Quiz for:
Lecture on Electrophilicity, ATP, and Alcohol Metabolism

Question 1

Which carboxylic acid derivative has the highest electrophilicity?

Question 2

Which enzyme converts ethanol to acetylaldehyde during alcohol metabolism?

Question 3

What is the energy production analogy in organic chemistry mentioned for ATP?

Question 4

What is the pKa of an amide's conjugate acid?

Question 5

What happens to alcohol when it is oxidized by PCC?

Question 6

Why do non-polar substances like gasoline and LPG easily cross the blood-brain barrier?

Question 7

Which of the following statements describes a primary step in the ATP hydrolysis process?

Question 8

What impact does the deficiency in acetylaldehyde dehydrogenase have?

Question 9

Why are tosylates good leaving groups?

Question 10

Which reagent is used to oxidize a primary alcohol to an aldehyde?

Question 11

What consequence does alcohol metabolism have on the NAD/NADH ratio?

Question 12

Which intermediate is produced when oxidizing ethanol?

Question 13

What is the pKa of the conjugate acid of an ester?

Question 14

Which reagent is used to oxidize a secondary alcohol to a ketone?

Question 15

What is the primary mechanism by which breaking a phosphor anhydride bond in ATP releases energy?