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1
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meth prefix

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eth prefix

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prop prefix

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but prefix

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cyclo prefix

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comes infant of an all carbon containing ring

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alcohol functional group

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alkyl halide

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thiol group

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ether

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epoxide functional group

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phenol

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aldehyde

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ketone

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hemiacetal

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acetal group

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cyanohydrin

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amine

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imine

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enamine

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20
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carboxylic acid

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acid halide (chloride)

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acid anhydride

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ester

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24
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lactone (ester in a ring)

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amide

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lactam

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27
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when is an organic molecule saturated

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if it contains no pi bonds and no rings

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28
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when is an organic molecule unsaturated

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if it has at least one pi bond or a ring

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29
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saturated compound formula

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has 2n + 2 hydrogen atoms

(with n being the # of carbon atoms)

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30
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degree of unsaturation formula

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(2n-2) - x / 2

n = # of Cs

x = Hs or halogen

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rule for nitrogen in the degree of unsaturation formula

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replace each N by 1 C and 1 H for the formula

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32
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hybridization for linear

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sp

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33
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hybridization for trigonal planar

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sp2

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34
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hybridization for tetrahedral

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sp3

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35
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what is a carbocation

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positively charged species with a positive charge on C

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36
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carbocations will always be..

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sp2 hybridized with an empty p orbital

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what is a carbanion

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negatively charged species with a negative charge on C

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38
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2 ways that organic intermediates are stabilized

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inductive and resonance effects

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39
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how do inductive effects work

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stabilize charge through sigma bonds

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40
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how do resonance effects work

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stabilize charge by delocalization through pi bonds

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41
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what substituent is always an electron-donating group

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alkyl substituents

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42
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what group stabilizes carbocations

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electron donating groups

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43
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what groups stabilize carbanions

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electron withdrawing groups

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44
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what is a conjugated system

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a system containing 3 or more atoms that each bear a p orbital

45
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localized electrons

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electrons that are confined to one orbital

46
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delocalized electrons

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electrons that interact with orbitals on adjacent atoms

47
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are organic acids strong or weak

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weak - they do not dissociate completely in solution

48
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ranking of acidity

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most → least

strong acids → sulfonic acids → carboxylic acids → phenols → alcohols + water → aldehydes/ketones → alkanes/alkenes/alkynes

49
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inductive effects and distance

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the closer the electron withdrawing group is to the acidic proton, the greater the stabilizing effect

50
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electronegativity and inductive effect

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the more electronegative a substituent is, the greater its inductive effect

51
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3 factors that affect acid strength

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electronegativity

resonance

induction

52
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what is a nucleophile

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have unshared electron pairs or pi bonds

usually have a negative charge

53
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nucleophiles are also known as..

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Lewis bases

54
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as negative charge increases, nucleophilicity..

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increases

55
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as you go down a family, nucleophilicity..

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increases

56
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as you go left across a period, nucleophilicity..

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increases

57
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what is an electrophile

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electron-deficient species

positive charge

58
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electrophiles are also known as..

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Lewis acids

59
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relationship between nucleophiles & electrophiles

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nucleophiles donate electrons to electrophiles

60
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why are weak bases good leaving groups

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their negative charge is stabilized due to their large size

e.g. halogens

61
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what is ring strain

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when bond angles between ring atoms deviate from their ideal angle

62
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result from ring strain

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weakened C-C bonds

increased reactivity

63
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what compounds have a large degree of ring strain

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cyclopropane and cyclobutane

64
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what is a constitutional isomer

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compounds that have the same molecular formula but have their atoms connected together differently

65
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what is a conformational isomer

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compounds that have the same molecular formula and atomic connectivity but differ by rotation about a sigma bond

66
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what is a staggered conformation

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a sigma bond on one carbon bisects. the angle formed by two sigma bonds on the adjacent carbon

67
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what is an eclipsed conformation

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a sigma bond on one carbon directly lines up with a sigma bond on an adjacent carbon

68
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is staggered or eclipsed conformation more stable

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staggered

69
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why is staggered more stable than eclipsed conformation

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in staggered, the sigma bonds are as far apart as possible

steric hindrance

70
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which is more stable - gauche or anti

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anti

71
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what is a stereoisomer

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molecules that have the same molecular formula and connectivity but differ from one another in the spatial arrangement of the atoms

72
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what is a chiral molecule

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a molecule that cannot be superimposed on its mirror image

73
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what is an achiral molecule

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a molecule that can be superimposed on its mirror image

74
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a carbon can have a chiral center if..

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it has 4 different substituents

75
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first rule for assigning absolute configuration

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priority of the substituents is given to the atom attached to the chiral center with the highest atomic number

76
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isotopes and the first rule of absolute configuration

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priority is given to the heaviest isotope

77
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second rule for assigning absolute configuration

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a multiple bond is counted as 2 single bonds for the atoms involved

78
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third rule for assigning absolute configuration

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molecule is rotated so that the lowest priority group points directly away from the viewer

79
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absolute configuration of R

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if the path from highest to lowest priority group traveled clockwise

80
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absolute configuration of S

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if the path from highest to lowest configuration travelled counterclockwise

81
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what is an enantiomer

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non-superimposable mirror images

non-identical mirror images

82
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what makes a compound optically actice

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a compound that rotates the plane of polarized light

83
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dextrorotatory compound

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a compound that rotates plane-polarized light clockwise

(+)

84
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levorotatory compound

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a compound that rotates plane-polarized light in the counterclockwise direction

(-)

85
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what is specific rotation

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the magnitude of rotation of plane-polarized light for any compound

86
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enantiomers and optical activity

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a pair of enantiomers will rotate plane-polarized light with equal magnitude, but opposite directions

87
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what is a racemic mixture

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a 50/50 mixture of enantiomers (rotation = 0)

88
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what is a diastereomer

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stereoisomers that are not enantiomers

(non-superimposable, non-mirror images)

89
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diastereomers - specific rotations

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there is no relationship between the specific rotations of diastereomers as there is for enantiomers

90
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how to resolve a racemic mixture

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by using an enantiomerically pure chiral probe (or resolving agent) that associates with the components of the racemic mixture through covalent or intermolecular forces

91
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products of resolving a racemic mixture

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diastereomers that are capable of separation fie to their different physical properties

92
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what is an epimer

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subclass of diastereomers that differ in their absolute configuration at a single chiral center

(only one stereocenter is inverted)

93
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R and S vs D and L

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R or S = absolute configuration

D or L = relative configuration

94
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what is an anomer

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epimers that form as a result of ring closure

95
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what is a mess compound

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when there is an internal plane of symmetry in a molecule that contains chiral centres

not optically active - optical activity is cancelled out by either side

96
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what is a geometric isomer

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diastereomers that differ in orientation of substituents around a ring or double bond

97
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cis molecule

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a molecule in which the two higher priority groups are on the same side

98
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trans molecule

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a molecule in which the two higher priority groups are on opposite sides of the ring

99
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Z configuration

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the 2 high priority groups are on the same side of the double bond

100
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E configuration

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2 high priority groups are on opposite sides of the double bond

101
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rule of chiral centres

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2^n chiral centres

102
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what is a chiral centre

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carbon atom with 4 non identical substituents

103
Q

electric field lines exit from ___ charge and enter from ___ charge

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exit from positive

enter to negative

104
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what insulates axons from the surroundings

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myelin sheath

105
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squalene is a precursor to..

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steroid hormones

106
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resistivity is _____ to temperature

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linearly proportional

107
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R1C(O)OR2 skeleton

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skeleton of an ester

108
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X is used to present a..

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stop codon

Organic Chemistry - MCAT (4 decks)

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