Honors - Unit 11 - Organic Chemistry & Polymers Flashcards
Stereo Isomers
A carbon that has 4 different things attached to it is considered “chiral”
There is a mirror image of the molecule, they are stereoisomers or enantiomers, bend light oppositely (optically active)
Polymers
Very long chains of repeating units (monomers)
(Simplest polymer: -(-CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂-)- =Polyethylene)
Functional Groups
Specific arrangements of atoms attached to the parent chain that cause organic compounds to behave in predictable ways.
Isomers
Same formula, different structure
Unsaturated Hydrocarbons
Have double or triple bonds (they can react and get more atoms in the molecule; alkenes and alkynes)
Parent Chain
Longest carbon chain
Monomer
the basic unit of the polymer
alkane
hydrocarbon with single bonds between all carbons
Saturated Hydrocarbons
alkene
hydrocarbon with a double bond between two carbons
alkyne
hydrocarbon with a triple bond between two carbons
- What is the IUPAC name for the following compound?
2,2,4-trimethylpentane
IUPAC Rules for Alkane Nomenclature
IUPAC Rules for Alkane Nomenclature
- Find and name the longest continuous carbon chain.
- Identify and name groups attached to this chain.
- Number the chain consecutively, starting at the end nearest a substituent group.
- Designate the location of each substituent group by an appropriate number and name.
- Assemble the name, listing groups in alphabetical order using the full name (e.g. cyclopropyl before isobutyl).
The prefixes di, tri, tetra etc., used to designate several groups of the same kind, are not considered when alphabetizing.
IUPAC Rules for Alkene Nomenclature
- The ene suffix (ending) indicates an alkene or cycloalkene.
- The longest chain chosen for the root name must include both carbon atoms of the double bond.
- The root chain must be numbered from the end nearest a double bond carbon atom. If the double bond is in the center of the chain, the nearest substituent rule is used to determine the end where numbering starts.
- The smaller of the two numbers designating the carbon atoms of the double bond is used as the double bond locator. If more than one double bond is present the compound is named as a diene, triene or equivalent prefix indicating the number of double bonds, and each double bond is assigned a locator number.
IUPAC Rules for Alkyne Nomenclature
IUPAC Rules for Alkyne Nomenclature
- The yne suffix (ending) indicates an alkyne or cycloalkyne.
- The longest chain chosen for the root name must include both carbon atoms of the triple bond.
- The root chain must be numbered from the end nearest a triple bond carbon atom. If the triple bond is in the center of the chain, the nearest substituent rule is used to determine the end where numbering starts.
- The smaller of the two numbers designating the carbon atoms of the triple bond is used as the triple bond locator.
- If several multiple bonds are present, each must be assigned a locator number. Double bonds precede triple bonds in the IUPAC name, but the chain is numbered from the end nearest a multiple bond, regardless of its nature.