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Other Reactions of Organic Compounds Flashcards

1
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organic compounds that has the hydroxyl group, OH.

A

alcohol

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2
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general formula of alcohol

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R-OH

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3
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three types of alcohol

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primary
secondary
tertiary

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4
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soluble in water but as the number of carbon chain increases, the solubility in water decreases

A

Low MW alcohol

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5
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weak acid because of their capability to donate H directly bonded to O

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alcohol

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6
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what happens to alcohol when they are dehydrated

A

alkene

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7
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what happens to alcohol if they are oxidized

A

ketones, aldehydes, acids

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8
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what happens to alcohol when they are substituted

A

alkyl halide

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9
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what happens to alcohols when they are reduced

A

alkanes

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10
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what happens to alcohol when they undergo esterification

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ester

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11
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draw the tosylation reaction (R-OH > ____)

A

R-OTs (tosylate esters)

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12
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what happens to alcohol when they

(1) form alkoxide
(2) react with R’X

A

ethers

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13
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alcohol upon reaction with protic acids tends to lose molecule of water to form alkenes

A

dehydrogenation

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14
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what alcohols are degraded into after losing a molecule of water

A

alkenes

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15
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describe the dehydrogenation of alcohol and what is its side product

A

grade yourself accordingly

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16
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what carbon is taken from the alcohol

a. same carbon
b. neighboring carbon

A

neighboring carbon

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17
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in the event where there are two possible products

1st product: removal of H in the secondary carbon
2nd product: removal of H in the primary carbon

which is the major product?

A

removal of H in the secondary carbon

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18
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in the reaction where these are the following:

reactants: 2-methylcyclohexanol, sulfuric acid, rxn will be at 180 degrees

draw the reaction and all of its possible products

A

grade yourself accordingly

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19
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what is going to be pulled out of the reaction and will be replaced with what

A

OH
double bond with neighboring carbon

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20
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has a strong affinity water, a strong dehydrating agent

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sulfuric acid

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21
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at 140 degrees, instead of an alkene, what is instead produced in the reaction

A

ether

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22
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draw the reaction of two ethanol compound with sulfuric acid at 140 degrees

A

CH3CH2-O-CH2-CH3 +H2O

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23
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what is removed when two alcohols are reacted with a strong dehydrating agent

A

OH and H

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24
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2o alcohol reacting with a strong oxidizing agent forms a what

A

ketone

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25
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what will the oxidizing agent remove in alcohol

A

two hydrogens (one from OH and one from the carbon the OH is attached to)

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26
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what bond is formed after the alcohol is oxidized

A

double bond

27
Q

a primary alcohol is oxidized to what

A

aldehyde

28
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react a primary alcohol (ethanol) and show its product s

A

aldehyde and H2O

29
Q

react a secondary alcohol (2-butanol) with an oxidizing agent

A

ketone and H2O

30
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what type of alcohol is not oxidized

A

tertiary alcohol

31
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cyclohexanol is a what type of alcohol

A

secondary alcohol

32
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what will happen when a cyclohexanol is oxidized

A

ketone

33
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both have the carbonyl group >C=O

A

aldehyde and ketone

34
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more electronegative than C thus making the C partially +

A

O atom

35
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can attack the C in the carbonyl group

A

nucleophile

36
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can be species that are negatively charged or they may also be neutral compounds with lone pairs of electron

A

nucleophile

37
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ketones and aldehydes typically undergo this

A

nucleophilic addition reaction

38
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occurs with aldehyde but not with ketone

A

oxidation

39
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both aldehyde and ketone may undergo this reaction

A

reduction

40
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what happens to an ketone when reacted with NaBH4 (or LiAlH4) and H3O

A

draw your reaction and grade yourself accordingly

41
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what happens to an aldehyde when reacted with NaBH4 (or LiAlH4) and H3O

A

draw your reaction and grade yourself accordingly

42
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reaction of ester when reacted with LiAlH4 and H3O

A

draw your reaction and grade yourself accordingly

43
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reaction of carboxylic acid when reacted with LiAlH4 and H3O

A

draw your reaction and grade yourself accordingly

44
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what happens when aldehyde is oxidized

A

carbocxylic acid

45
Q

draw the reaction between an aldehyde and oxidizing agent

A

grade yourself accordingly

46
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what inserts itself between the carbon and hydrogen bond when an aldehyde is oxidized

A

O

47
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resist oxidation since there is no H in the carbon that the O is attached to

A

ketones

48
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what is the product when an aldehyde is reacted with hydrogen and a catalyst

A

alcohol

49
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what happens when an aldehyde reacts with an alcohol

A

hemiacetal formation

50
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where will the OH will add in aldehyde

A

across the C=O

51
Q

where will the R group in ROH go

A

attached to the carbon that was the previous double bond

52
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what is the product when ketones are reduced with a alcohol

A

hemiketal

53
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what happens when hemiketal and alcohol react

A

ketal

54
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has the carboxyl group -COOH

A

carboxylic acid

55
Q

Four derivatives of carboxylic acid

A

amide
ester
acid chloride
acid anhydride

56
Q

draw the four derivatives of carboxylic acid

A

grade yourself accordingly

57
Q

\Hydrogen is what in acetic acid

A

acidic

58
Q

carboxylic acid + water forms what

A

carboxylate ion

59
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what will form when carboxylic acid reacts with a base

A

salt

60
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carboxylic acid reacting with an alcohol results with a what

A

ester

61
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2 carbon alcohol is reacted with carboxylic acid what happens

A

ethyl acetate ester

62
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Ester is reacted with water

A

carboxylic acid and alcohol is synthesized back

63
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phosphoric acid reacting with alcohol will create what

A

phosphate ester

64
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ester is broken apart by adding basic compounds (e.g. NaOH) what will be synthesized

A

salt and alcohol

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