic acid D) 5,5-dimethyl-5-phenylbutanal


A) 5,5-dimethyl-5-phenylpentanoic acid
B) 5-methyl-5-phenylhexanoic acid
C) 2,2-dimethylphenylpropanoic acid
D) 5,5-dimethyl-5-phenylbutanal

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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Which of the following carboxylic acids undergoes the most rapid thermal decarboxylation reaction? Which of the following carboxylic acids undergoes the most rapid thermal decarboxylation reaction? A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4


A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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What is the IUPAC name of the following compound? What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

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The structure of cis-1,3-cyclopentanedicarboxylic acid is shown below. The structure of cis-1,3-cyclopentanedicarboxylic acid is shown below.

A) True
B) False

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What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction? What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction? A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4


A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction? What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction? A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4


A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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What is the IUPAC name of the following compound? What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

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(E)-3-pent...

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