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MCAT Organic Chemistry
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1. No double bonds. it has the maximum number of hydrogens.
nonbonded strain
saturated hydrocarbon
lindlar's catalyst
amines
2. Alkenes oxidzed with kmno4 - if made with cold - dilue - make OH on each side of double bond - diols or glycol in syn orientation
basicity
y- root - en -x-yne
fischer projection
cold potassium permanganate
3. In which one or morehydrogen atoms are replaced with a halogen atom. via free radical substitution
halogenation
allyl
initiation propagation termination
halogen
4. Is bonded to only one other carbon atom
configuration
hot - acidic potassium permanganate
pi bond
primary carbon
5. One s and three p orbitals
formaldehyde
halogen
sp3
meso compound
6. Di - tri - t - sec - n -
combustion - disproportionation - free - radical substitution - pyrolysis
halogenation
enantiomer
Ignored
7. Most similar. same molecule only at different points in their rotation. show them with newmans projections
relative configuration
quantum numbers
gauche conformation
conformational isomer
8. Object that is not superimposable upon mirror image
disproportionation
isomer
configuration
chiral
9. More likely it is to attract positively charged proton. nucleophilic strength decreses: RO->HO>RCO2>ROH>H2O
achiral
basicity
aprotic solvent
allyl
10. A = observed rotation / concentration * length
specific rotation
y- root - en -x-yne
quantum numbers
stereoisomers
11. Kmno4
catalytic hydrogenation
potassium permanganate
sp3
meso compound
12. Arise from angle strain - torsional strian and nonbonded strain
ozonolysis
ring strain
alcohol
hot - acidic potassium permanganate
13. A sigma bond and two pi bonds
aprotic solvent
halogenation
relative configuration
triple bond
14. Use the Greek root for the number of carbons followed by the ending - - ane
Alkane nomenclature
y- root - en -x-yne
Combustion
relative configuration
15. What are the best leaving groups?
amines
oxidizing
molecular orbital
weak bases
16. Not solvated
hot - acidic potassium permanganate
peroxycarboxylic acid
aprotic solvent
polymerization
17. Most favorable of staggared conformations
configuration
amines
hot - acidic potassium permanganate
anti conformation
18. Compounds with halogen
meso compound
vicinal
Haloalkane
not ignored
19. Electrons of pi bond are reactive and easily attacked by molecules that want e pair e.g. electrophiles.
oxidation
ring flip
ozonolysis
electrophilic addition
20. Same molecular formula but different structure
mcpba
specific rotation
isomer
halogen
21. If reagent has a bunch of oxygen
oxidation
triple bond
eclipsed conformation
diastereomers
22. Reaction of alkane with oxygen to form carbon dioxide - water and heat.
specific rotation
relative configuration
markovnikov's rule
Combustion
23. Y = position of double bond - x is position of triple bond - root is the prefix representing the length of the principal carbon chain
chiral center
electrophilic addition
y- root - en -x-yne
hot - acidic potassium permanganate
24. Propylenes attached to a backbone at the C-3 position. Meaning the double bond at end of the chain and single bonded carbon at rest
allyl
disproportionation
weak bases
Alkane nomenclature
25. Zn/h or CH3/s with ozonolysis
ketone
quantum numbers
relative configuration
reducing
26. F - CL - Br - I
triple bond
mcpba
ionic bond
halogen
27. Hydrocarbon with one or more carbon carbon triple bond
geometric isomers
alkyne
nucleophile
sp
28. Rotations cancel each other out therefore no optical activity
not ignored
Ignored
racemic mixture
sp
29. Describes the exact spatial arrangement of groups of atoms independent of other molecules.
lindlar's catalyst
ozonolysis
absolute configuration
acetaldehyde
30. Diol with hydroxyl group on same carbon
geminal
optical activity
formaldehyde
amines
31. N - l - ml - ms
quantum numbers
C3H8 + 5O2 = 3CO2 + 4H2O + heat
Alkane nomenclature
weak bases
32. Sharing of electron between atoms
chiral center
achiral
covalent bond
markovnikov's rule
33. Reducing an alkene by adding molecular hydrogen to double bond with aid of metal catalyst. e.g. pt - pd - ni. takes place on surface of metal so it does syn addition
aldehyde
chiral
ozonolysis
catalytic hydrogenation
34. Alphabetical order of alkane rxn
combustion - disproportionation - free - radical substitution - pyrolysis
reducing
anti conformation
C3H8 + 5O2 = 3CO2 + 4H2O + heat
35. Spatial arrangement of the atoms or groups of a sterioisomer
propionaldehyde
configuration
carboxylic acid
electrophilic addition
36. Highest energy no separation. or 120 separation.
eclipsed conformation
electrophilic addition of X2
electrophilic addition of free radicals
2^n
37. Name for mathanal
formaldehyde
covalent bond
mcpba
Combustion
38. Steps of free radical substitution
initiation propagation termination
amines
triple bond
electrophilic addition
39. Nitrogen containing compound - longest chain attached to nitrogen used in backbone. use e and replace with AMINE. if more complex molecule present - use prefix amino. IF additional group added - use N-
catalytic hydrogenation
Combustion
amines
cold potassium permanganate
40. Carbon with four different substituents and lack a plane of symmetry
hydroboration
reducing
molecular orbital
chiral center
41. Carbonyl located in middle or somewhere in chane. Named with One
sigma bond
relative configuration
ketone
ozonolysis
42. Carbonyl located at the end of the chain named by replacing al with e. e.g. butanal
allyl
aldehyde
covalent bond
mcpba
43. A radical transfers a hydrogen atom to another radical and makes an alkane and alkene
disproportionation
anti conformation
propionaldehyde
basicity
44. M - chloroperoxybenzoic acid
hydroboration
mcpba
conformational isomer
2^n
45. Monosubstituted ethylene
Vinyl
electrophilic addition of H2O
disproportionation
torsional strain
46. Same chemical formula. same atomic connectivity . different in how atoms are arranged in space
electrophilic addition of X2
stereoisomers
peroxycarboxylic acid
fischer projection
47. If a compound is able to rotate plane polarized light.
optical activity
anti conformation
Alkyne
molecular orbital
48. What is produced when o3 with lialh4 or nabh4
alcohol
meso compound
racemic mixture
Alkane
49. Results when cyclic molecules must assume conformations that have eclipsed interactions
quantum numbers
torsional strain
stereoisomers
Acetylene
50. Share molecular formula but have different chemical and physical properties
eclipsed conformation
hot - acidic potassium permanganate
basicity
structural isomers
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