ACS style final

Question 1

What adds OH to mark?

Answer 1

(HgOAc)2, H2O, NaBH4

Question 2

What does adding peroxyacids do?

Answer 2

O added as an epoxide (always has 2 bonds)

Question 3

What does H2O, H2SO4, and HgSO4 do?

Answer 3

adds double bonded O

Question 4

What do Br2 and CH3OH do to epoxides?

Answer 4

Breaks epoxide, O and CH3 anti addn on either end

Question 5

How do you calculate specific rotation?

Answer 5

Observed rotation/(concentrationpath length) or observed/(path lengthdensity)

Question 6

What undergoes homolytic cleavage?

Answer 6

E- go to leaving groups, electrophiles

Question 7

What does Br2 and hv do?

Answer 7

Br added at mark- same carbon as methyl

Question 8

What goes through SN1 hydrolysis?

Answer 8

Groups switch, retention and inversion

Question 9

What is the product of SN2?

Answer 9

Nucleophile switched with halide

Question 10

E1 products

Answer 10

Alkene where leaving group left, halide-, base with H+

Question 11

What is the product of E2 rxns?

Answer 11

Leaving group leaves, most stable product formed

Question 12

Base only

Answer 12

E2

Question 13

Nucleophile only, 1st or 2nd sub

Answer 13

SN2

Question 14

Nucleophile only, 2nd or 3rd sub

Answer 14

SN1

Question 15

Strong base, strong nuc, 1st sub

Answer 15

E2, SN2 major

Question 16

Strong base, strong nuc, 2nd sub

Answer 16

E2 major, SN2 minor

Question 17

Strong base, strong nuc, 3rd sub

Answer 17

E2

Question 18

Weak base, weak nuc, 1

Answer 18

Slow SN2 and E2

Question 19

Weak base, weak nuc, 2

Answer 19

All, but slow

Question 20

Weak base, weak nuc, 3

Answer 20

SN1, E1

Question 21

Pi electrons

Answer 21

LP counts as 1, DB counts as 2

Question 22

Hybridization

Answer 22

sigma bonds count as 1, LP counts as 1

Question 23

Reacitve intermediate

Answer 23

Unlikely/unstable structure made as an intermediate

Question 24

What undergoes H2 abstraction to make a radical?

Answer 24

Anything where there’d be a substitution reaction