[ORAL EXAM] Org Chem Flashcards

1
Q

Methyl Alcohol AKA

A

Wood Alcohol

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2
Q

Toxicity of Methyl Alcohol

A

Blindness or Optic nerve damage

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3
Q

Treatment of Methyl Alcohol Toxicity

A

Ethanol

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4
Q

What causes the toxicity of methyl alcohol

A

Oxidation by alcohol dehydrogenase forming formic acid and formaldehyde

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5
Q

Ethyl Alcohol AKA

A

Grain Alcohol

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6
Q

Ethyl Alcohol is oxidized by the body by?

A

Acetaldehyde

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7
Q

Isopropyl Alcohol AKA

A

2-propanol

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8
Q

What functional group does water have similar structure with?

A

Ether

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9
Q

R-SH

A

Thiol

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10
Q

R-S-R

A

Thioether (sulfides)

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11
Q

What has weaker covalent bond?

a. Carbon-Sulfur
b. Carbon-Oxygen

A

a. Carbon-Sulfur

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12
Q

Carbon double-bonded to an oxygen atom

A

Carbonyl

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13
Q

What is possible?

Cyclic Aldehydes or Cyclic Ketones?

A

Cyclic Ketones

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14
Q

True or False?

Cyclic Ketones are heterocyclic ring systems

A

False

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15
Q

Simplest aldehyde

A

Formaldehyde

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16
Q

Formaldehyde is synthesized by the oxidation of what?

A

Methanol

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17
Q

used to preserve biological specimens

A

Formalin

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18
Q

Simplest ketone

A

Acetone

  • Colorless liquid with mild sweet odor
  • Major component of nail polish remover
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19
Q

Patients with diabetes produce large amounts of what?

A

Acetone

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20
Q

A male sex hormone, steroidal ketone

A

Testosterone

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21
Q

Aldehydes

how many carbons for gas
how many carbons for liquid
how many carbons for solid

A

Gas: C1-C2
Liquid: C3-C11
Solid: C12 and more

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22
Q

Color of lower mass Ketones

A

Colorless liquids

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23
Q

Produced by mild oxidation of primary alcohols

A

Aldehyde

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24
Q

Produced by mild oxidation of secondary alcohols

A

Ketone

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25
Q

What oxidizes primary and secondary alcohols

A

KMno4 and K2Cr2O7

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26
Q

What elements are used for reducing alcohols

A

Ni, Pt, Cu

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27
Q

Produced by reduction of Aldehydes

A

Primary Alcohol

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28
Q

Produced by reduction of Ketones

A

Secondary Alcohol

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29
Q

Tollens reagent is composed of?

A

AgNO3
NH3

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30
Q

Silver mirror test

A

Tollens Test

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31
Q

What does silver mirror test identify?

A

Detect aldehydes

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32
Q

Benedict’s Test oxidizing agent

A

Cu2

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33
Q

What color does Benedict’s solution form?

A

Forms Cu2O
Color: Brick-red precipitate

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34
Q

acid with 1 -COOH group

A

Monocarboxylic acids

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35
Q

acid with 2 -COOH group

A

Dicarboxylic acids

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36
Q

Vinegar, Spermatocidal

A

Acetic Acid

37
Q

Used as an antifungal agent

A

Benzoic Acid

38
Q

Used as a keratolytic agent

A

Salicylic Acid

39
Q

cyclic form of Amides

A

Lactam

40
Q

Vinegar is how many percent acetic acid

A

4%-8%

41
Q

Found in spinach and Cabbage

A

Oxalic Acid

42
Q

HOOC-COOH

A

Oxalic Acid

43
Q

Used to remove rust, bleach straw and leather and ink stains

A

Oxalic Acid

44
Q

WHAT ARE THE PHYSICAL STATES OF THESE CARBOXYLIC ACIDS?

a. Straight chain carboxylic acids with 1-9 Carbons
b. Straight chain carboxylic acids with 10 or more carbons

A

1-9C = Liquid, Strong Odor
10C+ = Waxy Solid, No Odor

45
Q

Organic derivative of Ammonia (NH3)

A

Amine

46
Q

Nitrogen with 1 R group

A

Primary Amine

47
Q

Nitrogen with 2 R group

A

Secondary Amine

48
Q

Nitrogen with 3 R group

A

Tertiary Amine

49
Q

Functional group that resembles raw fish odor

A

Amine

50
Q

How many carbons is infinitely soluble in water for Amines?

A

6 or less

51
Q

Involved in transmission of nerved impulses

A

Acetylcholine

52
Q

Deficiency of this may cause Parkinsons Disease

A

Dopamine

53
Q

Involved in sleep, sensory perception in mental Illness

A

Serotonin

54
Q

Helps maintain muscle tone in blood vessels

A

Norepinephrine

55
Q

Increases rate and force of heart contraction and muscular strength

A

Epinephrine

56
Q

Responsible for unpleasant effects during Allergies

A

Histamine

57
Q

Nitrogen-containing organic compounds excreted from plant materials

A

Alkaloid

58
Q

Isolated from cinchona tree bark used to treat malaria

A

Quinine

59
Q

Isolated from the belladonna plant used as a preoperative muscle relaxant

A

Atropine

60
Q

Sleep hormone

A

Melatonin

61
Q

Analgesic (Paracetamol)

A

Acetaminophen

62
Q

Sedative/Hypnotic/Anxiolytic

A

Barbiturates

63
Q

2 reactants react together to form a single product with no left over

A

Addition

64
Q

Breaks double bond

A

Addition

65
Q

Addition of HC

A

Hydrogenation

66
Q

Addition of Halogen

A

Halogenation

67
Q

Two products are possible but one product usually predominates

A

Unsymmetrical

68
Q

addition of hydrogen halide

A

Hydrohalogenation

69
Q

H2O incorporated in HC

A

Hydration

70
Q

Formation of double bonds; Single reactant splits into 2 products

A

Elimination

71
Q

removal of a hydrohalogen

A

Dehydrohalogenation

72
Q

removal of water

A

Dehydration

73
Q

H-rich carbon becomes richer

A

Markovnikov’s Rule

74
Q

formation of double bonding will attach to the hydrogen-poor beta carbon

A

Zaitsev’s Rule

75
Q

Reaction with Oxygen gas to form CO2 and H2O

A

Combustion

76
Q

Exchange of one atom or molecular fragment

A

Substitution

77
Q

Change of shape of a molecule without gain or loss of any atoms

A

Isomerization

78
Q

Same molecular formula but different arrangement

A

Isomers

79
Q

diff. arrangement of Carbon atoms Isomer

A

Chain Isomer

80
Q

diff. position of substituent or double bond Isomer

A

Positional Isomer

81
Q

diff. Functional group Isomer

A

Functional Isomer

82
Q

Isomers with Cis, Trans, [Z], [E]

A

Geometric Isomers

83
Q

Optical Isomers:

Mirror Image = Yes
Superimposable = No

A

Enantiomer

84
Q

Optical Isomers:

Mirror Image = No
Superimposable = No

A

Diastereomer

85
Q

Optical Isomers:

Mirror Image = Yes
Superimposable = Yes

A

Meso Compound

86
Q

Diastereomers that is almost identical but only differ in ONE chiral carbon

A

Epimers

86
Q

Differ only in the anomeric Carbon

A

Anomer

87
Q

Alpha or beta: OH position is up

A

Beta

87
Q

Alpha or beta: OH position is down

A

Alpha