1

Which of the following types of reactions corresponds to the transformation of an alcohol into a ketone?

Substitution

Elimination

Oxidation

Deprotonation

2

Which of the following reagents undergoes a substitution of alcohols?

PBr₃

SOCl₂

CH₃SO₂Cl

All of the above

3

Which of the following reagents is the best to deprotonate an alcohol?

KH

NaOH

Et₃N

NH₃

4

Which of the following compounds reacts with chloroethane to form diethyl ether?

EtONa

Na₂Cr₂O₇

H₂SO₄

CH₃CH₂OH

5

Which of the following reactions is the Williamson ether synthesis

alkoxide with a metal

alkoxide with an haloalkane

alcohol with an haloalkane

aldehyde with a metal

6

In which condition the nucleophile attacks the more hindered site of an epoxide?

When the nucleophile is small and highly reactive

When the reaction is base-catalyzed

When the reaction is acid-catalyzed

There is no stereoselectivity with epoxides

Quiz | Further Reactions of Alcohols and the Chemistry of Ethers