Block One

Question 1

Which has the highest boiling point, an amine or an alcohol?

Answer 1

Alcohol

Question 2

What is the least stable staggered sawhorse projection?

Answer 2

Gauche

Question 3

What is the difference between constitutional isomers and stereoisomers?

Answer 3

Constitutional isomers just have the same molecular formula, whereas stereoisomers have the same functional groups and bonding sequence but the atoms are arranged differently in space

Question 4

How must a chair conformer be arranged to be as stable as possible?

Answer 4

Largest groups in the equatorial posistion

Question 5

Which atom is highest priority, N or O?

Answer 5

N

Question 6

If the Hi priorities are on different sides of the double bond, is the isomer E or Z?

Answer 6

E

Question 7

What is a diastereomer?

Answer 7

An molecule that is almost a mirror image except one bit doesn’t quite match

Question 8

In chair conformers, what does cis and trans refer to?

Answer 8

Cis-both either up or down

Trans-one up one down

Question 9

What is heterolytic bond cleavage?

Answer 9

When one atom gets both electrons ie. the bond breaks unsymmetrically

Question 10

What is a nucleophile?

Answer 10

An electron pair donor