organic chem

Question 1

HOW TO IDENTIFY A SATURATED HYDROCARBON SKELETON

Answer 1

COMPOUND WITH ONLY CARBON-CARBON SINGLE BONDS

Question 2

HOW TO IDENTIFY AN INSATURATED HYDROCARON SKELETON

Answer 2

COMPOUND IWTH CARBON CARBON MULTIPLE BONDS (EX DOUBLE BONDS)

Question 3

HOW TO IDENTIFY AN ALIPHATIC COMPOUND

Answer 3

LACKS THE PRESENCE OF A BENZENE RING

Question 4

HOW TO IDENTIFY AN AROMATIC COMPOUND

Answer 4

CONTAINS A BENZENE RING OR A SIMILAR RING STRUCTURE THAT INVOLVES A DELOCALISED PIE ELECTRON SYSTEM

Question 5

DEFINE THE ELECTROPHILE

Answer 5

AN ELECTRON DEFFICIENT SPECIES WITH A PARTIAL POSITIVE CHARGE

ATTRACTED TO REIGIONS OF [POLAR MOLECLES] THAT ARE ELECTRON RICH

Question 6

DEFINE THE NUCLEOPHILE

Answer 6

ELECTRON RICH SPECIES THAT WITH AT LEAST ONE LONE PAIR OF ELECTRONS

ATTRACTED TO REIGONS OF TARGET MOLECULES THAT ARE ELECTRON DEFIICIENT (ELECTROPHILES)

Question 7

ADDITION

Answer 7

USUALLY INVOLVES A REACTANT WITH DOUBL BONDS

Question 8

SUBSTITUTION

Answer 8

USUALLY INVOLVES SATURATED OR AROMATIC COMPOUNDS (DELOCALISED RING)