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General Biological Chemistry - Johnathan Cox Flashcards

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1
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What is a Lewis structure?

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All atoms are shown, as well as all covalent bonds

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2
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What are reduced structures?

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All carbons omitted, hydrogens attached to Carbon omitted, hydrogens attached to heteroatoms left in

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What is a heteroatom?

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A non carbon/hydrogen atom

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4
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What do curly arrows indicate?

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Movement of the least stable pair of electrons

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5
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What is resonance shown by?

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A double headed arrow, not in equilibrium

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6
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How can a species’ stability be indicated by resonance?

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The more resonance structures that a species has, the more stable it is

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7
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What can resonance be described as?

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The delocalisation or ‘spreading’ of charge

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8
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What is a resonance hybrid?

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Shows possible resonance structures with a dashed line

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9
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What is tautomerism?

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The movement of one or ore double bonds and a small atom, usually hydrogen but could also be fluorine

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10
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What is an example of tautomerism?

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The changing of adenine from amino form to imino form

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11
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What is conjugation?

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Alternation of single and double bonds, to form a ‘partial’ double bond

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12
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What can conjugation be described as?

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Net stabilisation of the system

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13
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What is the relationship between the change in energy and wavelength in conjugation?

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As the change in energy gets smaller, the wavelength gets larger

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14
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When does the wavelength of light emitted by conjugated compounds reach the visible spectrum?

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When there are 8 or more conjugated double bonds

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15
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What is the change in energy in conjugation created by?

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Movement of electrons from the ground state bonding orbital to the antibonding orbital

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16
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As conjugation increases, what happens to energy change and wavelength?

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Energy change decreases, wavelength increases

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17
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What is the name of the molecule which gives lobsters their colour?

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Astaxanthin

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18
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How many conjugated double bonds does astaxanthin have?

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13

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19
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What does astaxanthin form a complex with?

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Crustacyanin

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20
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Why do lobsters change from slate blue to red?

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Astaxanthin and crustacyanin form a twisted complex, and when denatured, the crustacyanin leaves the complex

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21
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What are some of the importances of acids/bases?

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Proteins, enzymes, DNA (gel electrophoresis), biological interactions

22
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What is a Bronsted acid?

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Proton donor

23
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What is a Bronsted base?

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Proton acceptor

24
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What kind of pKa do strong acids have?

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Low

25
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What kind of Ka do strong acids have?

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High

26
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Which side of an equilibrium is favoured, in terms of pKa?

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The side with the weaker acid, so higher pKa

27
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What is the equation for Ka?

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[A-][H3O+] / [HA]

28
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How can Keq be calculated?

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log(Keq) = pKa(RHS) - pKa(LHS)

29
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What factors affect acid strength?

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H-A bond strength, stability of A-, inductive effect

30
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How does H-A bond strength affect acid strength?

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If the bond is weak, then the acid is strong as it will dissociate easily

31
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How does stability of A- affect acid strength?

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If it is stable, then the acid is strong as it will stay dissociated

32
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How does inductive effect affect acid strength?

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Non electron donating groups eg Methyl, can destabilise a negatively charged atom

33
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What is the Henderson Hasselbalch equation?

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pH = pKa + log([A-]/[HA])

34
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What is the pH when [A-] and [HA] are equal?

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The pKa value

35
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What is a Lewis base?

A

A lone pair donor

36
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What is a Lewis acid?

A

A lone pair acceptor

37
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HA + H2O –>

A

A- + H3O+

38
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HB+ + H2O –>

A

B: + H3O+

39
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The more available the lone pair…

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…the stronger the base

40
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The more stable the B-H+…

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…the stronger the base

41
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What changes between Oxygen to Nitrogen?

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Increasing basicity

Decreasing electronegativity

42
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What is the availability of the lone pair governed by?

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Electronegativity of the atom with the lone pair
Delocalisation of the lone pair
Inductive effects

43
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If +B-H has a high pKa, how strong is it?

A

Strong

44
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What is the barrier to rotation?

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The difference in energy between two conformers

45
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Which conformer is more energetically favoured?

A

Staggered

46
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Which conformer is the highest energy conformation?

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Eclipsed

47
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Why is staggered conformation more energetically favoured?

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Due to electron repulsion

48
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Why are hydrocarbon chains drawn as zig zags?

A

Due to staggered confromations

49
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Why is a chair conformation more stable than boat?

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Because it is staggered

50
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What can cyclopentane exist as?

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An envelope conformation

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