Exam Flashcards
Organic Chemistry
The study of carbon based compounds
Hydrocarbons
an organic compound that contains only carbon and hydrogen atoms in it molecular structure
Alkane
a hydrocarbon with only single bonds between carbon atoms
Alkene
a hydrocarbon that contains at least one carbon-carbon double bond
Alkyne
a hydrocarbon that contains at least one carbon -carbon triple bond
Aromatic
a compound with a structure based on benzene: a ring of six carbon atoms
Alcohols
an organic compound characterized by the presence of a hydroxyl functional group; R-OH
primary alcohol
an alcohol in which the hydroxyl functional group is attached to a carbon which it itself attached to only one other carbon atom
secondary alcohol
an alcohol in which the hydroxyl functional group is attached to a carbon which is itself attached to two other carbon atoms
tertiary alcohol
an alcohol in which the hydroxyl functional group is attached to a carbon which is itself attached to 3 other carbon atoms
Ethers
an organic compound with two alkyl groups attached to an oxygen atom; R-O-R
An alcohol + alcohol =
an ether + H2O dehydration
Ketones
an organic compound characterized by the presence of a carbonyl group( C=O ) bonded to two carbon atoms
2o alcohol oxidized forms
a ketone
Aldehydes
an organic compound characterized by a terminal carbonyl functional group; carbonyl group bonded to at least one H atom ( H-C=O)
1o alcohol oxidized forms
an aldehyde
Carboxylic Acids
one of a family of organic compounds characterized by the presence of a carboxyl group; -COOH
Esters
an organic compound characterized by the presence of a carbonyl group bonded to an oxygen atom
esterification
a condensation reaction in which acid and alcohol combine to produce ester and water
Amines
an ammonia molecule in which one or more H atoms are substituted by alkyl or aromatic groups
alkyl halide + NH3 =
amines
Amide
an organic compound characterized by the presence of a carbonyl functional group C=O bonded to a nitrogen atom
acid + amine =
aminde
Saturated Hydrocarbon
contain single covalent bonds
unsaturated hydrocarbon
contain atleast one double or triple bond.
IUPAC
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
Naming Alkanes
-Suffix ane
-The prefix indicates the number of carbons in the longest chain
-When naming closed ring hydrocarbons the prefix cyclo is used
Naming Alkenes and Alkynes
- suffix ene or yne
→ the presence and location of multiple double bonds or triple bonds is indicated by the prefixes di-, tri- etc.
Naming Benzene
if a benzene ring is attached to a large molecule it is considered a phenyl group
Naming Alcohol
-suffix -ol and is added to the prefix of the parent alkane
Ex. the simplest alcohol is methanol
→ 1o, 2o, 3o
Ex- 1- butanol, 2-butanol, 3-butanol
Naming Ethers
→ adding prefix oxy
→ small chain oxy large chain
→ CH3CH2-O-CH2CH2CH3 ( ethoxypropane)
Naming Aldehydes
→ formed by taking the parent alkene name, dropping the final -e and adding the suffix - al.
→ Methane is methanal
Naming Ketones
→ replacing the -e ending and adding the suffix -one
Naming Carboxylic Acid
→ take the name of the alkane or alkene with the same number of carbon atoms as the longest chain in the acid. The -e is replaced with the suffix -oic, followed by the word acid.
→ HCOOH: methanoic acid
→ aldehydes oxidizes to form carboxylic acid
Naming Esters
→ First part of name comes from the alkyl group of the alcohol used in the esterfication reaction
→ The second comes from the acid where -oic is changed to -oate
→ ethanol + butanoic acid form ethylbutamoate
Naming Amines
-a nitrogen derivative of an alkane would be aminomethane
an alkyl derivative of ammonia would be methylamine
→ depending where the amino group is it will be named 2-aminobutane
→ 2o amine has a N in the name when two carbon atoms are bonded to the Nitrogen atoms
→ 3o amine has N,N when 3 carbon atoms are bonded to the nitrogen atom
Naming Amides
the suffix ends in amides
→ follows similar patterns to amines
Addition reaction
a reaction of alkenes and alkynes in which a molecule such as a hydrogen or a halogen is added to a double or triple bond
4 Types of Addition Reactions
- Halogneation ( Br2 or Cl2 )
- Hydrogenation( with H2)
- Hydrohalogenation ( with hydrogen halides ) H-Cl, H-Br
- Hydration ( with H2O ) Alekene into Alcohol
Markovinkov’s Rule
When a hydrogen halide or water is added to an alkene or alkyne, the hydrogen atom bonds to the carbon atom within the double bond that already has more hydrogen atoms. “The rich get richer”
Subsitution reaction
a reaction in which a hydrogen atom is replaced by another atom or groups of atoms ; reactions of alkanes or aromatics with halogens to produce organic halides and hydrogen halides
Structural Isomers
a compoundwith the same molecular formula as another compound but different molecular structure.
Geometric Isomers
Cis vs Trans
- Same side of a double bond vs opposite
Why is Benzene Stable
The six carbon atoms form a perfectly regular hexagon. All of the carbon-carbon bonds have exactly the same lengths - somewhere between single and double bonds. There are delocalized electrons above and below the plane of the ring, which makes benzene particularly stable.
Functional Groups in order of boiling points, least to greatest.
Alkanes > Alkenes > Alkynes > Haloalkanes > Ether > Ester > Amine > Aldehyde > Ketone > Alcohol > Carboxylic Acid > Amide
Soluble functional groups
Alcohols, aldehydes, amides, amines, carboxylic acid, esters, ethers, ketone and nitriles containing up 1-5 carbons are water soluble.
Non-polar organic compounds
Hydrocarbons are always non-polar.
Monomer
a molecule of relatively low molar mass that is linked with other similar molecules
Polymer
a molecule of larger molar mass that consist of many repeating subunits called monomers
3 Steps of Polymerization
Initation
Propagation
Terminantion
Success and Failures of Bohr
Success: Explained Mendeleev’s periodic law ( elements are arranged in increasing atomic numbers, and chemical properties repeat in a patterned, predictable way ). Explained the spectra for hydrogen very well.
Failures: It only worked for hydrogen and went worse as atomic # increased.
Success and Failures of Rutherfords
Success: Declared that all the mass and positive charge is concentrated in the nucleus. Negatively charged electrons orbited like planets. There is a strong nuclear force that binds positive protons together. Gold Foil Experiment.
Failures: An accelerating charged particle will emit EM radiation. With EM the particle will eventually slow down and collapse into the nucleus. Which Rutherford could not explain.
Emissions Spectra
Emissions: corresponds to the excitation dark
Absorption Spectra
corresponds to relaxation
colourful
Principal Quantum Number
→ Main energy level of electron
→ Variable n
→ Range from 1-4
Secondary Quantum Number: Shape of Orbital
→ Sublevel in each energy level
→ Variable l
→ for each n value there is same number of subshells
→ Ranges from 0s, 1p, 2d …
→ n -1
Magnetic Quantum Number: Orientation in 3D space
→ variable ml
→ range from -l to - +l
Spin Quantum Number
→ Variable ms
→ two possible spins +½ and - ½
Energy Level Diagrams
1s
2s
2p
3s
3p
4s
3d
4p
Ion Charges for Electron Configurations
Zn2 vs Zn
Zn: [Ar] 4s23d10
Zn2+: [Ar] 3d10
Anomalous Configurations ( Cu and Cr )
Electron gets promoted into the 3d subshell to become more stable, as halffilled and filled are more stable than unfilled
Orbits
2D paths / 3D shells around the nucleus
Fixed path around the nucleus
Circular
2n2