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Ch. 21: Organic Chemistry II: Reactions Flashcards

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1
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define synthesis

A

the process of making compounds in one or more steps

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2
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define resonance effect

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the stabilization of a chemical species through pi delocalization

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3
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define inductive effect

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the through-bond donation or withdrawal of electron density

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4
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define carbanion

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a chemical species that contains a carbon atom with a formal negative charge

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5
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define hydrogenation

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the catalyzed addition of hydrogen to alkene double bonds to make single bonds

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6
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define interconversion

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functional group transformation

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7
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define nucleophile

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a chemical species that can donate electrons to an electrophilic site on another molecule, leading to bond formation

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define leaving group

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the group that is removed from a substrate in a substitution reaction

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define substrate

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the reactant molecule in a biochemical reaction that binds to an enzyme at the active site

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10
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define electrophile

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a molecule that contains an atom with a positive charge which can accept electrons from another molecule, such as a nucleophile

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define carbocation

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a chemical species that contains a carbon atom with a formal positive charge

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12
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define racemization

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the loss of stereochemical purity in a chemical reaction, such as in SN1 substitutions

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define nucleophilicity

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a measure of the effectiveness, or strength, of a nucleophile

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14
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define 1,2 elimination

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the loss of atoms or groups, bonded to adjacent carbon atoms in alkane, yielding an alkene

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15
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define dehydration

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the elimination of water from an alcohol to yield an alkene

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define dehalogenation

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the elimination of HX from an alkyl halide to yield an alkene

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17
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define Zaitsev’s rule

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when isomeric alkenes are produced in an elimination reaction, the major product is usually the most substituted alkene

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18
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define oxonium ion

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a chemical species in which an oxygen atom carries a formal positive charge

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19
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what is Ka

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a measure of acid strength

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20
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as electron affinity increases acidity ____

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increases

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21
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the higher the pKa the ___ acidic the chemical is

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less

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22
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a chemical effected by induction has a ____ acidity than a very similar chemical that is not effected by induction

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greater

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23
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the inductive effect is a result of ____ ____ that polarize other bonds in the atom

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bond dipole

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24
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is it possible for the inductive effect to effect bonds that are many bonds away from the electronegative atom and its resulting dipole?

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yes

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25
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if the conjugate base is resonance stabilized the acid becomes ____

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stronger

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26
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why are the pKa values of alkenes very high?

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because the charge is completely localized on a carbon atom and there is no additional stabilization of the charge

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27
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what is a mechanism?

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an attempt to represent a reaction at a molecular level, in a step-by-step manner

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28
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acid=…?

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electron pair acceptor

29
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base=….?

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electro pair donor

30
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the conjugate acid with the highest pKa results in the ____ base

A

strongest

31
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to react with an acid, a base must have a conjugate acid that has a pKa ___ than that of the reactant acid

A

higher

32
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Oxidation involves the ____ of electrons

A

loss

33
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Reduction involves the ____ of electrons

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gain

34
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what are the three rules for determining the oxidation state of an atom?

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(1) each bond to an atom that is LESS electronegative is counted as -1 toward the oxidation state
(2) each bond to an atom that is MORE electronegative is counted as +1 toward the oxidation state
(3) bonds to the same type of atom are not counted

35
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to determine wether electrons have been lost or gained we examine the changes in ____ _____

A

oxidation state

36
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the reduction of an organic molecule usually involves the addition of a _____

A

hydrogen

37
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if the change in oxidation state is -2 what does this mean about the loss or gain of electrons?

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it means a gain of two electrons

38
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if the change in oxidation state is negative the atom has be ____

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reduced

39
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if the change in oxidation state is positive the atom has be ____

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oxidzed

40
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hydrogenantion and reduction are ____ terms

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equivalent

41
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primary alcohols are oxidized to ____

A

aldehydes

42
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secondary alcohols are oxidized to ____

A

ketones

43
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what are the two principle mechanisms for nucleophilic substitutions at saturated carbons?

A

SN1 and SN2

44
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the formation of the carbocation intermediate in a SN1 reaction is most likely to occur if the carbocation is _____ by the structure of the substrate

A

stabilized

45
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the second step in the overall SN1 reaction ____ (is/is not) the rate determining step

A

is not

46
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the first step in the overall SN1 reaction ____ (is/is not) the rate determining step

A

is

47
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racemization occurs in a SN1 reaction because…?

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if the substrate is originally a chiral center it will become a trigonal planar molecule and then when then the nucleophile attacks it could become either R or S configuration

48
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what is the effect of the inversion that occurs during and SN2 reaction/

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the carbon atom switches fromR to S configuration or vice versa

49
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a good nucleophile will cause an SN2 reaction to occur ____

A

quicker

50
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a good nucleophile causes ____ in the rate of a SN1 reaction

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no change

51
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the best leaving groups are…?

A

the conjugate bases of strong acids

52
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what is the citerion for a good leaving group?

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the leaving group must develop and accept a negative charge and the corresponding ANION being very STABLE

53
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for Sn1 reactions what greatly affects the rate of the reaction

A

the stability of the carbocation reaction intermediate

54
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what does the stability of a carbocation depend on?

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the number of alkyl groups bonded to it

55
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stability of a carbocation increases with ____ number of alkyl groups bonded to it

A

increasing

56
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in Sn2 reactions, the rate is affected by ____ ___

A

steric hinderance

57
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methyl and primary substrates ___ undergo Sn1 substitutions

A

never

58
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tertiary substrates never ____ undergo Sn2 substitution reactions

A

never

59
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steric hinderance is a result of the ____ between the alkyl groups on the substrate and the nucleophile

A

repulsion

60
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dehydration reactions occur in the presence of…?

A

a strong acid and heat

61
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dehalogenantion reactions often require the prescence of…?

A

a strong base and heat

62
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why do many elimination reactions give mixtures of products?

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because there are often two or more elimination sites around the -X or -OH groups

63
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if a weak based is used an elimination reaction will likely occur via an _____ mechanism

A

E1

64
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E2 mechanisms generally require a ___ base

A

strong

65
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the E1 mechanism does not generally occur in ____ alcohols or ____ alkyl halides

A

primary

primary

66
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what carbons centers can E2 eliminations occur on?

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primary, secondary and tertiary

67
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bases are also ____ which causes both elimination and substitution reactions to occur

A

nucleophiles

68
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as a general rule a strong bases favours ___ over ___

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elimination over substitution

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