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Organic Biochem Winter 2008

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Organic Chemistry   The chemistry of compounds of carbon.  
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Functional Groups   An atom or group of atoms within a molecule that shows a characteristic set of predictable physical and chemical behaviors.  
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Alcohol*   A compunds containing -OH (hydroxyl) gorup bonded to a tetrahedral carbon atom.  
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Hydroxyl Group   An -OH group bonded to a tetrahedral carbon atom  
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Amine*   An organic compound in which one, two, or three hydrogens of ammonia are replaced by carbon groups ( RNH2, R2NH or R3N)  
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Amino Group   An -NH2, RNH2, R2NH, R3N group.  
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Carbonyl Group   A C double bond O group.  
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Aldehyde*   A compund containing a carbonyl group bonded to a hydrogen, a -CHO group.  
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Ketone*   A compund containing a carbonyl group bonded to two carbon groups.  
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Carboxyl group   A -COOH group.  
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Carboxylic Acid*   A compound containing the group -COOH group.  
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Ester*   A derivative of a carboxylic acid in which the H of the carbonxyl group is replaced with a carbon group, -COOR  
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Carboxylic Ester   AKA Ester  
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Alkane*   A saturated hydrocarbon whose carbon atomes are arranged in a chain. -CH  
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Hydrocarbon   A compound that contains only carbon and hydrogen atoms.  
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Saturated Hydrocarbon   A hydrocarbon that contains only C-C bonds  
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Aliphatic Hydrocarbon   AKA Alkane  
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Line Angle Formula   An abbreviated structural formula, in which each vertex and line represents a carbon and each line represents a bond.  
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Consitutional Isomers   Compounds with the same molecular formula but different connectivity.  
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IUPAC   International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry  
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Alkyl Group   A group derived by removing a hydrogen from a alkane, given the symbol -R  
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R-   A symbol used to represent an alkyl group  
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-CH3   Methyl  
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-CH2CH3   Ethyl  
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-CH2CH2CH3   Propyl  
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-CHCH3CH3   Isopropyl  
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Common Nomenclature   Arachic system of naming compounds.  
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Cycloalkane   A saturated hydrocarbon that contains carbon atoms bonded to form a ring.  
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Cyclic Hydrocarbons   Hydrocarbon that form a closed ring.  
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Conformation   Any 3D arranged of atoms in a molecule that results from rotation about a single bond.  
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Envelope Conformation   most stable fonformation of a cyclopentane.  
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Chair Conformation   Most stable conformation of a cyclohexane.  
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Equatorial Position   A position on a chair conformation of a cyclohexane that extends roughly perpendicular to the imaginary axis of the ring.  
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Axial Position   A position on a chair conformation of a cyclohexane that extends from the ring parallel to the imagainary axis of the ring.  
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Cis-Trans Isomers   Isomers that have the same connectivity but different spatial conformation dute to the presence of a ring or a double bond.  
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Genometic Isomers   AKA Cis-Trans Isomers  
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Stereocenter   A tetratderal atom most commonly a carbon at which exchange of two groups produces a stereoisomer.  
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Configuration   The spatial arrnagement of the atoms.  
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Stereoisomers   Isomers that have the same connectivity but different orientation of their atoms in space.  
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CFC's   Chlorofluorocarbons (air pollutants)  
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Alkane + Oxygen <=> Carbon dioxide + Water + Energy   Combustion (Alkane Reaction)  
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Alkane + Halogen <=heat/ligh=> halogen-carbon combination + Hydrocloric Acid   Halogenation (Alkane Reaction  
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Covalent Bonds,   Organic Compounds  
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Gas, Liquid and Solids Forms   Organic Compounds  
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NOT water soluable   Organic Compounds  
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Organic solvant soluable   Organic Compounds  
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Compounds will burn.   Organic Compounds  
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Slow reaction rate.   Organic Compounds  
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Relative Low Boiling Point   Alkanes  
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Alkane with 1-4 carbons   Gas  
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Form of Alkane with 5-18 carbons.   liquids  
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Form of Alkane with 19+ carbons   solid  
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Are Alkanes Water Soluable?   No like oil and water.  
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Are Alkanes hydrophilic or hydrophobic?   hydrophobic  
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Alkene*   A unsaturated hydrocarbon that contains a C-C double bond.  
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Alkyne*   A unsaturated hydrocarbon that contains a C-C triple bond  
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Thermal Cracking   A saturated hydrocarbon is converted to an unsaturated hydrocarbon plus H2 using extreme high temperatures.  
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Alkane = Extreme Heat => Alkene   Thermal Cracking  
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Terpene   A compound whose carbon skeleton can be divided into 2 or more united identical 5 carbon skeleton of isoprene.  
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Regioselectivity Reaction   A reaction in which one firection of bond forming or bond breaking occurs in preference to all other directions.  
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Markovnikov's Rule   In the addition of H(n) or H2O to an Alkene the H adds to the carbon of the double bond having the greater number of H's.  
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Reaction Mechanism   A step by step description of how a chemical reaction occurs  
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Carbocation   A species containing a carbon atom with only 3 bonds to it and bearing a positive charge  
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Hydration   Addition of Water  
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Oxnium Ion   An ion in which oxygen is bonded to 3 other atoms and bears a positive charge  
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Polymer   (many parts) any long chain molecule synthesized by bonding together many single parts called monomers  
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Monomer   (single part) Simplest nonredundant unit from which a polymer is synthesized  
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Peroxide   any compoun that contains an -O-O- bond  
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HDPE   High density polythylene  
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LDPE   Low density polythelyene  
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Aklene + HCl => CH3CH2Cl   Hydrocholoination (Aklene reaction)  
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Alkene + water => CH3CH2(OH)   Hydration (Alkene reaction)  
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Alkene + Bromide => CH2BrCH2Br   Bromination (Alkene reaction)  
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Alkene + Hydrogen => Alkane   Hydrgenation/ Reduction (Alken reaction  
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