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1
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What are the two ways bonds can be broken?

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  • homolytic fission

* heterolytic fission

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2
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What are free radicals?

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unpaired electrons that are highly reactive

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3
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Are free radicals suitable for synthesis?

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no

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4
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What does a full curly arrow represent?

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the movement of a pair of electrons

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What are nucleophiles?

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nucleus seekers that are negatively charged ions or neutral molecules that are electron-rich

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What are nucleophiles capable of?

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donating an electron pair to form a new bond

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7
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What are electrophiles?

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electron seekers-they are positively charged ions or neutral molecules that are electron deficient

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8
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What are electrophiles capable of?

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accepting an electron pair to form a new bond

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9
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What is an example of a nucleophile?

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ammonia

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10
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What is an example of an electrophile?

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water

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11
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How can monohaloalkanes be classified?

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as primary, secondary or tertiary

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12
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What does an elimination reaction produce?

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alkenes

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13
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What is the overall reaction rate dependent on?

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the rate determining step

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14
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What order is an SN1 reaction?

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1st order overall

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15
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What order is an SN2 reaction?

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2nd order overall

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16
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What are the general rules for SN1 and SN2 mechanisms?

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SN1-tertiary haloalkanes

SN2-primary & secondary haloalkanes

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17
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How can alcohols be prepared?

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  • fermentation
  • nucleophilic substitution
  • acid-catalysed hydration
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18
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What is the reducing agent for the reduction of aldehydes and ketones?

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lithium aluminium hydride

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19
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What chemicals can be used for the oxidation of an alcohol?

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  • acidified potassium dichromate
  • acidified dichromate
  • hot copper (II) oxide
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20
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What can be said about the stages of making an ether?

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both stages are irreversible

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21
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What is the functional group in ethers?

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R-O-R

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22
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What is an SN2 reaction?

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  • There is only one step
  • no carbocation
  • a 5 centred transition state
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23
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How does an SN1 reaction occur?

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An SN1 reaction occurs in a minimum of two steps via a trigonal planar carbocation intermediate

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24
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When are free radicals formed?

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when the bond broken is non-polar

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25
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What do reactions involving free radicals result in?

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very complex mixtures of products

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26
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What are haloalkanes?

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Saturated organic compounds derived from alkanes by substituting one or more hydrogen atoms by halogen atoms

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27
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What happens in elimination reactions?

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In elimination reactions, a strong base is used in a solvent of relatively low polarity

28
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Why is an SN1 mechanism used for tertiary haloalkanes?

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due to their stability

29
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What are the two stages involved in making ethers?

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stage 1-substitution

stage 2-condensation

30
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Reaction of alkali metals with alcohols

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alkali metal+alcohol-> metal alkoxide+hydrogen

31
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How can ethers be classified?

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symmetrical or asymmetrical

32
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What are ethers?

A

alkanes with the alkoxyl functional group attached

33
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What is homolytic fission?

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the 2 shared electrons separate equally with one going to each atom

34
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What is heterolytic fission?

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both of the shared electrons go to one of the two atoms forming ions

35
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What are carbocations?

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A carbocation is an ion with a positively charged carbon atom

36
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What can be said about heterolytic fission?

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Tends to produce fewer products, therefore, is better suited for synthesis

37
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When does heterolytic fission occur?

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when a bond is polar

38
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How can substitution occur?

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By two mechanisms:
•SN1
•SN2

39
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What happens in nucleophilic substitution?

A
  • The halogen atom is replaced by a nucleophile
  • This is a result of the C-X bond
  • The nucleophile denotes a pair of electrons and forms a covalent bond with the carbon
40
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Do ethers display hydrogen bonding between molecules?

A

no

41
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Is hydrogen bonding possible between water and ethers?

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yes

42
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How can ethers be prepared?

A

By nucleophilic substitution of a monoalkane using a metal alkoxide

43
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How can alkenes be prepared?

A
  • dehydration of alcohols

* elimination of hydrogen halides in the presence of a base

44
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What are the different reactions with alkenes?

A
  • hydrogenation
  • halogenation
  • hydrohalogenation
  • hydration
45
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What is halogentation?

A

reaction with a halogen

46
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What is hydrohalogention?

A

reaction with a hydrogen halide

47
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What is Markovnikov’s rule?

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The hydrogen atom adds to the carbon of the double bond with the larger number of hydrogens already attached

48
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What do alkenes behave as?

A

nucleophiles

49
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Which amines can’t hydrogen bond with each other?

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tertiary because they have no N-H bonds

50
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Which amines have greater bpts?

A

primary and secondary amines have higher bpts than tertiary amines

51
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What are amines?

A

weak bases

52
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What can be said about benzene?

A

Benzene is a very stable, saturated structure that does not undergo addition reactions

53
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Does benzene undergo addition reactions?

A

no

54
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What makes benzene stable?

A

its 6 delocalised electrons

55
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What is a substituted benzene ring called?

A

phenyl

56
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What reactions does benzene tend to undergo?

A

electrophilic substitution

57
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What catalyst is used in the halogenation of benzene?

A

AlCl₃

58
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What is nucleophilic substitution?

A

Nucleophiles contain either a negative charge or a lone pair of electrons and attack a centre of positive charge on a molecule
Nucleophile attacks a carbon with a positive charge and replaces (substitutes) the atom/ group with a negative charge thus leaving the molecule under attack

59
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What is the definition of an SN1 reaction?

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nucleophilic substitution with only 1 particle involved in the rate-determining step

60
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What is the definition of an SN2 reaction?

A

nucleophilic substitution where 2 particles are involved in the rate-determining step

61
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What is the reagent used in an elimination reaction?

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Aluminium oxide or concentrated sulphuric acid/concentrated phosphuric acid

62
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Why are halides attached to a benzene ring resistant to attack?

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Electrophiles are attracted to the delocalised electrons in the benzene ring

63
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Why does but-1-ene have no geometric isomers?

A

Swapping any of the groups on the C=C always results in the same structure

64
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How can NMR spectroscopy be used to distinguish between fructose and glucose?

A

Fructose and glucose will have different proton environments

65
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What are examples of dehydrating agents?

A

Phosphoric acid/ sulphuric acid / aluminium oxide

66
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What is the difference between hydration and hydrolysis?

A

Hydration is often an electrophilic reaction where there is no change in the products
Hydrolysis is when there is a breakdown in the reactants using water

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