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1
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hydrocarbon properties

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low boiling point compared to other functional groups
only intermoleculare force is londen dispersion

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2
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do highly branched alkanes have higher or lower boiling points

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lower because stacking is less efficient

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3
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alkyl halides

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C-X where c is carbon chain and X is a halogen

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4
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alkyl halide formation reaction

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  1. hydrohalogenation
  2. substitution rxn with OH-x
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5
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are halogens a good leaving group

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yes, which makes alkyl haides good reactive subjects for substitution and elimiation

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6
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good leaving groups

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weak bases that want to accept electrons, do not want to share e-
- conjugate base of a strong acid

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good nulceophiles

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want to donate electrons
have increased negative charge
increased bacisty from right to left

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8
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hydrogenation

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reduction of alkenes to alkanes with h2 and a calayst

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9
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phenols

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aromatic ring with an alcohol group attatched

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ortho

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position of substituents on aromatic ring where the are adjacent

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para

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position of substituents on aromatic ring where they are on opposite sides

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12
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meta

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position of substituents on aromatic ring seperated by a carbon

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13
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what effect does adding an OH group to a benzene ring have on the boiling point

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rasises it because of h bonding

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14
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pKa of OH

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weakly acidic with pKa of 15
- less acidic than phenols beacuse resonance

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15
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phenol pKa

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10
- acidity can be increased by EWG
- acidicty decreased by EDG

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16
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pcc

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weak oxidizing agent
primary or secondary oh into a carbonyl

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17
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NaCr2O7

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strong oxidizaing agent
covert primary oh into COOH
convert secondary OH into ketone

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18
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K2Cr2O7

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strong oxidizaing agent
covert primary oh into COOH
convert secondary OH into ketone

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19
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CrO3

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strong oxidizaing agent
covert primary oh into COOH
convert secondary OH into ketone

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20
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ubiquinone Q

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cownzyme Q, electron acceptor between c 1,2,3,

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21
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silyl esters

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Si-O bond forms with OH group to protect it from reagent and is removed by fl-

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22
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mesylates

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react OH with methyl sulfonyl chloride to protect oh group

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23
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tosylates

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react oh with tosyl suflonyl chloride to protect oh group

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24
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how to protect carbonyls during reactions

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form acetals with an equivalent diol which is then removed under acidic conidtion

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25
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LiALH4

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strong reducing agent: reduces both COOH and carbonyls to alcohols

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26
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hemiacetals

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intermediate in the formation of acetals where there is one OH group in replacement of one to the OR groups

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27
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aceteal

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an aldehyde has 2 OR groups

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28
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what structure is responsible for acetals and hemiaceltas

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aldehydes

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29
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what structure is assoicated with ketals and hemiketals

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ketones

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30
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hemiketal

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one of the 2 OR group s of. a ketal is replaced with OH

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31
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ketal

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ketone is replaced by R1, R2, OR1, OR2

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32
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aldehyde

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terminal carbonyl group

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33
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ketone

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carbonyl is within the molecule

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34
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boiling points of aldehydes, COOH, and OH in order from lowest to highest

A

C=O<OH< COOH

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35
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intermolecular interactions that aldehydes have which alkanes do not

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dipole dipole

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36
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which has a higher melting point? OH or aldehyde

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OH because of hydrogen bonding

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37
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alpha hydrogen

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the hydrogen adjacent to the carbonyl carbon
- important for ketone and aldehyd ereactions because of resonance stability

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38
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pka of aldehyde/ ketone

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17-19

39
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which is more acidic? aldehydes or ketones

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aldehydes are slightly more acidic than ketones

40
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do aldehydes and ketones act as nulceophiles or electrophiles

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both

41
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which part of aldehyde can act as an electrophile

A

the carbonyl carbon has a partial positive

42
Q

which part of the aldehyde can act as a nucleophile

A

the carbanion with negative charge

43
Q

which of the two are more reactive and why between aldehydes adn ketones

A

aldehydes because less steric hinderance

44
Q

what happens when an aldehyde is reacted with PCC

A

nothing , weak oxidizing agent

45
Q

strong oxiidizing agents

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Na2CO2O7, K2Cr2O7, CrO3, KmNO4, Ag2O, H2O2

46
Q

can a ketone be oxidized by a strong oxidizing agent?

