Organic Flashcards
1
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Heterolytic Fission
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When a covalent bond breaks, one bonding atom receives both electrons from the bonded pair
2
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Homolytic Fission
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When a covalent bond breaks, each bonding atom receiving one electron from the bonding pair, forming 2 radicals
3
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Radical
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A species with one unpaired electron
4
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Homologous Series
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A series of organic compounds containing the same functional group and properties
5
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Pi-Bond
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When p-orbitals overlap above and below the Carbon atoms.
6
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Electrophile
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An electron pair acceptor
7
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Nucleophile
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An electron pair donor
8
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Markownikoff’s Rule
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When H-X is added to an unsymmetrical alkene. H attaches to the less substituted carbon to generate the more stable carbocation intermediate
