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1
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it is the chemistry of space

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stereochemistry

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Stereochemistry is a branch of chemistry that involves the study of the different _________ of atoms in molecules

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spatial arrangement

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3
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it refers to the 3-dimensional arrangement of atoms

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stereochemistry

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4
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the same order but different intrinsic shape

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stereoisomer

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5
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(True or False)
Chiral is superimposable (identical) on its mirror image

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False
(achiral)

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6
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(True or False)
Chiral is not super imposable (not identical on its mirror image

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True

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7
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(True or False)
The most common source of molecular chirality is the presence of carbon atom bearing 3 different groups

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False
(4 different groups)

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8
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In 1996, the IUPAC recommended that a tetrahedral carbon bearing 4 different groups be called

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chirality center

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9
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Other names for chirality center

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chiral center, stereocenter, stereogenic center and asymmetric center

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10
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(True or False)
CH2 and CH3 can be tetrahedral stereogenic centers

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False
(more than one H bonded to C)

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11
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(True or False)
Any sp or sp2 hybridized C can be tetrahedral stereogenic centers

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False
(less than four groups around C)

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12
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is bronchidilator that widen airways so it is used to treat asthma

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Albuterol

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13
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is an antibiotic used extensively in developing countries because of its low cost

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chloramphenicol

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14
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same chemical formula but different structures

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isomers

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15
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isomers that have different connectivity

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constitutional isomers

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16
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isomers that have the same connectivity but different spatial arrangement (configuration)

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stereoisomers

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17
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mirror-image isomers

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enantiomers

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18
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non-mirror image isomers

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diastereomers

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19
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2 types of diastereomers

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configurational and cis-trans

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20
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(True or false)
Constitutional isomer can have the same IUPAC names

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False
(different IUPAC name)

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21
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(True or false)
Constitutional isomer have different physical and chemical properties

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True

22
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Constitutional isomer have similar or different functional groups

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True

23
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(True or false)
Constitutional isomer have different formula and connectivity

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False
(same molecular formula)

24
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are compounds whose atoms are connectivity in the same order but with a different spatial arrangement

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Stereoisomers

25
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these are nonsuperimposable mirror-image (chiral) stereoisomer

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enantiomers

26
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these are nonsuperimposable non-minor image stereoisomer

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diastereomers

27
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Test for chirality

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(1) Presence of a single chirality center
(2) plane of symmetry

28
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(True or False)
A molecule will be chiral if it possesses a plane of symmetry

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False
(will not be chiral)

29
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A plane symmetry also called

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mirror plane

30
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Defined as an imaginary plane that bisects a molecules in a way that the two halves of the molecule are mirror images of each other

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plane symmetry

31
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(True or False)
All molecules with a plane of symmetry in their most symmetrical conformation are achiral

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True

32
Q

anti inflammatory agent

A

(S)-naproxen

33
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liver toxin

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(R)- naproxen

34
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(True or False)
When naming a chiral compound, the configuration of the chirality center is indicated at the beginning of the name, italicized, and surrounded by parentheses

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True

35
Q

(True or False)
When multiple chirality centers are present, each configuration must be preceded by a locant (a number) to indicate its location on the parent chain

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true

36
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Pure enantiomers have ________melting and boiling points

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identical

37
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(True or False)
Enantiomers show the same behavior only when they interact with other chiral substances, including their own enantiomer

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false
(different)

38
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When a beam of plane-polarized light passes through an enantiomer, the plane of polarization _______.

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rotates

39
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(True or False)
Separate enantiomers rotate the plane of plane-polarized light equal amounts but in same directions

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false
(opposite)

40
Q

is an electromagnetic phenomenon

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light

41
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A beam of light consists of two mutually perpendicular oscillating fields:

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oscillating electric field
oscillating magnetic field

42
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The device that is used for measuring the effect of optically active compounds on plane-polarized light is a

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polarimeter

43
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principal working parts of a polarimeter are

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(1) light source
(2) polarizer
(3) cell
(4) analyzer
(5) scale

44
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a light source is usually a

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sodium lamp

45
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for holding the optically active substance (or solution) in the light beam

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cell

46
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for measuring the angle (in degrees) that the plane of
polarized light has been rotated

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scale

47
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(Direction of rotation)
left or counterclockwise

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levorotatory(-)

48
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(Direction of rotation)
right or clockwise

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dextrorotatory(+)

49
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He is the father of organic stereochemistry

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Louis Pasteur

50
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In 1848, Pasteur published a study on the recrystallization of various salts of_________, which are found naturally in wine (aka “________”).

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tartaric acid, or “tartrates”
wine diamonds

51
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An equal mixture of two enantiomers is called

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racemic mixture or racemate

52
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A

Organic Chemistry (8 decks)

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