Organic Flashcards

1
Q

What is a free radical

A

Any species with an unpaired electron

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2
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what is it called when covalent bond splits giving an electron to each

A

Homolytic fission

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3
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What is the first stage of free radical substitution

A

Initiation

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4
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Four stages of free radical substitution

A

Initiation
Propagation 1
Propagation 2
Termination

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5
Q

What acts as the electrophile in electrophillic addition of addition of halogens

A

The halogen ion

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6
Q

What happens when both electrons go to the bromide ion

A

Heterolytic fission

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7
Q

When can both a major and minor product be formed during electrophilic addition

A

When addition of hydrogen halides

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8
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When can only one product be made during electrophillic addition

A

Addition of a halogen

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9
Q

What is a nucleophile

A

A line pair donator

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10
Q

What do all nucleophiles have

A

A lone pair of electrons

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11
Q

What is produced at the end of nucleophilic substitution

A

Alcohol

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12
Q

What are the two product made during nucleophilic substitution

A

Alcohol and halogen ion

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13
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What acts as the nucleophile in nucleophilic substitution

A

hydroxide ion

Specifically the line electron pair on oxygen

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14
Q

what are the conditions of the hydrolysis of a halogenolkane through nucleophilic substitution

A

Ethanol (solubilises halogenalkane)
Aqueous hydroxide ions

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15
Q

what is the reaction and conditions turns halogenoalkanes to alkene

A

concentrated alcoholic KOH (potassium hydroxide)

hot

elimination

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16
Q

what reaction and conditions form diol from an alkene

A

oxidation

dilute acidified potassium manganate

room temp

17
Q

temp and pressure to crack alkanes

A

70 atm

450-750

18
Q

what is the mechanism of turning an alkene into a halogenoalkane

A

electrophilic addition

19
Q

what is used to form a di-halogenoalkane from an alkene

20
Q

what is the conditions to turn an alkene into an alcohol

A

reagent= steam

H3PO4 / phosphoric acid

21
Q

what is the name of the process of turning an alkene into and alcohol

22
Q

what is needed in the catalytic cracking of long chain alkanes

A

high temp/500

zeolite

23
Q

what is the reagent to turn halogenoalkanes into alcohols and what is the reaction name

A

alcoholic KOH

nucleophilic substitution

24
Q

what is the reaction to turn a halogenoalkane into a nitrile

A

nucleophilic substitution

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what is the reaction and reagent to turn a halogenoalkane into a nitrile
aqueous/alcoholic KCN nucleophilic substitution
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what are the conditions and name of the process to turn alkenes into halogenoalkanes
hydrogen halide electrophilic addition
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what is the name and conditions to turn an alkane into a halogenoalkane
chlorine or bromine UV light free radical substitution
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what is the process of turning a halogenoalkane into an amine called
nucleophilic substitution
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what is the reagent to turn halogenoalkanes into amines
Xs concentrated ammonia
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