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1
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alkanes

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c-c

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alkenes

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c=c

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alkyne

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c triple bond

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methane

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ch4

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5
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ethane

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ch3ch3

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propane

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ch3ch2ch3

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butane

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4 carbon alkane

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pentane

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5 carbon alkane

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hexane

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6 carbon alkane

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heptane

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7 carbon alkane

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octane

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8 carbon alkane

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12
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alcohol functional group

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-OH

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13
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amine functional group

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-NR3 where R is an H or carbonyl

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14
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which functional group takes priority in naming between OH and NH3

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OH

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hierarchy of functional groups fro,m highest to lowest

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COOH, cooh derivatives, carbonyls, sulfur, nitrogen, hydrocarbons

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16
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carboxyllic acids

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C=o-OH

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17
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ester

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carboxylic acid with OR replacing OH

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18
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Acyl Halide

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carboxylic acid deriviave with a halogen instead of OH

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amide

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carboxylic acid deriviative with an amine instead of OH

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20
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aldehyde

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carbonyl with 1 c group and 1 H group

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21
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ketone

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carbonyl with 2 carbon substituents

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22
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alcohol

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R-OH

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23
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Thiol functional group

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R-SH

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24
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amine functional group

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carboxylic acid derivative with a NR2 group instead of OH

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25
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alkyne

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c triple bond

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26
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resonance

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delocalization of electrons

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27
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conjugation

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3 or more adjacent p orbitals , electrons can delocalize from pi orbitals

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28
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aromatic compounds

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cyclic molecules with a planar structure that have planar structure that satisfy huckles rule
4n+2

29
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benzene

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6 c aromatic compound with 3 alternating double bonds

30
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which bonds are longer? single or double

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single

31
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hydrogenation reaction

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molecular hydrogen (H2) and another compound or element, usually in the presence of a catalyst such as nickel, palladium or platinum.
- removes double bond
- exothermic

32
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resonance

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allows molecules to stabilize charge

33
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resonance for acids

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makes compounds more acidic

34
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carbocation

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intermediate structure with a positively charged carbon

35
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isomers

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same molecular formula but different structure
- different arrangement in space

36
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stereoisomers

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differ in strcuture at stereocenters (spatial)
- diasteriomers and enantiomers

37
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constitutional isomers

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same molecular formulas, but they have different connectivities. n-Butane and isobutane are examples of constitutional isomers, as are ethanol and dimethyl ether.
- can also have different functional groups

38
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functional isomers

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structural isomers with different functional groups

39
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what kind of isomers are tautomers

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structural and one is more stable than the other
keto and enol groups in equilibrium
two different structures that interconvert (not resonance) with bond formation and breakage

40
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what groups undergo tautomerization

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keto - enol
enamines and imines
lactams and lactims
amides and iminic acids

41
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what kind of isomer is rotating a single bond

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constitutional

42
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newman projection

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We depict the ‘front’ atom as a dot, and the ‘back’ atom as a larger circle.
substituents can be staggard or eclipsed (overlap)

43
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unstable newman projections

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eclipsed position with large substituents that cause torsional strain

44
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more stable newman projections

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staggared positon with large substituents as far as possible

45
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anti conformation

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when the bulky substituents are 180 deg apart and staggered

46
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gauche

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when bulky are sep by 60 deg in staggered

47
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total eclipse

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when bulky substituents overlap

48
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cyclalkane strain

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angular, torsinal, steric

49
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most stable cyclohexane confirmation

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chair

50
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axial orientation

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sticking up/down

51
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equitorial orientation

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out

52
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chair conformers

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in equ with opposite confermer
if axial, become equ

53
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which position for bulky substituents is more stable

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equitorial

54
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each carbon of a cyclohexane contains what

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a substituent that points up and down, one is equ and 1 is axial

55
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cis isomer

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two identical substituents are in the same side of double bond

56
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trans isomer

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two identical substituents are on oppsite sides of the double bond

57
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priority rules

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determined by the atomic weight of the atoms attatched to the central carbon, heavier= higher priority
- multiple bonds are higher than single

58
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chiral center

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central carbon bound to 4 unique substituents

59
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enantiomres

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nonsuperimposable mirror images
all stereocenters opposite

60
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achiral molecules

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plane of symmetry

61
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how to calcualte number of sterioisomers in a molecule

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2^n where n is number of chiral centers

62
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substituents with bold lines

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pointing out from the page

63
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substituents with dashed lines

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pointinng behind the page

64
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meso compunds

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molecules that have multiple stereocenters but are not chiral because they have a plane of symmetry
- if both chiral centers have substituent on same side it may be meso

65
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specific rotation (a)

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compounds that rotate light clockwise (+) are dextatory
compounds that rotate light counterclockwise are levoratory (-)

66
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specific rotation eqn

A

a = a/cl

67
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racemic mixture

A

50/50 mix of both enantiomers and does not rotate light bc they cancel out

68
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equation to determine amount of enantiomer in solution from rotation eqn

A

enterometric excess (%) = a obs/a pure

69
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absolute configuration

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R/S using priority rules
make sure lowest priority is in back
determine if highest to lowest is cw (R) or ccw (s)
- if substituent is moved to the back, flip the R/S

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