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Chapter 5 : Alcohols Flashcards

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what are alcohols

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ROH ; suffix -ol ; prefix hydroxy-

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2
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what are phenols

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benzene rings with hydroxyl groups

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3
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what is ortho position

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adjacent carbons on ring

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what is meta position

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separated by one carbons on ring

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what is para position

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opposite sides of ring

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6
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how do hydrogen bonds affect alcohols

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increase boiling and melting points; increase solubility

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7
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why are phenols more acidic than alcohols

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ring can delocalize charge of conjugate base

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how do electron donating groups affect alcohols (alkyl groups)

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decrease acidity because they destabilize negative charge

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how do electron withdrawing groups affect alcohols (electronegative atoms)

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increase acidity because they stabilize negative charge

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10
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primary alcohol –> aldehyde

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PCC ; weak oxidizing agent

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primary alcohol –> carboxylic acid

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CrO3 ; Na2Cr2O7 ; K2Cr2O7

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secondary alcohol – > ketone

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any oxidizing agent

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13
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How to make alcohols better LG from nucleophilic substitution reactions

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conversion into mesylates or tosylates

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what are mesylates

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contain –SO3CH3 ; derived from methanesulfonic acid

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what are tosylates

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contain –SO3C6H4CH3 ; derived from toluenesulfonic acid

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how do you protect aldehydes and ketones

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conversion into acetals/ketals using two equivalents of alcohol (one equivalent = hemiacetal/ketal) or dialcohol

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how do you deprotect aldehydes and ketone

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catalytic acid

18
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what are quinones

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synthesized through oxidation of phenols ; resonance stabilized electrophiles

19
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what are biologically relevant quinones

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vitamin K1 (phylloquinone) and vitamin K2 (menaquinone)

20
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what are hydroxyquinones

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oxidation of quinonesw

21
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what is ubiquinone (coenzyme Q)

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biologically active quinone that acts as an electron acceptor in complexes I, II, and III of the ETC ; reduced to ubiquinol

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