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Lesson 1: The Nature And Structure Of Organic Molecules Flashcards

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1
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Two most important persons to recognize that carbon (C) is tetravalent.

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German chemist Kekule and Scottish chemist Couper

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This means that carbon can formm four covalent bonds with other atoms such as hydrogen (H), oxygen (O) and nitrogen (N).

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Tetravalent

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________ having four valence electrons cannot bond easily with other atoms like that of carbon.

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Silicon

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In the nature of carbon, it can form a ______, _______ and _________ with a wide array of organic substances.

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Linear, branched and cyclic bonds

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Carbon can form a more _______________ if the carbon atom will have single, double and triple bonds.

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Diverse molecular structure

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Who notion about the chemical inertness of the noble gases indicated a high degree of stability of the electron configuration of these elements.

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Gilbert N. Lewis

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It is a very simplified representation of the valence shell electrons in a molecule.

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Lewis structure

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_____________ of a molecule happens when it acquire the complete (octet) eight electrons in the outer most shell of an atom.

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Chemical bonding

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An atom becomes _____________ when it loses an electron.

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Negatively charged (–)

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An atom becomes ______________ when it gains an electron.

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Positively charged (+)

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11
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Bond formed between atoms

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Ionic bond

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12
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When the two atoms shared their electrons it forms ___________.

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Covalent bond

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13
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The covalent bond can be polar if the electrons shared are ___________.

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Not equal

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14
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The covalent bond can be non polar if the electrons shared are __________.

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Equal

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15
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Classification of organic compounds

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Hydrocarbons
Heterocatoms

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16
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Organic compounds containing hydrogen and carbon.

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Hydrocarbons

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17
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Hydrocarbons are also classified into two, these are___________ and _________ composed of double or triple bonds.

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Saturated and unsaturated

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18
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Elements aside from carbon and hydrogen which is incorporated in organic compounds are called…..

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Heteroatoms

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19
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Most common heteroatoms

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Oxygen, nitrogen and the halogens.

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20
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Hydrocarbons, which contain only carbon and hydrogen are two types-the _______ and the _________.

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Aliphatics and aromatics

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21
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Belongs to the aliphatics are

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Alkanes
Alkenes
Alkynes; and
Their cyclic analogs

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22
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Heteroatoms with halogens are

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Organic halides
Alkyl and aryl halides

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23
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Heteroatoms with oxygen

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Alcohols
Phenols
Ethers
Aldehydes
Ketones
Carboxylic acids
Anhydrides
Esters

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Heteroatoms with nitrogen are

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Amines
Amides
Amino acids

25
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Heteroatoms with sulfur are

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Thiols
Sulfides

26
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Greenhouse gas _________ is made up of hydrocarbons.

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Methane

27
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Some applications of organic compounds that we encounter everyday.

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Methane
Fuel
Vinegar
Wine

28
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Types of organic molecules’ reactions

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Addition reaction
Substitution reaction
Elimination reaction
Rearrangement reaction

29
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Another category, ________ and _________ may fall naturally into one of the four types of organic reactions.

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Oxidation and reduction reaction

30
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Used in chemical reaction consists of a substrate and reagent.

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Reactants

31
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Reactants are transformed into ________ under the proper reaction conditions.

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Products

32
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It is the reactant that is acted upon or attacked by the reagent; it is the molecule which contains the carbon atoms to which bonds are broken and made.

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Substrate

33
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The organic reactions such addition, elimination, substitution and rearrangement is based on the……..

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Changes that occur in bonding to carbon atoms in the substrate

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It is a reaction that can be identified if there is an increase in the number of atoms or groups attached to a carbon(s) in the substrate.

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Addition reaction

35
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In the addition reaction, each carbon atom in the unsaturated (double bond) substrate gets more atom resulting in a ____________.

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Saturated product

36
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In ______________, an atom or a group of atoms is removed from the substrate, thus there’s is a decrease in the number of atoms or groups attached to carbon.

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Elimination reaction

37
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In elimination reaction, the substrate is transformed to a more _____________.

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Unsaturated (single bond) product

38
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It is a reaction that characterized by the replacement of a functional group in a molecule or ion by another functional groups.

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Substitution reaction

39
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A ________________ is a broad class of organic reactions where the carbon skeleton of a molecule is rearranged to hive a structural isomers of the original molecule.

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Rearrangement reaction

40
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The most common type of reaction which is also found in the organic reactions are the __________ and __________.

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Oxidation
Reduction reaction

41
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Oxidation and reduction reaction are defined according to the increase or decrease in ________ or ________ content.

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Oxygen
Hydrogen

42
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A reaction that occurs when there is an increase in the oxygen content and/or a decrease in the hydrogen content of the substrate.

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Oxidation reaction

43
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It is a reaction where there is an increase hydrogen content and/or a decrease in the oxygen content of the substrate.

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Reduction reaction

44
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The _____________ is the step by step events by which a substrate is converted to products at a given set of conditions.

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Reaction mechanism

45
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The order and breaking of bond are described including the bonds that is formed its relative rate by the action of the ___________.

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Catalyst

46
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Formed in one step and then consumed in a later step of the reaction mechanism.

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Reaction intermediates

47
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The slowest step in the mechanism is called the ___________ or __________.

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Rate determining
Rate-limiting step

48
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_________ are formed from the transformation of reactants and reagents.

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Products

49
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When the covalent bond breaks, it can form either ________ or ________ cleavage when bond to carbon atom.

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Homolytic
Heterolytic

50
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For a __________ to carbon it can form carbon radical.

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Homolytic bond

51
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It can be trivalent carbon anion, or carbanions or can be carbon cation or carbocations.

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Heterolytic bond

52
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Reactants are classified into two, the substrate and reagents. The reagents have three types, what are these?

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Nucleophilic
Electrophilic
Radical-like

53
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You should know the three types of reagents so that you will be able to identify type of __________ that will occur in a reaction.

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Bond cleavage

54
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A reagent who loves electrons, they are consist of pairs of electrons that can be used for bond formation.
They attack positively charged atoms or low electron density.

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Nucleophilic reagents (nucleus loving) or nucleophiles

55
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It is a type of reagent that are electron deficient, capable of forming new bonds by accepting a pair of electrons, they attack negatively charged electrons or high electron density.

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Electrophilic reagents (electron loving) or electrophiles

56
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This reagent have odd number of electrons which react easily and attack high electron density atoms.

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Radical-like reagent

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