Biochemically Relevant Functional Groups + Sn1 And Sn2

Question 1

What are the characteristics of oxygen In a single bond and in water (shape and hybridisation )

Answer 1

(Also same shape and hybridisation when oxygen is in an alcohol

Question 2

What are the characteristics of a carbonyl (shape and hybridisation )

Answer 2

Question 3

What are the resonance forms of a carbonyl

Answer 3

Question 4

What does true symbol mean

Answer 4

Question 5

What are the 3 main types of carbonyl containing compounds and the order of their reactivity

Answer 5

Question 6

Why aren’t esters very reactive

Answer 6

Question 7

How can carbon become a nucleophile

Answer 7

Question 8

What are the main sulphur groups

Answer 8

Question 9

What are the characteristics of nitrogen

Answer 9

Question 10

When are resonance structures used

Answer 10

When a single structure can’t be used to fully describe banding

Question 11

What is a resonance hybrid

Answer 11

The combination of possible resonance structures
It represents the overall delocalisation of electrons within the molecule

Question 12

What is the structure and characteristics of an imine

Answer 12

• Basicity

Question 13

Draw a reaction profile for SN2 mechanism

Answer 13

Question 14

Draw a reaction profile for the SN1 mechanism

Answer 14

Question 15

What happens is a carbon, that is attached to a leaving group, is attached to a carbon that is attached to a hydrogen atom

Answer 15

Question 16

Draw the general mechanism for the SN2

Answer 16

Happens in one step

Question 17

Draw the general mechanism for SN1

Answer 17

Question 18

What does SN1 and SN2 mean

Answer 18

Question 19

Draw the general mechanism for elimination *