Chem 2320 Quiz 2 Key

1. (5 pts) What is(are) the expected product(s) of the following reaction? Include the structure(s) as a part of your answer.
   
2. (5 pts) The structures are different conformations of the same compound.
3. (5 pts) How many resonance forms exist for the carbocation formed by the S_N1 ionization of 4-bromo-2,5-heptadiene? Show the structure of each resonance form, if any do in fact exist.
   
4. (5 pts) Methanolysis of 4-bromo-2-methyl-2-pentene results in the formation of a major and a minor product. Draw the reaction pathway, showing the structures of the reactant, the carbocation intermediate, and the products. Correctly label the products as major and minor.
   
5. (5 pts) (A) is the only structure in which all allylic hydrogens are equivalent and in which all resonance forms are equivalent.