ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 7TH EDITION BY BROWN - TEST BANK
CHAPTER 3—STEREOISOMERISM AND CHIRALITY
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which
of the following is the definition of a pair of enantiomers?
a. |
A pair of structures that are superposable mirror images of one
another |
b. |
A pair of stereoisomers that are non-superposable mirror images
of one another |
c. |
A pair of stereoisomers that are not mirror images of one
another |
d. |
A pair of stereoisomers that have equal specific rotations |
ANS: B
2. Which
of the following is the definition of a pair of diastereomers?
a. |
A pair of structures that are superposable mirror images of one
another |
b. |
A pair of stereoisomers that are non-superposable mirror images
of one another |
c. |
A pair of stereoisomers that are not mirror images of one
another |
d. |
A pair of stereoisomers that have equal specific rotations |
ANS: C
3. Which
of the following is the definition of chirality?
a. |
The non-superposability of an object on its mirror image |
b. |
The superposability of an object on its mirror image |
c. |
A molecule that has a carbon atom with four different
substituents |
d. |
A molecule with a mirror image |
ANS: A
4. Which
of the following is the definition of a meso compound?
a. |
A molecule with stereocenter centers which is chiral |
b. |
A molecule with stereocenter centers which is not chiral |
c. |
A diastereomer with no stereocenter centers |
d. |
A chiral compound with more than one stereocenter center |
ANS: B
5. Which
of the following statements is not true regarding pairs of enantiomers?
a. |
They have identical melting points |
b. |
They have identical boiling points. |
c. |
They rotate plane polarized light in opposite directions |
d. |
They react at identical rates with chiral reagents |
ANS: D
6. Which
of the following statements is true?
a. |
All mirror images are enantiomers |
b. |
All molecules that have stereocenter centers are chiral |
c. |
Isomers that are not superposable on their mirror images are
enantiomers |
d. |
Superposable structural isomers are enantiomers |
ANS: C
7. Which of the following
structures is different from the other three?
a. |
1 |
b. |
2 |
c. |
3 |
d. |
4 |
ANS: D
8. Which
of the following structures is different from the other three?
a. |
1 |
b. |
2 |
c. |
3 |
d. |
4 |
ANS: C
9. Which
of the following compounds is/are chiral?
a. |
only 1 |
b. |
only 1 and 2 |
c. |
only 2 and 3 |
d. |
1, 2 and 3 |
ANS: A
10. Which of the following
compounds is/are chiral?
a. |
only 1 |
b. |
only 1 and 2 |
c. |
only 2 and 3 |
d. |
1, 2 and 3 |
ANS: A
11. Which
of the following have the S configuration?
a. |
only 1 |
b. |
only 2 |
c. |
only 1 and 2 |
d. |
1, 2 and 3 |
ANS: C
12. Which
of the following have the R configuration?