Organic Chemistry

Question 1

Properties of a dehydration Reaction

Answer 1

1. tertiary alcohols readily dehydrate
2. dehydration, by definition, means loss of a water molecule
3. During dehydration, a carbocation forms
4. dehydration forms an intermediate carbocation, making it NOT stereospecific b/c mix of cis & trans molecules

Question 2

peptide bond functional group?

Answer 2

amide

Question 3

Steric Hindrance

Answer 3

can slow down reactions b/c of the physical crowding around a molecule

Question 4

Gas-liquid Chromatography- GC Trace

Answer 4

first peak to emerge will be the last polar, most volatile compound (the compound with the least amount of intermolecular forces)