Organic Chemistry Flashcards

1
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What is organic chemistry?

A

The study of carbon compounds

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2
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What makes carbon-based compounds so popular?

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Carbon chains are very stable
The occurrence of isomers
The variety of functional groups that bind to carbon

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3
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What are hydrocarbons

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Largest class of organic compounds that only consist of carbon and hydrogen

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4
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How many bonds does alkanes have

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Single

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5
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How many bonds does alkenes have

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Double

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6
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How many bonds in alkynes

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Triple

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7
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What are aromatics?

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Consist of benzene, benzene derivatives and fused benzene rings

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8
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What are alkanes

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Saturated hydrocarbons

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9
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What does tetrahedral mean?

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In alkanes each carbon is the central atom in a tetrahedral arrangement (4 single bonds)

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10
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Where and what are conformers

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Found in alkane arrangements

When an atom had different rotational forms because of free rotation around a single bond

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11
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What does methane represent

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1

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12
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What does ethane represent

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2

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13
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What does propane represent

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3

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14
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What does butane represent

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4

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15
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What does pentane represent

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5

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16
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What does hexane represent

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6

17
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What does heptane represent

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7

18
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What does octane represent

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8

19
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What does nonane represent

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9

20
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What does decane represent

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10

21
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What is the formula for alkanes

A

CnH2n+2

22
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What do prefixes represent

A

The number of carbon atoms

23
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What does the -ane -ene and -yne represent

A

The hydrocarbon class

24
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What is a structural isomer

A

A molecule of a hydrocarbons that has many different forms

25
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What is a methyl group

A

-CH3 group

It is derived from by the deletion of the -ane ending and the addition of -yl (the alkyl group is the opposite)

26
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How to write the name of 2,2,4-trimethylpentane

A

1) draw longest chain
2) # Cs
3) add side chains (so first one is the lowest number)
4) add Hs

27
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What are Alkenes

A

Unsaturated hydrocarbons
May have geometric isomers
Use the -ene ending
If more than one possible location for the double bond numbers are used for its location

28
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What is the formula for Alkene

A

CnH2n

29
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When does cis or trans not get used when talking about Alkenes?

A

When A=B or D=E

30
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What does cis or trans mean

A

Trans- longest line crosses the centre line

Cis- longest line stays on the same side

31
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What are Alkynes

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Names are the same as alkanes but with a -yne ending

32
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What are cyclohexanes

A

A special RING for of alkane

33
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What are aromatic hydrocarbons

A

Based on a benzene ring which is a resonance structure
Electrons are shared around the ring structure
If more than 2 groups are attached then number must be used to name the molecule

34
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What does resonance structure mean?

A

Mix of 2 molecules (in aromatic hydrocarbons)

35
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What is delocalization

A

When electrons are shared around a ring

36
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What are Alkyl Halides

A

Alkanes with attached halogen atoms
Attached F,Cl, Br and I atoms are called “fluoro”, “chloro”, “bromo” and “iodo” groups
Use a number to indicate the position of the attached hydrocarbon chain, if more than one is present use prefix system
List the attached groups in alphabetical order