INTRO TO ORGANIC CHEMISTRY Flashcards

1
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study of compounds that contain carbon

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organic chemistry

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2
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organic chemistry was first defined as a branch of modern science in early 1800s by

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Jon Jacob Berzelius

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3
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it is an organic compound that could be made by heating ammonium cyanide

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urea

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4
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linkage of atoms of the same element into longer chains

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catenation

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5
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any member of a large class of gaseous, liquid, or solid chemical compounds

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organic compound

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6
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term for conversion of an organic substance into carbon

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carbonization

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7
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manufactured from labs

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invention/human ingenuity

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8
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open chains of carbon atoms; they can be branched or unbranched; contains single, double, or triple bond

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aliphatic

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9
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closed ring of carbons; contain benzene ring

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aromatic

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10
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close ring of carbon atoms that form the shape of polygon (triangle, square, etc)

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alicyclic

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11
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atom/s which determine the chemical/physical properties of an organic compound

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functional groups

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12
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same general formula and functional group

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homologous series

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13
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T/F molecular size increase = increase boiling point

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T

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14
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formula of organic compounds with actual number of atoms of each element

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molecular formula

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15
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formula of organic compounds with the simplest ratio number of atoms

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empirical formula

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16
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all atoms in bonds in line

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structural formula

17
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shorthand way of writing molecular formula

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condensed molecular formula

18
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structure between carbon-carbon compounds

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bond-line formula

19
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atoms except carbon and hydrogen are called

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heteroatoms

20
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classification of isomers with same # of atoms but different arrangements

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structural isomers

21
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same molecular formula and structural formula but different arrangement of bond

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stereoisomers

22
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2 substance join to form a single substance

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addition

23
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atom/s (leaving group) is replaced by another atom

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substitution

24
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removal of atom from a saturated to form unsaturated molecule

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elimination

25
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migration of atom from one to another to form isomer

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rearrangement

26
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addition of hydrogen to multiple bond to form a single bond

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hydrogenation

27
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acid-catalyzed ester formation between alcohol and carboxylic acid

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esterification

28
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increase in # of bonds between carbon & oxygen or decrease in # of carbon-hydrogen bonds

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oxidation

29
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molecule is split into two parts by addition of a molecule of water

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hydrolysis