MIT Chemistry
The 1st chemistry class was held at MIT in what year: 1852, 1861, 1865, or 1872?
1865
The NMR spectrum 1 (in CDCl3, bt solvent not shown) is A: Toluene, B: pXylene, C: 4-Chlorotoluene.
B: pXylene
Who discovered the elements radium and polonium?
Marie Curie
What is the first reaction called?
A: Wolff-Kishner reduction, B: Clemmensen reduction, C: Bamford-Stevens reaction
A: Wolff-Kishner reduction
Why is it safer to stay in a car rather than be outside during a lightning storm?
The frame of the car forms a Faraday cage
In what year was Building 18 completed? (1937, 1967, 1997, or 2007)
1967 (with renovations completed in 2003)
The NMR spectrum 2 (in CDCl3, but solvent not shown) is A: Isopropnanol, B: Ethanol, or C: Ethyl acetate.
B: Ethanol
What is the most abundant element on Earth?
Oxygen is the most abundant element on Earth, making up about 46% of the Earth's crust's mass.
What is the second reaction called?
A: Pinakol coupling, B: McMurry reaction, C: Bouveault-Blanc reduction
B: McMurry reaction
In case of a heart attack, aspirin can be a life-saving drug as it inhibits platelets and helps prevent increased clotting. What is one way to help the aspirin hit your bloodstream faster?
Crushing up the pill
Quick! There's an emergency involving a chemical spill! Who do you call?
The NMR spectrum 3 (chlorobenzene in CDCl3, solvent shown) is structure A, B, or C?
B (isopropyl group and only one signal at 4 ppm)
Which element is the basic material in computer chips?
silicon
What is the third reaction called?
A: Arbuzov reaction, B: Wittig-Horner reaction, C: Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reaction
A: Arbuzov reaction
What day of the week is the cheapest to buy plane tickets?
Sunday
How many mass spectrometers are there in the DCIF?
6!
"The DCIF is home to 6 mass spectrometers capable of measuring from low to high m/z range, using a wide range of ionization sources (EI, CI, ESI, APCI, APPI, DART and Maldi)..."
The NMR spectrum 4 (benzoic acid in DMSO, solvent shown) is structure A, B, or C?
A
What element, as an impurity, makes rubies red and emeralds green?
Chromium
What is the fourth reaction called?
A: Ugi reaction, B: Gewald reaction, C: Passerini reaction
C: Passerini reaction
When jumpstarting a car, what is the correct sequence of events when connecting the cables?
Connect the red clamp to the positive terminal of the working battery, then connect the red clamp to the positive terminal of the dead battery. Next, connect the black clamp to the negative terminal of the working battery, and attach the remaining clamp to an unpainted metal surface or the negative post of the dead battery.
According to the MIT Chemistry website, there are 7 different areas of research in the department. What are they?
Chemical Biology, Inorganic, Organic, Physical, Computational & Theoretical, Energy & Sustainability, and Materials & Nanoscience
The HSQC spectrum 5 is structure A, B, or C?
A (44 ppm is CH2)
Which element is also known as brimstone?
Sulphur
What is the fifth reaction called?
A: Fleming-Tamao oxidation, B: Norrby oxidation, C: Sanderson Rosemund oxidation
A: Fleming-Tamao oxidation
A Roth IRA is a tool in the US to help with saving and planing for retirement. What does the IRA stand for?
Individual Retirement Arrangement