Mock Exam for 1st Quarter in Organic Chemistry

Prepared by: Lenz Irvin Ayon

I. MO Diagram. Draw the MO diagram, compute for its BO and if it exists. If yes, identify whether it is
paramagnetic or diamagnetic.

1. Li2

2. CF

3. CH4

II. Type of Hybridization

A. Identify the hybridization of the atoms that are encircled.

1. Orange
2. Green
3. Yellow
4. Blue
5. gray

B. Identify the bonds that are encircled

6. Orange
7. Green
8. Yellow
9. Blue
10. gray
III. Functional Groups and Isomers

A.

1. 2.

(from mcmurry)

3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8.

(from mcmurry)
B. Propose structures that meet the following descriptions:

(a) A ketone with five carbons

(b) A four-carbon amide

(c) A five-carbon ester

(d) An aromatic aldehyde

(e) A keto ester

(f) An amino alcohol

(from mcmurry)

C. Draw the structures of the following molecules:

(a) Biacetyl, C4H6O2, a substance with the aroma of butter; it contains no rings or carbon–carbon
multiple bonds.

(b) Ethylenimine, C2H5N, a substance used in the synthesis of melamine polymers; it contains no
multiple bonds.

(c) Glycerol, C3H8O3, a substance isolated from fat and used in cosmetics; it has an -OH group on each
carbon. (from mcmurry)

C. Draw structures of the nine isomers of C7H16. (from mcmurry)

IV. Essay

1. Explain the formation of Bonding and Antibonding Molecular Orbitals. (5pts)

2. Why is it that the bonding molecular orbital has lower energy level compared to antibonding
molecular formula? (5pts)

3. Does He2 exists? Why or why not? (5pts)

4. Why is it that there is a switching of positions of σ orbital and π orbital between N and O? (5pts)