Alcohols & Alkyl Halides

Question 1

What does R-OH represent?

Answer 1

Alcohol

Question 2

What does R-X represent?

Answer 2

Alkyl Halide

Question 3

What does H-X represent?

Answer 3

Hydrogen Halide

Question 4

What does R represent?

Answer 4

Alkyl group

Question 5

Name the Hydrocarbon Families

Answer 5

Alkanes
Alkenes
Alkynes
Arenes

Question 6

Name the three classes of Alcohols and Alkyl Halides

Answer 6

Primary
Secondary
Tertiary

Question 7

What is the product of alcohol and hydrogen halide?

Answer 7

Alkyl halide

Question 8

Name the four hydrogen halides from most reactive to least reactive

Answer 8

HI
HBr
HCl
HF

Question 9

Tertiary alcohols react best with which hydrogen halide?

Answer 9

HCl at room temp

Question 10

Primary and secondary alcohols react best with which hydrogen halide?

Answer 10

HBr at elevated temperatures

Question 11

What constitutes an Sn2 reaction?

Answer 11

1 elementary step
Concerted reaction
Bimolecular

Question 12

When is energy absorbed?

Answer 12

When bonds are being broken

Question 13

When is energy released?

Answer 13

When bonds are forming

Question 14

Exothermic Reaction

Answer 14

Results in a product that is lower in energy

Question 15

Activation energy

Answer 15

Difference in energy between the reactant and the transition state

Question 16

R-OH2

Answer 16

Alkyloxonium ion