ypes of Reactions, Heterolytic Mechanisms, Nucleophiles and Electrophiles, and Energies of Organic Reactions Flashcards

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What is an addition reaction?

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Two reactants combining to form a single product

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What is the result of an addition reaction?

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Decrease in the # of pi bonds, increase in the # of sigma bonds

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What is an elimination reaction?

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Single reactant splits into two products

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What is the result of an elimination reaction?

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Increase in the # of pi bonds, Decrease in the # of sigma bonds

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What is a substitution reaction?

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Two reactants exchanging parts to form two new products

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What is the result of an substitution reaction?

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No change in the # of pi bonds but groups were exchanged

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What is a Rearrangement reaction?

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Single reactant yielding a constitutional isomer as product

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What is the result of a rearrangement reaction?

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No change in the # of pi bonds but groups, bonds and atoms were reorganized

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What is a heterolytic mechanism?

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Unsymmetrical breaking and making of bonds

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What is an unsymmetrical bond breaking?

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Two bonding electrons remain with one product fragment, leaving the other with a vacant orbital after bond breaking

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What are nucleophiles?

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Electron rich species that donate electron pairs to electrophiles in a polar bond forming reaction; lewis base

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What are electrophiles?

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Substances that accept electron pairs from a nucleophile; lewis acid

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What are the rules writing organic molecules using curved arrow?

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  1. Electron moves from a nucleophilic source to an electrophilic sink
  2. The octet rule should be followed when pushing electrons. This may cause formal charges
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14
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What is gibbs free energy?

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Change in energy that occur during a chemical reaction

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15
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What happens when Delta G is <0

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Reaction is exergonic; spontaneous

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What happens when Delta G is >0

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Reaction is endergonic; non spontaneous

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Which side is favored if Delta G is < 0

18
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Which side is favored if Delta G is > 0

19
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What happens when a reaction is exothermic

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Heat is released; Delta H < 1

20
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What happens when a reaction is endothermic

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Heat is absorbed; Delta H > 1

21
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What happens when Delta S > 1

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Entropy increase; more disordered system

22
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What happens when Delta S < 1

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Entropy decrease; Less disordered system

23
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What does the number of hills in an energy diagram indicate?

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The number of steps in a reaction

24
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What does the steepness/height of the hill in an energy diagram indicate?

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Rate of reaction

25
Compare a "tall" hill and a "short" hill
Tall hill has a slower reaction rate than short hill
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What is a transition state?
The point at which the compound is in the process of transformation
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Where is the transition state located on an energy diagram
Top of the hill
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What is activation energy?
Energy required to go from reactant to transition state
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What is a reaction intermediate?
Species that are neither reactant nor the final product