Sample Quiz for the Aromatic Multistep Sequence Lab

1) Give the product of the following reaction:

2) Before starting the distillation of aniline, what pH (approx.) should the solution have?

1. neutral
2. basic
3. acidic

3) True or false: Due to the high reactivity of aniline toward electrophilic aromatic substitution, in order to produce o-nitroaniline we must first convert the aniline into acetanilide.

4) Nitration of acetanilide yields:

1. ortho mono-nitro derivatives
2. meta mono-nitro derivatives
3. para mono-nitro derivatives
4. ortho and para mono nitro derivatives

5) The nitration of acetanilide followed by treatment with base yields a mixture of o- and p-nitroanilne. What methods are used to separate these two compounds rom each other?

1. GC
2. crystallization
3. column chromatography
4. both b and c

6) Give the products of the following reaction:

1. I know I'm right, but show me anyway!
2. I'm clueless -- tell me the answer

Answers.