MCAT Organic Chemistry Review 2018-2019

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(A) δ-lactam.
(B) cyclohexane carboxylic acid.
(C) γ-butyrolactone.
(D) the anhydride formed from intramolecular ring closure of pentanedioic acid.


5 . Which   of  the following   would   be  most    reactive    toward  nucleophiles?

(A) Propyl ethanoate
(B) Propanoic acid
(C) Propanamide
(D) Propanoic anhydride


6 . How might   succinic    anhydride,  shown   below,  be  formed  from    succinic    acid    (butanedioic
acid)?

(A) Catalytic acid
(B) Catalytic base
(C) Heat
(D) Oxidation


7 . Which   of  the following   would   react   most    readily with    a   carboxylic  acid    to  form    an  amide?

(A) Methylamine
(B) Triethylamine
(C) Diphenylamine
(D) Ethylmethylamine


8 . If  propanamide were    treated with    water,  what    product(s)  would   be  observed?
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