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Organic Chem

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Ketone: Structure   C-C-C ll O  
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Ester: Structure   O ll l -C-O-C- l  
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Ether: Structure   l l -C-O-C- l l  
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Aldehyde: Structure   O ll C-H  
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Carboxylic Acid   O ll C-OH  
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Primary Amine: Structure   l -C-NH2 l  
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Nitrile: Structure   C=-N (triple bond)  
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Primary Amide: Structure   O ll C-NH2  
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Thiol:Structure   l -C-SH l  
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Thioether:Structure (Sulfide)   l l -C-S-C- l l  
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Phenyl:Structure   C=C / \ C C \\ // C-C  
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Alkyl Halide:Structure   l -C-X l  
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Epoxide:Structure   O l l C-C  
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Peroxide:Structure   X-O \ O-X  
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Sulfoxide:Structure   O ll S / \  
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Boronic Acid:Structure   HO OH \ / B l  
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Tert-Butanol   OH l CH3-C-CH3 l CH3  
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Isopropanol   CH3 / OH -CH \ CH3  
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n-Propyl   C-C-C-n  
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Neopentyl   CH3 l CH3-C-CH2-n l CH3  
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Sec-butyl   CH3CH2CH-n l CH3  
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Tert-butyl   CH3 l H3C-C-n l CH3  
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Isopropyl   CH3 \ CH-n / CH3  
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n-butyl   C-C-C-C-n  
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Benzoic Acid   CO2H l C = C / \ C C \\ // C-C  
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Phenol   OH l C=C / \ C C \\ // C-C  
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Toluene   CH3 l C=C / \ C C \\ // C-C  
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Aniline   NH2 l C=C / \ C C \\ // C-C  
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Nitrobenzene   NO2 l C=C / \ C C \\ // C-C  
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Benzoic Acid   CO2H l C=C / \ C C \\ // C-C  
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Succinic Acid   O O ll ll HO-C-CH2CH2-C-OH  
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Carbonic Acid   O ll HO-C-OH  
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Acetic Acid   O ll CH3-C-OH  
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Formic Acid   O ll H-C-OH  
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SN1 Reaction   -Monomolecular Nucleophilic Substitution. -Involves Carbocation Intermediate (rate determining step) -Racemization of configuration when a chiral molecule is involved  
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E1: Rate determined By:   Concentration of only ONE compound  
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SN2 Reaction:   Bimolecular nucleophilic substitution 2nd Order -Rate determined by concentration of TWO compounds Nu(-) + R-L --> {Nu---R---L} --> Nu-R + L(-) Backside replacement  
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Hemicetal Production Mechanism   Hydrogen Attacks O (partial neg) -->creates carbocation -H from alcohol quickly attacks carbocation, expels proton ---> recreates catalyst  
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Carbanion   C(-)  
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Carbocation   C(+)  
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Oxidation   Increasing Oxygen content OR decreasing Hydrogen content  
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Alpha Particle   Doubly positively charged helium nucleus  
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Steric Factors   Large or bulky groups near a reaction site that hinder the reaction's progression  
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Substitution Reaction   One atom or group is substituted (replaced by another)  
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Salts   Ionic compounds that conduct electricity and are crystalline solids at room temperature  
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Amphoteric   A substance that can act as both an acid and a base  
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pH   Measure of acidity -log [H(+)]  
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Lewis Acid   Substance accepting electrons  
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Lewis base   Substance donating electrons  
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Bronsted-Lowry Base   Substance that accepts a proton  
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Bronsted-Lowry Acid   Substance donating a proton  
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Secondary alcohol + CrO3/K2Cr2O7/KMnO4   Ketone  
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Primary alcohol + KMnO4 --(under abrasive conditions)--> {acidic/in presence of -OH}   Carboxylic Acids  
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Mild Oxidizing Agents   CrO3 K2Cr2O7 or KMnO4 @ room temperature + neutral pH  
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Major Product   Most stable of the possible products of a reaction  
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Minor product   Less stable of the possible products of a reaction  
