McGraw-Hill's 500 Organic Chemistry Questions: Ace Your College Exams

by Herbert Meislich, Jacob Sharefkin, Estelle K. Meislich

Overview

500 Ways to Achieve Your Best Grades

We want you to succeed on your organic chemistry midterm and final exams. That's why we've selected these 500 questions to help you study more effectively, use your preparation time wisely, and get your best grades. These questions and answers are similar to the ones you'll find on a typical college exam, so you will know what to expect on test day. Each question includes explanations for right and wrong answers for your full understanding of the concepts. Whether you have been studying all year or are doing a last-minute review, McGraw-Hill's 500 Organic Chemistry Questions will help you achieve the final grade you desire.

Sharpen your subject knowledge and build your test-taking confidence with:

• 500 essential organic chemistry questions
• Complete answer explanations
• Coverage of organic chemistry from reactivity to proteins

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071789653
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	12/19/2012
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide

McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide

Estelle K. Meislich, PhD, is a Professor Emeritus at Bergen Community College in New Jersey.

Herbert Meislich, PhD, was a Professor Emeritus at the City College of CUNY, where he taught organic and general chemistry for 40 years at both the undergraduate and doctorate levels. He coauthored eight textbooks, three laboratory manuals in organic and general chemistry and 15 papers on his research interests.

Jacob Sharefkin, PhD, was Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at Brooklyn College. His publications and research interest in qualitative organic analysis and organic boron and iodine compounds were supported by grants from the American Chemical Society, for whom he also designed national examinations in organic chemistry.

Table of Contents

Introduction vii

Chapter 1 Structure and Properties 1

Questions 1-22

Chapter 2 Bonding and Molecular Structure 5

Questions 23-44

Chapter 3 Chemical Reactivity and Organic Reactions 9

Questions 45-67

Chapter 4 Alkanes 15

Questions 68-89

Chapter 5 Cycloalkanes 18

Questions 90-110

Chapter 6 Stereochemistry 22

Questions 111-132

Chapter 7 Alkenes 26

Questions 133-157

Chapter 8 Alkyl Halides 31

Questions 158-178

Chapter 9 Alkynes, Dienes, and Orbital Symmetry 36

Questions 179-200

Chapter 10 Aromaticity and Benzene 40

Questions 201-221

Chapter 11 Aromatic Substitution, Arenes 44

Questions 222-246

Chapter 12 Spectroscopy and Structure Proof 49

Questions 247-271

Chapter 13 Alcohols and Thiols 59

Questions 272-291

Chapter 14 Ethers, Epoxides, Glycols, and Thioethers 63

Questions 292-311

Chapter 15 Aldehydes and Ketones 67

Questions 312-332

Chapter 16 Carboxylic Acids 70

Questions 333-354

Chapter 17 Acid Derivatives 76

Questions 355-375

Chapter 18 Carbanion-Enolates and Enols 81

Questions 376-397

Chapter 19 Amines 85

Questions 398-419

Chapter 20 Phenols and Their Derivatives 90

Questions 420-440

Chapter 21 Aromatic Heterocyclic Compounds 95

Questions 441-460

Chapter 22 Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins 100

Questions 461-480

Chapter 23 Carbohydrates 105

Questions 481-500

Answers 109