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MCAT Organic Chemistry
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1. M - chloroperoxybenzoic acid
methylene
diastereomers
nucleophile
mcpba
2. When two atomic orbitals combine. obtained mathematically by adding or subtracting wave functions. if sings are the same - make bonding - if different - less stable antibonding.
aprotic solvent
molecular orbital
ring strain
y- root - en -x-yne
3. Contain carbon carbon double bonds. Use same root of alkane but end with 'ene'
electrophilic addition of free radicals
weak bases
ethers
Alkene
4. In which one or morehydrogen atoms are replaced with a halogen atom. via free radical substitution
covalent bond
halogenation
optical activity
pi bond
5. Name for mathanal
polymerization
disproportionation
formaldehyde
enantiomer
6. Lowest priority group projects into the page
fischer projection
primary carbon
peroxycarboxylic acid
aprotic solvent
7. Charged - need electrons
polymerization
C3H8 + 5O2 = 3CO2 + 4H2O + heat
Combustion
electrophile
8. Combustion reaction occurs through a radical process
electrophilic addition of X2
C3H8 + 5O2 = 3CO2 + 4H2O + heat
torsional strain
meso compound
9. Refers to the =CH2 group
cold potassium permanganate
catalytic hydrogenation
sigma bond
methylene
10. Rotations cancel each other out therefore no optical activity
ionic bond
racemic mixture
gauche conformation
fischer projection
11. Name for ethanal
acetaldehyde
Haloalkane
angle strain
specific rotation
12. More likely it is to attract positively charged proton. nucleophilic strength decreses: RO->HO>RCO2>ROH>H2O
basicity
cold potassium permanganate
Ignored
alcohol
13. Configuration in relation to another chiral molecule. use it to determine if a molecule is an enantiomer - diastereomer - etc
Combustion
electrophilic addition of X2
relative configuration
covalent bond
14. If a compound is able to rotate plane polarized light.
halogen
disproportionation
ionic bond
optical activity
15. Kmno4
configuration
carboxylic acid
eclipsed conformation
potassium permanganate
16. A sigma bond and two pi bonds
Acetylene
triple bond
covalent bond
optical activity
17. If reagent has a bunch of oxygen
sigma bond
ketone
ring strain
oxidation
18. Alkenes oxidzed with kmno4 - if made with cold - dilue - make OH on each side of double bond - diols or glycol in syn orientation
halogen
alkyne
specific rotation
cold potassium permanganate
19. Highest energy no separation. or 120 separation.
eclipsed conformation
cold potassium permanganate
configuration
meso compound
20. O3
electrophilic addition of H2O
reducing
ozonolysis
isomer
21. Ozonolysis under hot acidic kmO4 - e.g. H2O2 condition
electrophile
propionaldehyde
sigma bond
oxidizing
22. Arise from angle strain - torsional strian and nonbonded strain
ring strain
aldehyde
electrophilic addition of H2O
Acetylene
23. Same chemical formula. same atomic connectivity . different in how atoms are arranged in space
electrophilic addition
stereoisomers
enantiomer
C3H8 + 5O2 = 3CO2 + 4H2O + heat
24. Diol with hydroxyl group on same carbon
geminal
catalytic hydrogenation
chiral
structural isomers
25. Creation of long - high molecular weight polymer composed of repeating subunit called monomers. occur through a radical mechanism.
electrophilic addition of free radicals
ozonolysis
polymerization
oxidizing
26. Moleculse that have the opposite configuration at their one chiral center. or if multiple chiral centers - must have the opposite configuration at every one of their chiral centers to be enantiomers. identical physical properties and much of the same
sigma bond
enantiomer
peroxycarboxylic acid
Alkene
27. Hydrocarbon with one or more carbon carbon triple bond
electrophilic addition of HX
alkyne
amines
specific rotation
28. What is produced when o3 with lialh4 or nabh4
amines
alcohol
basicity
acetaldehyde
29. Sharing of electron between atoms
covalent bond
ozonolysis
nucleophile
configuration
30. Water can be added to alkenes under acidic conditions. make carbocation. ends with alcohol
protic solvent
electrophilic addition of H2O
pyrolysis
ketone
31. Chain of carbons connected by single bonds with hydrogen atoms attached.
Alkane
initiation propagation termination
absolute configuration
racemic mixture
32. Always receive number one. contain carbonyl and OH group - very oxidized. highest priority functional group.
2^n
fischer projection
carboxylic acid
hybridization
33. Y = position of double bond - x is position of triple bond - root is the prefix representing the length of the principal carbon chain
y- root - en -x-yne
ring strain
ozonolysis
hydroboration
34. Nonsuperimposable mirror image of chiral objects - a specific steroisomer.
hot - acidic potassium permanganate
acetaldehyde
hybridization
enantiomer
35. Cleaves double bond in half - it only oxidizes the carbon to an aldehyde under reducing conditions. if ozidizing make same product as KMNO4
triple bond
chiral center
ozonolysis
angle strain
36. F - CL - Br - I
ionic bond
halogen
2^n
sp2
37. Nucleus lover. electron rich species that are attracked to charged atoms
nucleophile
potassium permanganate
pi bond
geminal
38. Electrons of pi bond are reactive and easily attacked by molecules that want e pair e.g. electrophiles.
configuration
allyl
electrophilic addition of H2O
electrophilic addition
39. Goal is to produce most stable carbocation
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40. Share molecular formula but have different chemical and physical properties
carboxylic acid
electrophilic addition of H2O
structural isomers
allyl
41. Solvents with protons in solution - e.g. water or alcohol. large atoms tend to be better nucleophiles in here because they can shed the solvating protons around them and are more polarizable
protic solvent
disproportionation
formaldehyde
ethers
42. Iso - neo - cyclo
not ignored
weak bases
carbonyl
markovnikov's rule
43. Reaction of alkane with oxygen to form carbon dioxide - water and heat.
Combustion
ionic bond
pyrolysis
fischer projection
44. When two p orbitals line up in parallel and electron clouds overlap. it exsits over a single bond.
cold potassium permanganate
relative configuration
pi bond
electrophilic addition of HX
45. Most similar. same molecule only at different points in their rotation. show them with newmans projections
carboxylic acid
configuration
conformational isomer
polymerization
46. Name for propanal
ketone
ring strain
Alkyne
propionaldehyde
47. Formed by mixing different types of orbitals
hybridization
pi bond
oxidizing
diol
48. When boat flips
sp
enantiomer
reducing
ring flip
49. Compounds with halogen
Haloalkane
electrophilic addition of H2O
Alkane
Ignored
50. When bond angles deviate from ideal values
geminal
sigma bond
angle strain
racemic mixture