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C11 - Basic concepts of organic chemistry Flashcards

1
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What is a hydrocarbon?

A

Compound with hydrogen and carbon only

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2
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What can hydrocarbons be…

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Saturated
Unsaturated

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3
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What is a saturated hydrocarbon?

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Has single bonds only

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What is an unsaturated hydrocarbon?

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Has carbon-to-carbon multiple bonds

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5
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What is a homologous series?

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Series of organic compounds with the same functional group, each successive member differing by CH2

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6
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What are alkanes?

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Hydrocarbon homologous series with single carbon-to-carbon bonds
General formula - CnH2n+2

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7
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First 5 alkanes

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Methane - CH4
Ethane - C2H6
Propane - C3H8
Butane - C4H10
Pentane - C5H12

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8
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What is a functional group?

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Part of organic molecule responsible for its chemical reactions

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9
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What is aliphatic?

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Containing carbon atoms joined together in straight/branched chains, or non aromatic ring

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10
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What is alicyclic?

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Containing carbon atoms joined together in a ring that is not aromatic

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11
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What is aromatic?

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Containing one/more benzene ring

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12
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What is the three important homologous series of aliphatic hydrocarbons?

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Alkanes - single carbon-to-carbon bond
Alkenes - double carbon-to-carbon bond
Alkynes - triple carbon-to-carbon bond

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13
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How to name alkanes?

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1) suffix is -ane
2) Identify longest carbon chain
3) Side chains are alkyl groups
4) Add numbers before alkyl groups

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14
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How do you name alicyclic alkanes?

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prefix -cyclo
normal rules

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15
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Alkene functional group and name

A

C=C
-ene

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16
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Alcohol functional group and name

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-OH
-hydroxy/-ol

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17
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Haloalkane functional group and name

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-Cl/-Br/-I
chloro-/bromo-/iodo-

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18
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Aldehyde functional group and name

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-C=0(-H)
-CHO
-al

19
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Ketone functional group and name

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C-C(=O)-C
-C(CO)C-
-one

20
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Carboxylic acid functional group and name

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-C=O(-OH)
-COOH
-oic acid

21
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Ester functional group and name

A

-C=O(-O-C)
-COOC
-oate

22
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Acyl chloride functional group and name

A

-C=O(-Cl)
-COCl
-oyl chloride

23
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Amine functional group and name

A

-NH2
amino-/-amine

24
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Nitrile functional group and name

A

-CN
-nitrile

25
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All functional groups

26
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What is molecular formula?

A

Formula that shows the number and type of atoms of each element present in a molecule

27
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What is empirical formula?

A

Formula that shows the simplest whole-number ratio of atoms of each element present in a compound

28
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What is general formula?

A

Simplest algebraic formula of a member of a homologous series

29
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What is a structural formula?

A

Formula showing minimal detail for the arrangement of atoms in a molecule
eg. (CH3)2CHCH2CH3

30
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What is displayed formula?

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Formula showing the relative positioning of all the atoms in a molecule and the bonds between them

31
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What is skeletal formula?

A

Simplified organic formula, with hydrogen atoms removed from alkyl chains, leaving carbon atoms and functional groups

32
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How are hydrogen and carbon atoms represented in skeletal formula?

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-Line represents single bond
-Intersection of two lines represents carbon atoms
-End of a line represents CH3

33
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How can a benzene ring be represented in skeletal formula?

A

Alternating double bonds
Circle within structure

34
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What is a structural isomer?

A

Molecule with same molecular formula but different structural formula

35
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How to find all the structural isomers

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1) Shorten the chain length and add and CH3
2) Identify cyclic structures
3) Identify alternative functional groups

36
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What is homolytic fission?

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Breaking of a covalent bond with one of the bonded electrons going to each atom, forming two radicals

37
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What is heterolytic fission?

A

Breaking of a covalent bond forming a cation and an anion

38
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What is a radical?

A

A species with an unpaired electron

39
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What is a reaction mechanism?

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Sequence of bond breaking and bond forming steps that show the path taken by electrons during a reaction

40
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What is a curly arrow?

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Shows the movement of the electron pair when bonds are made or broken

41
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What is a half arrow?

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Shows the movement of a single, unpaired electron

42
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What is an addition reaction?

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A reaction in which a reactant is added to an unsaturated molecule to make one saturated molecule

43
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What is a substitution reaction?

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Reaction where an atom/group of atoms is replaced with a different atom/group of atoms

44
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What is an elimination reaction?

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Removal of a molecule from a saturated molecule to make an unsaturated molecule

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