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4.1.1 - Basics Concepts Of Organic Chemistry Flashcards

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What is a homologous series?

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A series of organic compounds having the same functional group but with each successive member differing by CH2.

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What is the ending for an alkane?

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-ane

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What is the ending for a branched alkane?

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-yl

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What is the ending for an alkene?

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-ene

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What are the endings for the haloalkanes?

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Chloro-/bromo-/iodo-

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What is the ending for alcohols?

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-ol

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What is the ending for aldehydes?

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-al

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What do aldehydes have?

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Carbon double bonded to oxygen and single bonded to hydrogen.

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What is the ending for ketone?

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-one

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What is the formula for ketone?

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Carbon bonded to 2 other carbons and double bonded to oxygen.

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What is the ending for carboxylic acids?

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-oic acid

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What is the formula for carboxylic acids?

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Carbon double bonded to oxygen and also to OH.

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In nomenclature what is the 3rd stem?

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Prop-

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In nomenclature what is the nine stem?

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Non-

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In nomenclature what is the fourth stem?

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But-

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In nomenclature what is the 10th stem?

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Dec-

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What is a homologous series?

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A series of organic compounds having the same functional group but with each successive member differing by CH2.

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Structural isomers?

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Compounds with the same molecular formula but different structural formula.

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What happens in heterolytic fission?

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Bond breaks unevenly with one of the bonded atoms receiving both electrons from the bonded pair.

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What is homolytic fission?

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Bonds break evenly and each bonding pair receives one electron from the bonded pair. Two radicals are formed.

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Why are radicals very reactive?

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Because of the unpaired electron.

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What is a radical?

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A species with an unpaired electron.

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Why does stereoisomerism (E/Z) occur?

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Restricted rotation around the carbon carbon double bond there are two different groups on each of the carbon carbon double bonds. Different arrangement in space.

24
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Equation for the formation of bromine free radicals, and type of bond breaking?

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Br2 -> 2Br.

Homolytic fission

25
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Explain how P orbitals are involved in the formation of the pi bond?

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Sideways overlap of adjacent p-orbitals above and below the sigma bond.

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