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Functional Group Chemistry Flashcards

1
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what does ADME stand for?

A

absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion

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2
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name 4 features of a nucleophile

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  • nucleus-loving
  • electron rich
  • negative charge/lone pair of electrons
  • double bonds
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3
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name 3 features of an electrophile

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  • electron-loving
  • electron poor
  • positive charge
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4
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what are leaving groups?

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terminology used for ions or neutral molecules that are displaced from a reactant as part of a mechanistic sequence

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5
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how are leaving groups formed?

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a consequence of a nucleophile attacking an electrophile, where the electrophile carries a suitable leaving group

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6
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what makes a good leaving group?

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those that form stable ions or neutral molecules after they leave the substrate

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7
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what is heterolysis?

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bond breaks such that both of the electrons stay with one of the atoms

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what is homolysis?

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bond breaks so that each of the atoms retains one of the bonding electrons

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9
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what is standard free energy?

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the different energy levels between the reactants and the products

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10
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what is activation energy?

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the energy difference between the starting material and the transition state

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11
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what happens to the boiling point of alkanes as molecular weight increases?

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it increases

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12
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what are the ONLY intermolecular forces present in alkanes?

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weak London forces

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13
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are alkanes reactive or unreactive?

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unreactive

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14
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what do alkanes produce during combustion?

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CO2, H2O and heat

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15
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during halogenation, what do alkanes react with?

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chlorine and bromine

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16
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when can halogenation occur?

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  • at high temperatures

- in the presence of high energy light

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17
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what mechanism is halogenation?

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radical mechanism

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18
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what are the three steps in a radical mechanism?

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  • initiation
  • propagation
  • termination
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19
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what happens during initiation?

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  • formation of radical

- light induced formation of chlorine radicals through homolysis from neutral chlorine

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20
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what happens during propagation?

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  • one radical is used to generate another radical

- the chlorine radical can now abstract a hydrogen from another neutral molecule CH4 producing a methyl radical

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21
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what happens during termination?

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-the combination of two radicals to produce a neutral species

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22
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what is hyperconjugation, how does it occur and what does it result in?

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it is a stabilising interaction that occurs when the electrons in a o bond interact with an adjacent unfilled p orbital or pi orbital. it results in an extended molecular orbital that increases the stability of the system

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23
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what two radicals are more stable than expected and why?

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benzyl and allyl due to resonance:

  • delocalisation of electrons
  • partial radicals residing over several atoms instead of just one
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24
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what is resonance used to describe?

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electron charge and delocalisation

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25
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why are cis isomers less stable than trans isomers?

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there is a strain between the two larger substituents on the same side of the double bond

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26
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are alkenes more or less reactive than alkanes?

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much more reactive

27
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how are alkanes prepared? (3)

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  • cracking
  • dehydrohalogenation
  • dehydration
28
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what type of reactions do alkenes undergo?

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electrophilic addition

29
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why do alkenes undergo electrophilic addition? (3)

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  • electrons in pi bond are accessible reactants
  • they are nucleophilic and react with electrophiles
  • electrons move from bond to electrophile
30
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what are the two types of addition reactions in an alkene and what do they involve?

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  • homolytic (involves radicals)

- heterolytic (involves cations)

31
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what is the rate limiting step in the addition of HX to an alkene?

A

carbocation formation

32
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why is the stability of the carbocation important?

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it controls the overall outcome of the reaction

33
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what is Markovnikov’s rule?

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in an electrophilic addition to an alkene, the electrophile adds in such a way as to form the most stable intermediate

34
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what occurs in order to keep markovnikov’s rule?

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-reaction proceeds via the most stable carbocation
-the electrophile adds to the sp2 carbon in the double bond that is the most substituted
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35
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what molecules add to alkenes to form markovnikov products in the absence of light or peroxide?

A

HCl, HBr, HI

36
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what happens in a regioselective reaction?

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one constitutional isomer is the major, or the only, product

37
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what is determined by the stability of the intermediate carbocation?

A

the outcome of the product

38
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are alkyl groups electron donating or withdrawing?

A

electron donating (weakly)

39
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what is hyperconjugation

A

stabilising interaction between a p orbital and C-H o bonds on neighbouring carbons

40
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do alkyl groups increase or decrease the concentration of positive charge on C+

A

decrease

41
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in alcohols, what happens to the acidity as alkyl substitution increases? and what is this known as?

A

it decreases, known as a positive inductive effect

42
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in alcohols, what happens to the acidity when the number of halogen substituents increases? and what is it known as?

A

it also increases, known as a negative inductive effect

43
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how is ethanol produced?

A

industrially produced by fermentation of starch and grains

44
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what is the toxic dose of methanol?

A

100mL

45
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what is the toxic dose of ethanol?

A

200mL

46
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how are more complex alcohols prepared? (3 main methods)

A
  • hydration of alkenes
  • hydrolysis of alkyl halides (nucleophilic sub reactions)
  • reduction of carbonyl compounds
47
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what 2 substances can reduce aldehydes and ketones? how do they work?

A
  • sodium borohydride NaBH4
  • lithium aluminium hydride LiAlH4
  • they act as sources of hydride and as additions of H-H across C=O
48
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what is the only substance esters can be reduced by?

A

LiAlH4

49
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what is alkoxideformation?

A

reaction of alcohol with sodium metal

50
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are high oxidation state metal salts good oxidising agents? why?

A

yes, as they are soluble in water

51
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how does biological oxidation of alcohols occur in the body?

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carried out by enzymes using NAD+ as a coenzyme

52
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what is the function of alcohol dehydrogenase?

A

converts alcohol to aldehyde

53
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what is the function of aldehyde dehydrogenase?

A

converts aldehyde to acid

54
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what can the process of biological oxidation be inhibited by?

A

disulfiram

55
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how can haloalkanes be used as anaesthetics?

A

accumulate in lipid membrane of nerve cells and interfere with transmission of nerve impulses

56
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does an alkane or haloalkane have higher BP?

A

haloalkane

57
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why do haloalkanes have higher BP than alkanes?

A

the greater polarisability of C-X bond

58
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how can haloalkanes be prepared? (4)

A
  • free radical substitution of alkanes
  • electrophilic addition (H-X) to alkenes
  • halogenation of alkenes or alkynes
  • halogenation of alcohols
59
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what happens to the rate of reaction with a given nucleophile when the size of the haloalkane increases?

A

decreases

60
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what is the name of a one step Sn2 reaction mechanism?

A

concerted

61
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what is nucleophilicity?

A

a measure of how readily a compound is able to react with an electron-deficient atom

62
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what is polarisability?

A

a measure of how well a nucleophile can encroach on the orbital used for bonding in the electrophile

63
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what is basicity? and how is it measured?

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a measure of how well a compound is willing to donate a lone pair of electrons to a proton. it is measured using the acid dissociation constant Ka

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