A

no

47
Q

NaBH4

A

weak reducing agent

48
Q

reaction with water and aldehyde

A

nucleophile: water
electrophile: carbonyl carbon
product: geminal diol on carbonyl –> hydration

49
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reaction with alchol and aldehyde

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nucleophile: R-OH
electrophile: carbonyl carbon
product: hemiacetal (would be hemiketal in ketone)

50
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reation with hydride (NaBH4 or LiAlH4) and aldehyde

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aldehyde is reduced to a primary alochol

51
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reaction with amide and aldehyde

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amide is nucleophile
attacks carbonyl carbon and produces imine –> enamine

52
Q

keto form

A

c=o

53
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enol form

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c=c with oh instead of o

54
Q

kinetically favored enolate

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formed more quickly and less stable
- db tends to invovle less substituted carbon because of less hinderance
- low temp

55
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thermodynamic enolate

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db forms between carbonyl carbon and more substituted carbon , slower and more stable

56
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aldol condensation

A

aldehydes and ketones can react with eacother
- nucleophilic enolate and electrophilic carbocation
- molecules join and produce an aldol (aldehyde/ketone + alcohol).

57
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aldol elimination

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when the aldol OH is removed via elimination to produce double bond

58
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retroaldol reaction

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aldol can be reversed back into aldehyde and ketone at high temperatures

59
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carboxylic acid derivatives

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COOH where OH is replaced by something else
- amides, esters, anhydrides

60
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physical properties of carboxylic acids are determined by what

A

ability to hydrogen bond
-IMF stronger than alcohols

61
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pKa of COOH

A

4

62
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saponification

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basic conditions
carboxylic acids are deprotinated and their conjugate bases form salts
ROOH+ NA+ +.OH- –> RCOO - + h2o

63
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amides

A

COOH deriviatives where the OH group is replaced with an amine

64
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lactims

A

cyclic amides

65
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beta lactams importance

A

form antibiotics like penicillen and its deriviatives

66
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ester

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COOH deriviative where OH is replaced by OR
longer chain recieves oate ending

67
Q

is the boiling point of an ester higher or lower than a COOH

A

lower because less ability to hydrogen bond

68
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acid annhydrides

A

COOH derivative formed by two cooh combined,
often symmetric

69
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DIBAL

A

reducing agent that reduces COOH to aldehyde

70
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NaBH4 reaction with COOH

A

nothing

71
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LiAlH4 reaciton with cooh

A

primary alcohol

72
Q

decarboxylation reactions

A

when high temperature is applied to a dicarboxylic acid, one of them is lost as CO2
example PDC complex

73
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function of PDC complex

A

removes co2 from pyruvate to make acetyl coA

74
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decarboxylation steps of TCA cycle

A

isocitrate –> alpha ketogluterate
alpha ketogluterate –> succinyl coA

75
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cooh reaction reference

A

has great leaving group (OH) and undergoes nucleophilic substitution

76
Q

fisher esterification

A

when ROH acts as a nucleophile and attacks carbonyl of COOH
- nucleophilic substitution

77
Q

Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky halogenation

A

COOH is halogenated at the alpha carbon because of its slight acidity

78
Q

regarding the relative interconversion of COOH derivitives order them most to least reactive

A

annhydrides> esters> amides
higher reactive can be converted into lower reactive but not vice versa

79
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transesterification

A

when an ester reacts with a new ROH group that is different from its own and gets a new ROH substituent attatched to carbonyl carbon

80
Q

hydrolysis of amides

A

convert amide to parent cooh and amine
- break down of peptide bonds via hydrolysis

81
Q

electronic effect

A

EWG like oxygen make a carbonyl carbon more reactive
- resonance stabilizes charge and increases acidity

82
Q

amines

A

derivatives of NH3
- undergo hydrogen bonding
- higher h bonding ability than aldehyde so higher bp

83
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analine

A

benzene with an amine substituent

84
Q

imines

A

characterized by c=n bond and 1 c-c bond

85
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enamines

A

like the enol form of carbonyls with oxygen
1 c-n bond and 1 c=c bond

86
Q

relationship between enamines and imines

A

they are tautomers and interconvert

87
Q

amides

A

COOH derivative with NH replacing OH

88
Q

thiol group

A

R-SH

89
Q

sulfides/ thioethers

A

R-S-R’ group similar to ethers w oxygen

90
Q

thioester

A

R-CO-s-r’
- acetyl coA

91
Q

disulfides

A

R-S-S-R

92
Q

how does resonance affect acidity

A

increases it

93
Q

what affects impact reactivity

A

EWG, steric hinderance, strain, resonance

94
Q

how does angle strain (like in a lactam) affect reactivity

A

increases

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