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Organics Term 1 Flashcards

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1
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What is an Aliphatic Hydrocarbon?

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Carbon atoms joined together in a straight chain

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What is an Alicyclic Hydrocarbon?

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Carbon atoms joined together in a ring structure

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What is an Aromatic Hydrocarbon?

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Contains at least one Benzene Ring in the structure (ring of C6H6)

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What is a Position / structural Isomer?

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A molecule with the same molecular formula, but a different structural formula as a a certain organic molecule.

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What is a functional group isomer?

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Different functional group to a certain organic molecule - different chem. properties, different physical properties.

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What is the functional group of alcohols?

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OH

suffix = -ol

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What is the functional group of aldehydes?

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C double bond 0
¦
H
suffix = -al

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What is the functional group of ketones?

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-c-
¦¦
o
suffix = -one

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9
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What is the functional group of carboxylic acids?

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COOH

suffix = -oic aid

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10
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What is heterolytic fission?

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bond breaks unevenly - one of bonded atoms recieves both electrons- creates charged positive cation and negative anion.

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What is homolytic fission?

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Bond breaks evenly - each atom recieves one electon from the bonded pair - creates two uncharged Free Radicals

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What is a Free Radical?

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when an atom has a single unpaired electron, making it highly aggressive and highly reactive.

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13
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What is initiation?

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When free radicals are produced

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What is propagation?

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When free radicals are used up and created in a chain reaction

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What is termination?

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When free radicals react with each other, making a stable molecule.

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16
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What does UV light do in a reaction involving free radicals?

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UV light splits apart diatomic molecules homolytically, creating free radicals, and beginning the initiation phase.

17
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What are intermolecular london forces?

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the weakest type of intermolecular attraction - aka induced dipole-dipole interactions.

18
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What is a homologous series?

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a family of organic compounds that have the same functional group, similar chemical properties, but differ by CH2 successively.

19
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True or False - Branched chain hydrocarbons have a much higher boiling point than straight chain hydrocarbons.

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False - The more branched a compound is, the fewer surface area interactions there are between molecules, resulting in a lower boiling point overall.

20
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What is the shape of Methane, and why?

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Tetrahedral shape, due to the four SP3 bonds between the hydrogen atoms and the carbon atom repelling each other.

21
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What is an example of a sigma (σ) bond?

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C-H, or H-H

22
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How are reaction mechanisms shown?

A

Curly arrows

23
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What is the difference between a full arrow and a fish-hook arrow?

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A full arrow shows the movement of an electron pair, whereas a fish-hook arrow shows the movement of a single electron in a reaction.

24
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What is the general equation for heterolytic fission?

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X - Y -> X+ + Y-

25
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What is a geometric isomer?

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Having two different groups attatched to a C double bond C

26
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What does Cis (Z) mean?

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Having the higher priority groups both on one side of the double bond.

27
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What does Trans (E) mean?

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Having the higher priority groups on opposite sides of the double bond.

28
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What is the greatest priority atom? (mass based)

A

Iodine

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What is the lowest priority atom? (mass based)

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Hydrogen

30
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How is a sigma bond formed?

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When the sp3 orbital in carbon overlaps with the 1s orbital of a hydrogen atom to form a sigma bond.

31
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What does electronegativity of an atom do?

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The higher the electronegativity of an atom, the more likely it is to attract an electron - e.g. In a C-Cl molecule, Cl has a significantly higher electronegativity than C, meaning that electrons will be closer to the Cl, making C slightly positive and Cl slightly negative, making C-Cl a dipole.

32
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How is a temporary dipole formed?

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When electrons are temporarily distributed unevenly in a molecule between 2 atoms due to and exterior electronegative force, making one side of the molecule more positive and the other side more negative.

33
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True or False: Alkanes can form temporary dipoles with other alkanes.

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True - while Alkanes are considered non-polar, they can form temporary dipoles, allowing them to be attracted to other alkanes.

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