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Rules:

1. This exam is closed-notebook and closed book. You may use two 3" x 5" cards. A calculator is also permissible, as is an English language dictionary if English is not your native language. You may only use the periodic table available from here (jpg file, 395 kb) or here.

2. You must do your own work. You may not work in a group of any size, nor may you consult with anyone living or dead about the exam (no Ouija boards!). You must do all of the work by yourself, without any help of any sort from anyone except from me. You may take as long as you like to complete the exam but you may not discuss it with anyone, either in the class or outside of our class. Once you have completed the exam you may not discuss it with anyone until grades have been posted.

3. The exam is in a pdf format and can be viewed and printed with the Adobe Acrobat reader. The reader can be downloaded at this page. The exam can be downloaded here (pdf file, 112 kb). Print a copy and submit it, along with your answers and your work. Circle the correct answer for each problem. Feel free to write on the exam as is necessary. Remember to photocopy your exam in case there are any problems!

4. The exam is due no later than 2 p.m. on Wednesday August 14th. It may turned into to the Division of Natural Sciences and Communication office (SI 341), or you may hand it to me personally between 1 - 2 p.m. on Wednesday August 14th in SI353. Late exams will not be accepted without explicit prior approval from me.

6. The exams should be graded and scores posted on the class web site no later than Sunday August 19th.

7. If you have any questions or problems you may contact me by phone at 801.423.1682 or by e-mail at lu.giddings@ed.utah.edu.

Test composition: 35 multiple choice questions, 3 questions from each of Ch. 10-20, with the exception of four questions from Chs. 15 & 19. Note: this list is to help you study but may not be referred to once you have downloaded the final exam.

  1. Reactions of conjugated dienes
  2. Structure and reactivity
  3. Reactions of conjugated dienes
  4. Physical properties of benzene
  5. Benzene, its compounds, and resonance
  6. Aromaticity
  7. EAS mechanisms
  8. EAS reactions and organic synthesis
  9. EAS and reactivity
  10. Generic identification of organic compounds - no interpretation
  11. General NMR question - no interpretation
  12. General MS question on fragmentation - no interpretation
  13. Grignard reactions
  14. Organolithium reactions
  15. Reactions of organometallics and alkenes
  16. Reactions of alcohols
  17. Reactions of alcohols
  18. Reactions of alcohols
  19. Reactions of alcohols
  20. Physical properties of organic compounds
  21. Preparation of ethers
  22. Preparation of alkyl halides and ethers
  23. Nomenclature
  24. Reactions of aldehydes and ketones
  25. Acetals and their friends
  26. Structure and reactivity
  27. Generic keto-enol question
  28. Reactions based on an enol mechanism
  29. Structure and reactivity
  30. Structure and reactivity
  31. Preparation of carboxylic acids
  32. Acid reaction mechanisms
  33. Nomenclature
  34. Reactivity of acid derivatives
  35. Reactions of ethers

Good luck!