1. Which of the following compounds give a positive bromine test (disappearance of red)? a. pentane b. 1-petene c. hexane d. 2-hexene
2. A student prepares cyclohexene from cyclohexanol, but forgets to do the extractions. As a result the product contains some cyclohexanol. What peaks would you expect to see in the IR spectrum of this impure product?
3. A centrifuge tube contains 4-methylcyclohene and an aqueous sodium chloride solution. Why are two distinct layers formed? Which layer contains 4-methylcyclohexene, why?
4. In this experiment, phosphoric acid was used as a catalyst. What is the purpose of a catalyst?