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Chapter 11 - Basic Concepts of Organic Chemistry Flashcards

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What are aliphatic compounds?

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Carbon atoms joined together in unbranched (straight) or branched chains

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What are alicyclic compounds?

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Carbon atoms joined together in ring (cyclic) structures

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What are aromatic compounds?

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Benzene

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What is a homologous series?

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

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What is the general formula of alkanes?

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Cn H2n+2

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What is the general formula of alkenes?

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Cn H2n

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What is the general formula of alkynes?

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Cn H2n-2

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What is the general formula of alcohols?

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Cn H2n+1 OH

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What is the general formula of carboxylic acids?

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Cn H2n O2

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What is the general formula of ketones?

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Cn H2n O

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Molecules from the same homologous series will have the same _________ formula

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Empirical

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Define structural isomerism?

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Compounds with the same molecular formula but different structural formula

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What happens to the shared pair of electron in homolytic fission?

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Each of the bonded atoms take ONE electron so it is shared equally

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What is a radical?

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Highly reactive species which contains a single unpaired electron

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What happens to the shared pair of electron in heterolytic fission?

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One of the bonded atoms takes BOTH electrons from the bond and becomes a negative ion

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Where must curly arrow begin?

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  • Bond
  • Lone pair of electrons
  • Negative charge
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What is an addition reaction?

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  • Two reactants join together to form one product
  • Double bond often broken to form single bond
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What is a substution reaction?

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Atom or group of atoms are replaced by different atom or group of atoms

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What is an elimination reaction?

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  • Removal of a small molecule from a larger one
  • One reactant molecule forms two products
  • Normally single bond becomes double bond (not always!)

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