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National Exam 04-BS-12, Organic Chemistry — May 2015. 3 hours, closed-book examination; any non-communicating (non-programmable) calculator permitted. Answer ALL FIVE problems; each problem is of equal value (20 points), and the lettered sub-parts of a given problem may be treated independently.
Reference texts: McMurry, Organic Chemistry, 9th ed. (functional-group nomenclature, electrophilic addition and Markovnikov's rule, alkene stability/substitution, catalytic hydrogenation, electrophilic aromatic substitution and the Friedel–Crafts acylation mechanism, diazonium chemistry, combustion).
