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Chapter 11 - Basic concepts of organic chemistry Flashcards

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1
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What is a homologous series?

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A family of compounds with similar chemical properties whose successive members differ by the addition of a CH2 group

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What is a functional group?

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the part of the organic molecule that is largely responsible for the molecules chemical properties

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What are aliphatic hydrocarbons?

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carbon atoms joined together to each other in unbranched or branched chains

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What are alicyclic hydrocarbons?

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Carbon atoms joined to each other in ring structures

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What are aromatic hydrocarbons?

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Some or all of the carbon atoms are found in a benzene ring

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what are the first four alkanes?

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methane, ethane, propane and butane

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What prefix do alicyclic alkanes have?

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cyclo

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What functional group has a c to c double bond?

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alkene

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9
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What functional group has an OH?

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Alcohol

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What functional group has -Cl, -Br and -I ?

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Haloalkane

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11
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What functional group has - CHO?

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Aldehyde

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What functional group has -C(CO)C- ?

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Ketone

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13
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What functional group has -COOH ?

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Carboxylic acid

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What functional group has a -COOC- ?

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ester

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15
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What functional group has -COCl ?

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acyl chloride

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What functional group has a -NH2 ?

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amine

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17
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What functional group has a -CN?

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nitrile

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18
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what is the prefix for alcohols?

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hydroxy-

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19
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What is the prefix for haloalkanes?

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chloro- bromo- iodo-

20
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What is the prefix for amine?

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amino-

21
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what is the suffix for alkenes?

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-ene

22
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what is the suffix for alcohols?

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-ol

23
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what is the suffix for an aldehyde?

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-al

24
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what is the suffix for a ketone?

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-one

25
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what is the suffix for carboxylic acids?

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-oic acid

26
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what is the suffix for an ester?

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-oate

27
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what is the suffix for an acyl chloride?

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-oyl chloride

28
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what is the suffix for an amine?

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-amine

29
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what is the suffix for a nitrile?

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-nitrile

30
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What is molecular formula?

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Shows the number and type of atoms of each element present in a molecule

31
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what is empirical formulae?

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The simplest whole number ratio of the atoms of each element present in a compound

32
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What is general formulae?

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simplest algebraic formula for any member of a homogolous series

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What is a displayed formula?

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

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What is structural formulae?

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used the smallest amount of detail necessary to show the arrangement of the atoms in a molecule

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what is skeletal formulae?

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shows the carbon skeleton and any functional groups

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What are structural isomerisms?

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Compounds with the same molecular formula but different structural formulae

37
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what are the two ways covalent bonds can be broken?

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homolytic fission and heterolytic fission

38
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what happens during homolytic fission?

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each of the bonded atoms takes one of the shared pair of electrons from the bond

39
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what type of atom is a result of homolytic fission?

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a radical

40
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what happens during heterolytic fission?

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one of the bonded atoms takes both of the electrons from the bond

41
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what is the result of heterolytic fission?

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a negative and a positive ion

42
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what do curly arrows show in a reaction mechanism?

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the movement of electron pairs when bonds are being broken or made

43
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what is addition?

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when two reactants join together to form one product

44
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what is substitution?

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when an atom or group of atoms is replaced by a different atom or group of atoms

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what is elimination?

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involves the removal of a small molecule from a larger one. one reactant molecule forms two products

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