6. Organic Chemistry
Organic Synthesis — Quiz
Test your understanding of organic synthesis with 5 practice questions.
Practice Questions
Question 1
Which reagent and conditions will selectively reduce methyl benzoate to benzaldehyde without further reducing it to an alcohol?
Question 2
Which reagent will reduce the aldehyde group of p-anisaldehyde to the corresponding alcohol while leaving the methoxy substituent intact?
Question 3
Which sequence of reagents converts styrene (C$_6$H$_5$CH=CH$_2$) into 2-phenylethanol (C$_6$H$_5$CH$_2$CH$_2$OH) in a single pathway?
Question 4
Which reagent and conditions will dehydrate 2-methylcyclohexanol to give the more substituted alkene according to Zaitsev’s rule?
Question 5
In the retrosynthesis of methyl cinnamate (C$_6$H$_5$CH=CHCOOCH$_3$), which bond disconnection corresponds to the use of a Wittig reaction?