Multiple Choice Question (MCQs) of Organic Pharmaceutical Chemistry
1. The analgesic action of aspirin is removed, if
a. Carboxyl group is removed
b. Acetoxy group is removed
c. Carboxyl group is not attached on ortho position
d. All of the above
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2. Diastereoisomerism and enantiomorphism is shown in
a. Ephedrine and pseudoephedrine
b. D and L-ephedrine
c. Ephedrine & pseudoephedrine and D & L-ephedrine respectively
d. D & L-ephedrine and Ephedrine & pseudoephedrine respectively
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3. Caffeine is presented as a/an
a. Purine derivative
b. Pyrimidine derivative
c. Imidazole derivative
d. both b and c
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4. A group that can donate an electron pair is
a. Bronsted acid
b. Bronsted base
c. Lewis acid
d. Lewis base
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5. Hendersen-Hasselbalch equation is represented by
a. Ka = [A][H+]/[HA]
b. pKa + pKb = 14
c. pKa = pH + log [HA]/[A-]
d. both a and c
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6. Which of the following is through space-effects on polarizability due to electronegativity differences?
a. Field effect
b. Inductive effect
c. Resonance effect
d. Polarizability
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7. Which of the following is the ease of distortion of the electron cloud?
a. Field effect
b. Inductive effect
c. Resonance effect
d. Polarizability
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8. Which of the following occurs as a result of electronegativity differences?
a. Field effect
b. Inductive effect
c. Resonance effect
d. None of the above
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9. Which of the following involves the actual movement of electrons through a pie-bond system?
a. Field effect
b. Inductive effect
c. Resonance effect
d. None of the above
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10. The movement of electrons through a conjugated system allows for charges to be dispersed over several atoms. This phenomenon is
a. Localization
b. Delocalization
c. Polarization
d. Depolarization
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11. Which of the following is less influenced by distance?
a. Field effect
b. Inductive effect
c. Resonance effect
d. both a and c
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12. Which of the following is a carbonyl based group?
a. esters
b. nitro-
c. alcohols
d. ethers
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13. Which of the following shows electron withdrawing groups?
a. phenyl
b. ethers
c. amines
d. alkyl groups
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14. Which of the following shows electron donating group?
a. amides
b. esters
c. ketones
d. amines
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15. Which of the following has minimum pKa value or maximum acidic strength?
a. imide
b. sulphonamide
c. N-arylsulfonamide
d. sulfonimide
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16. sigma-bonding electrons, especially those from C-H bonds can be donated in a process known as
a. conjugation
b. hyperconjugation
c. polarization
d. depolarization
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17. Which of the following has neutral pKa value?
a. Water
b. Ether
c. Amide
d. All of the above
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Answers to multiple choice questions (MCQs) in Organic Pharmaceutical Chemistry
1. d
2. c
3. a
4. d
5. c
6. a
7. d
8. b
9. c
10. b
11. c
12. a
13. a
14. d
15. d
16. b
17. d
(These MCQs are helpful for the preparation of Organic Pharmaceutical Chemistry Exams)
Further reading:
Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry
Wilson & Gisvold's Textbook of Organic Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Wilson and Gisvold's Textbook of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry)
Texbook of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry
Inorganic and Organic Chemistry: " A " Level Multiple Choice Questions
Ace Organic Chemistry (Multiple Choice Questions)
