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MCAT Organic Chemistry
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1. Name for ethanal
hot - acidic potassium permanganate
covalent bond
acetaldehyde
enantiomer
2. Spatial arrangement of the atoms or groups of a sterioisomer
mcpba
configuration
fischer projection
sp2
3. Goal is to produce most stable carbocation
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4. Object that is not superimposable upon mirror image
hybridization
geometric isomers
ethers
chiral
5. Arise from angle strain - torsional strian and nonbonded strain
pi bond
ring strain
ethers
formaldehyde
6. 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
catalytic hydrogenation
ethers
alcohol
electrophile
7. Same molecular formula but different structure
isomer
amines
enantiomer
stereoisomers
8. Hydrocarbon with one or more carbon carbon triple bond
ozonolysis
electrophilic addition of H2O
sigma bond
alkyne
9. Zn/h or CH3/s with ozonolysis
Ignored
reducing
chiral
Acetylene
10. No double bonds. it has the maximum number of hydrogens.
saturated hydrocarbon
ozonolysis
aprotic solvent
combustion - disproportionation - free - radical substitution - pyrolysis
11. Iso - neo - cyclo
chiral center
not ignored
basicity
protic solvent
12. Creation of long - high molecular weight polymer composed of repeating subunit called monomers. occur through a radical mechanism.
aldehyde
stereoisomers
polymerization
basicity
13. Differ in position of substitutents attached to a double bond or cycloalkane. Cis or trans or e or z
geometric isomers
peroxycarboxylic acid
racemic mixture
ethers
14. Use the Greek root for the number of carbons followed by the ending - - ane
Alkane nomenclature
geminal
sp
specific rotation
15. When two p orbitals line up in parallel and electron clouds overlap. it exsits over a single bond.
potassium permanganate
pi bond
propionaldehyde
polymerization
16. Lowest priority group projects into the page
alcohol
geminal
fischer projection
sp2
17. Refers to the =CH2 group
triple bond
methylene
aprotic solvent
ozonolysis
18. M - chloroperoxybenzoic acid
fischer projection
mcpba
protic solvent
racemic mixture
19. Combustion reaction occurs through a radical process
pi bond
mcpba
C3H8 + 5O2 = 3CO2 + 4H2O + heat
primary carbon
20. 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
enantiomer
racemic mixture
electrophile
alkyne
21. Two hydroxyl groups
ozonolysis
diol
initiation propagation termination
primary carbon
22. Diol with hydroxyl group on same carbon
ethers
initiation propagation termination
optical activity
geminal
23. Results when cyclic molecules must assume conformations that have eclipsed interactions
torsional strain
carboxylic acid
reducing
electrophilic addition
24. Ozonolysis under hot acidic kmO4 - e.g. H2O2 condition
molecular orbital
angle strain
oxidizing
enantiomer
25. Three different substitutents often have plane of symmetry. and rotation of 180 will allow molecule to be superimposed on mirror image
achiral
aprotic solvent
hydroboration
Acetylene
26. Charged - need electrons
electrophile
primary carbon
potassium permanganate
initiation propagation termination
27. Sharing of electron between atoms
conformational isomer
C3H8 + 5O2 = 3CO2 + 4H2O + heat
covalent bond
enantiomer
28. Carbon double bonded to an oxygen
sigma bond
nucleophile
carbonyl
configuration
29. Alkene oxidized with this - strong oxidizing agent. CH3CO3H or mcpba and it makes epoxide or oxirane
electrophilic addition of H2O
peroxycarboxylic acid
disproportionation
fischer projection
30. When bond angles deviate from ideal values
electrophile
ketone
angle strain
allyl
31. One s and three p orbitals
lindlar's catalyst
quantum numbers
sp3
ozonolysis
32. Results when nonadjacent atoms or groups compete for space. dominant source of energy in flagpole interactions of the boat conformation. thus it goes in various conformations like chair boat and twist.
nonbonded strain
ketone
reducing
geometric isomers
33. Nucleus lover. electron rich species that are attracked to charged atoms
mcpba
Alkyne
electrophilic addition of H2O
nucleophile
34. More likely it is to attract positively charged proton. nucleophilic strength decreses: RO->HO>RCO2>ROH>H2O
allyl
halogenation
basicity
ring flip
35. Highest energy no separation. or 120 separation.
hot - acidic potassium permanganate
optical activity
diastereomers
eclipsed conformation
36. Carbonyl located in middle or somewhere in chane. Named with One
sp
Alkane nomenclature
ketone
sp3
37. Carbonyl located at the end of the chain named by replacing al with e. e.g. butanal
torsional strain
diol
molecular orbital
aldehyde
38. Cleaves double bond in half - it only oxidizes the carbon to an aldehyde under reducing conditions. if ozidizing make same product as KMNO4
ring strain
chiral
sigma bond
ozonolysis
39. Reaction of alkane with oxygen to form carbon dioxide - water and heat.
diol
stereoisomers
acetaldehyde
Combustion
40. Diols with hydroxyl group on adjacent carbon
oxidizing
vicinal
geminal
amines
41. Most favorable of staggared conformations
pi bond
anti conformation
electrophilic addition of X2
Ignored
42. Configuration in relation to another chiral molecule. use it to determine if a molecule is an enantiomer - diastereomer - etc
formaldehyde
oxidizing
relative configuration
optical activity
43. Electrons of pi bond are reactive and easily attacked by molecules that want e pair e.g. electrophiles.
conformational isomer
disproportionation
ring flip
electrophilic addition
44. Alphabetical order of alkane rxn
ring strain
combustion - disproportionation - free - radical substitution - pyrolysis
peroxycarboxylic acid
covalent bond
45. Contain carbon carbon double bonds. Use same root of alkane but end with 'ene'
fischer projection
Alkene
alkyne
hydroboration
46. In presence of peroxide - oxygen or ultraviolet light. antimarkonikov because they want a stable free radical. therefore X ends up on least subsituted carbon
geminal
combustion - disproportionation - free - radical substitution - pyrolysis
conformational isomer
electrophilic addition of free radicals
47. Carbon carbon triple bonds. Suffix-yne.
potassium permanganate
Alkyne
hydroboration
Alkene
48. Most similar. same molecule only at different points in their rotation. show them with newmans projections
conformational isomer
allyl
electrophilic addition of HX
oxidizing
49. A sigma bond and two pi bonds
enantiomer
triple bond
meso compound
geminal
50. 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
vicinal
saturated hydrocarbon
chiral center
allyl