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Akenes and Alkynes Flashcards

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1
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Is a hydrocarbon in which one or more carbon-carbon multiple bonds (double bonds, triple bonds, or both) are present.

A

Unsaturated Hydrocarbons

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Why are unsaturated hydrocarbons more reactive than their saturated counterparts?

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Related to the presences of carbon-carbon multiple bonds.

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Kinds of saturated hydrocarbons?

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Alkanes

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4
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Kinds of unsaturated hydrocarbons?

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Alkenes and Alkynes

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Alkene is an?

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Acyclic Unsaturated Hydrocarbon

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Older name for Alkene is?

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Olefins

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What does olenfins mean?

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Oil Forming

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Molecular formula of the simplest alkene?

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CnH2n

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9
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What are the simplest alkenes?

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Ethene and Propene

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10
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What is another name for cycloalkene?

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Cyclic unsaturated hydrocarbon

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11
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General molecular formula of cycloalkanes?

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CnH2n-2

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12
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What is the simplest cycloalkene?

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Cyclopropene

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13
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Two double bond name?

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Dienes

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14
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Three double bond name?

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Trienes

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15
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It is a noncyclic hydrocarbon substituent?

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Alkenyl Group

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16
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Most frequently encountered alkenyl group?

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Methylidene
Ethenyl
2-propenyl

17
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common name of methylidene?

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Methylene Group

18
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common name of Ethenyl?

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Vinyl Group

19
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common name of 2-propenyl?

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Allyl Group

20
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Used for the isomer in which the two similar or identical substituents are on the same side of the double bond?

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Cis

21
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Used when two similar substituents are on the opposite sides of the double bond?

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Trans

22
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Traditional way of naming the geometric isomers of an alkene?

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cis-trans

23
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The more complete system for naming alkene isomers?

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E-Z system

24
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What do you call the priority rules used in the E-Z system?

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Cahn-Ingold-Prelog (CIP) Rules

25
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Used when the higher priority groups on each carbon are on the same side of the double bond?

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Z-configuration

26
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What does Z stand for?

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Zussammen meaning “together”

27
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Used when the higher priority groups on each carbon are on the opposite side of the double bond?

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E-configuration

28
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What does E stand for?

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Entgegen meaning “opposite”

29
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C2-C4

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gas

30
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C5-C14

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liquid

31
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C15-above

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solid

32
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What are alkenes, polar or non-polar?

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non polar, less dense than water, insoluble

33
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What is an alkyne?

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unsaturated acyclic hydrocarbon

34
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Formula of the simplest member of alkyne?

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C2H2

35
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The simplest alkyne?

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Ethyne

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