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What is the correct classification of the following reaction? What is the correct classification of the following reaction?   A) Cycloaddition reaction B) Electrocyclic reaction C) Electrophilic reaction D) Sigmatropic reaction


A) Cycloaddition reaction
B) Electrocyclic reaction
C) Electrophilic reaction
D) Sigmatropic reaction

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How many p molecular orbitals are present in 1,3,5-hexatriene?


A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6

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Which of the following is not a correct designation for a sigmatropic rearrangement?


A) [1,3]
B) [1,5]
C) [3,3]
D) [3,1]

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What is the major organic product of the following oxy-Cope rearrangement? What is the major organic product of the following oxy-Cope rearrangement?   A) I B) II C) III D) IV


A) I
B) II
C) III
D) IV

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How many pi electrons are in the excited state LUMO for hexa-1,3,5-triene?


A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3

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Which of the following statements about [2+2] cycloaddition reactions between two alkenes is true?


A) The reaction is initiated by heat.
B) The reaction is initiated by light.
C) The product is a cyclopentane derivative.
D) Each reactant contains two s electrons that participate in the formation of new bonds.

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Why is the Diels-Alder reaction called a thermal [4+2] cycloaddition?


A) Because the reaction is initiated by heat; the diene has four p electrons and the dienophile has two p electrons.
B) Because the reaction is initiated by light; the diene has four p electrons and the dienophile has two p electrons.
C) Because the reaction is initiated by heat; the dienophile has four p electrons and the diene has two p electrons.
D) Because the reaction is initiated by light; the dienophile has four p electrons and the diene has two p electrons.

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Which of the following statements about pericyclic reactions is true?


A) Pericyclic reactions occur by way of ionic intermediates.
B) Pericyclic reactions occur by way of radical intermediates.
C) Pericyclic reactions involve multiple steps.
D) Reactive intermediates are not formed in pericyclic reactions.

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Which of the following statements about pericyclic reactions is true?


A) In pericyclic reactions,bonds are broken and formed in multiple steps.
B) In pericyclic reactions,all bonds are broken and formed in a single step.
C) One intermediate has been identified in pericyclic reactions.
D) The transition state in a pericyclic reaction is acyclic.

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How many p molecular orbitals are present in 1,3,5,7,9-decapentaene?


A) 4
B) 5
C) 10
D) 12

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How many pi electrons are in the ground state LUMO for buta-1,3-diene?


A) 0
B) 2
C) 4
D) 6

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How many pi electrons are in the ground state LUMO for hexa-1,3,5-triene?


A) 0
B) 2
C) 4
D) 6

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How many pi electrons are in the excited state HOMO for hexa-1,3,5-triene?


A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3

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What type of sigmatropic rearrangement is illustrated below? What type of sigmatropic rearrangement is illustrated below?   A) [1,3] B) [1,4] C) [3,3] D) [1,5]


A) [1,3]
B) [1,4]
C) [3,3]
D) [1,5]

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Which of the following statements about orbital symmetry and cycloaddition reactions is true?


A) Thermal cycloadditions involving an even number of p bonds proceed by a suprafacial pathway.
B) Thermal cycloadditions involving an odd number of p bonds proceed by an antarafacial pathway.
C) Photochemical cycloadditions involving an even number of p bonds proceed by an antarafacial pathway.
D) Photochemical cycloadditions involving an even number of p bonds proceed by a suprafacial pathway.

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Which of the following statements about electrocyclic reactions is true?


A) An electrocyclic reaction is generally irreversible.
B) Generally,an acyclic triene is favored over a six-membered ring at equilibrium.
C) Generally,a four-membered ring is favored over an acyclic diene at equilibrium.
D) An electrocyclic reaction is generally reversible.

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What type of cycloaddition reaction is shown in the following equation? What type of cycloaddition reaction is shown in the following equation?   A) [2+2] B) [4+2] C) [4+4] D) [0+2]


A) [2+2]
B) [4+2]
C) [4+4]
D) [0+2]

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What is the correct classification of the following reaction? What is the correct classification of the following reaction?   A) Cycloaddition reaction B) Electrocyclic reaction C) Electrophilic reaction D) Sigmatropic reaction


A) Cycloaddition reaction
B) Electrocyclic reaction
C) Electrophilic reaction
D) Sigmatropic reaction

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Predict the major organic product(s) of the following electrocyclic reaction. Predict the major organic product(s) of the following electrocyclic reaction.   A) Only I B) Only II C) Only III D) Only I and II


A) Only I
B) Only II
C) Only III
D) Only I and II

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Which of the following statements about the Cope rearrangement is not true?


A) The Cope rearrangement involves the rearrangement of a 1,5-diene to an isomeric 1,5-diene.
B) The Cope rearrangement takes place readily in a suprafacial pathway under photochemical conditions.
C) The Cope rearrangement involves three electron pairs; two in p bonds and one in a s bond.
D) The Cope rearrangement takes place readily in a suprafacial pathway,when heated.

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