ORGANIC CHEMISTRY PRACTICE PROBLEM (CARBOXYLIC ACID)
1. Give the IUPAC systematic name for each of the following
2. N, N-Diethyl-3-methylbenzamide (also called N, N-diethyl-m-toluamide, or DEET) is
used in many insect repellants. Write its structure.
3. Write structural formulas for the following:
(a) Methyl propanoate
(b) Ethyl p-nitrobenzoate
(c) Dimethyl malonate
(d) N, N-Dimethylbenzamide
(e) Pentanenitrile
(f) Dimethyl phthalate
(g) Dipropyl maleate
(h) N, N-Dimethylformamide
(i) 2-Bromopropanoyl bromide (j) Diethyl succinate
4. What major organic product would you expect to obtain when acetic anhydride reacts with
each of the following?
1. Give the IUPAC systematic name for each of the following
2. N, N-Diethyl-3-methylbenzamide (also called N, N-diethyl-m-toluamide, or DEET) is
used in many insect repellants. Write its structure.
3. Write structural formulas for the following:
(a) Methyl propanoate
(b) Ethyl p-nitrobenzoate
(c) Dimethyl malonate
(d) N, N-Dimethylbenzamide
(e) Pentanenitrile
(f) Dimethyl phthalate
(g) Dipropyl maleate
(h) N, N-Dimethylformamide
(i) 2-Bromopropanoyl bromide (j) Diethyl succinate
4. What major organic product would you expect to obtain when acetic anhydride reacts with
each of the following?
