Intro to organics (6) Flashcards

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What is a hydrocarbon?

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A compound made of only hydrogen and carbon/

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2
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What is a functional group?

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Group of atoms which gives an organic compound its characteristic properties and reactions.

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3
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Homologous series definition:

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Family of compounds which all contain the same functional group and each member contains one CH2 unit more than the last.

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4
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Empirical Formula?

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The smallest whole number ratio of atoms of each element in a compound.

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5
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Molecular formula:

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Actual number of each element in one molecule.

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6
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Structural formula:

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Shows minimal detail of which atoms or groups of atoms are attached to each other in a molecule or compound.

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7
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Displayed formula:

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Drawing of bonding between each atom.

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8
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What are structural isomers?

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Compounds with the same molecular formula but different structural formulae.

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9
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What are Chain Isomers?

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Structural isomers with different chains of carbon atoms.

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10
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What are Position Isomers?

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Structural isomers which have different positions of the same functional group.

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11
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What are functional group isomers?

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Structural isomers which have different functional groups.

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12
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What is an addition reaction?

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Where unsaturated molecules add together to form a single product.

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13
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What is a Substitution reaction?

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Where a saturated molecule looses one atom or group which is then replaced by another atom or group.

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14
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What is an elimination reaction?

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A reaction which produces unsaturated products by the removal of atoms or a group of atoms from adjacent carbons.

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15
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Define hydrolysis:

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A reaction where a compound splits apart in a reaction involving water.

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16
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State two ways in which an alkene can be hydrogenated:

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Room temperature with a Platinum or Palladium catalyst.

150 degrees C with a nickel catalyst.

17
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Define polymerisation:

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A reaction in which small molecules called monomers join together to form a giant molecule called polymers.

18
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What colour are [Cr2O7]2- ions and what colour are [Cr]3+?

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Orange and green

19
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How to make a chloroalkane from an alcohol?

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PCl5 or conc. HCl for a tertiary alcohol.

20
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How to make a bromooalkane from an alcohol?

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React with HBr (made in situ via NaBr and H2SO4)

21
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How to make a Iodooalkane from an alcohol?

A

PI3 (made in situ from I2 and P4)

22
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How to form Alcohol from Haloalkane?

A

NaOH in water (nu. substitution)

23
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How to form a Ketone from an alcohol?

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Secondary alcohol and heat under reflux (Liebig condenser) with excess [K2Cr2O7]- and H2SO4.

24
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How to form an aldehyde from an alcohol?

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Primary alcohol and heat with distillation with limited reagents [K2Cr2O7]- and H2SO4.

25
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How to form a carboxylic acid from alcohol?

A

Primary alcohol and heat under reflux with excess reagents [K2Cr2O7]- and H2SO4.

26
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How to form an alkene from an alcohol?

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Heat with concentrated H3PO4

27
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How to form an alcohol from an alkene?

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H3PO4 /H20 (Electrophilic addition)

28
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Alkane from an alkene?

A

H2 with a nickel/Pd catalyst (Hydrogenation)

29
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Haloalkane from an alkane?

A

F.R. substitution (U.V) light.

30
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Alkene to Dibromo alkane?

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e+ of Br2 (electrophilic addition).

31
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Alkene to a Diol?

A

KmNO4 in acidic conditions.

32
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Amine from haloalkane?

A

Ammonia in ethanol.

33
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Nitrile from haloalkane?

A

KCN in ethanol

34
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Hydroxy nitrile from ketone and what mechanism?

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Ketone and Cyanide, nucleophilic attack from the CN-

35
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Hydroxyacid from Hydroxynitrile?

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+ 2H2O in acidic conditions

36
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Haloalkane to an alkene?

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dil. NaOH in hot ethanol (elimination)

37
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Two ways of making an amine from a nitrile?

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2H2 with a Ni catalyst
or
Li+[AlH4]- in dry ether and dil HCl