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Alcohols   An alcohol is any organic compound in which a hydroxyl group (-OH) is bound to an alkyl or substituted Alkyl group IR abs: 3200-3650 (KNOW THIS)  
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Ortho   (of rings) 1,2  
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Meta   (of rings) 1,3  
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Para   (of rings) 1,4  
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Angstrom   10 ^ -10 Meters  
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Aromatic Compounds   Cyclic compounds which have their pi electrons delocalized across the whole ring  
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Alkene (definition)   An unsaturated chemical compound containing at least one carbon-to-carbon double bond  
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Axial Substituents   These substituents (generally) perpendicular to the ring  
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Equatorial Substituents   Those in the same plane as the carbon ring  
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Nucleophile   Molecule with a free pair of electrons and sometimes have a negative charge ex: OH(-), CN (-)  
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Electrophiles   Substances which seek electrons  
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Achiral   Optically Inactive  
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Configuration   Absolute three dimensional arrangement  
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Specific Rotation   An inherent physical property of a molecule, measuring the rotation of plane polarized light by a substance. Observed rotation (degrees) Alpha= --------------------------------- (Tube Length (dm)) x (Concentration (g/ml)  
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Dextrorotary   A substance that rotates plane polarized light in a clockwise direction  
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Levrorotary   A substance that rotates plane polarized light in a counterclockwise direction  
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Meso Compound   Achiral (optically inactive) disastereomer of chiral stereoisomers  
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Plane Polarized Light   Light that oscillates in only one plane  
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Carbonyl Group   C=O  
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Markovnikoffs Rule   The nucleophile will be bonded to the most substituated carbon. The Electrophile will be bonded to the least substituted carbon  
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Benefits of H2O   High Heat Capacity, High heat of vaporization, polar solvent properties, Reactivity, Cushions organs  
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Radical Propagation   Free radical begins a series of reactions creating new free radicals. CH4 + Cl * --> *CH3 + HCl *CH3 + Cl2 --> CH3Cl + Cl*  
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Acetal   Composite functional group in which two ether functions are joined to a C bearing a H and an alkyl group  
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Ketal   Composite functional group in which two ether functions are joined to a carbon bearing two alkyl groups  
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Hemiacetyl/ Hemiketal   OH l R-C-R' l OR'' R' determines ketal/acetal  
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Aldol Condensation   A base catalyzed reaction of aldehydes and ketones that have alpha hydrogens. Intermediate Aldol: Alcohol + Aldehyde Aldol undergoes a dehydration reaction producing C-C bond in condensation product, and enal  
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Enal   Aldehyde + Alkene  
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Aldol   Substance which is both aldehyde + alcohol  
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Gringard Reagent   RMgX  
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Alkyl Lithium   RLi  
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Carboxylic Group   R-C=O l OH  
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Dimerization   Hydrogen bonding between like substances  
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Oxidizing tertiary alcohols   -Difficult process Under acidic conditions, a tertiary alcohol can be dehydrated, hen oxidized  
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Good "leaving groups" have   Strong conjugate acids  
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'E' designation   Substituents on a double bond and given priority. If two highest priority groups are on opposite sides, it is assigned E configuration E=entegegen=Opposite  
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Radical Substitution Reactions (steps)   -initiation -propagation -termination  
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Ozonolysis   Oxidation of alkenes O3 reacts vigorously with alkenes -Leads to an oxidative cleavage of double bond, creating a ketone and an aldehyde  
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Acidity of alpha hydrogen   Alpha hydrogen is attatched to the carbon next to the carbonyl group. It's acidity increases if in between carbonyl groups  
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Naming of ketones/aldehydes   Replace "e" of corresponding alkane with: -'al' for aldehydes -'one' for ketones  
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Naming an alcohol   Replace the 'e' of corresponding alkane with '-ol'  
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SN1 Reaction Rates for Carbon (groups)   Benzyl=Allyl >tertiary > alcohols > secondary alcohols > primary alcohols  
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Enantiomers   Two non-superimposable diastereomers which are mirror images of one another. -must be chiral  
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A substituent is a "good leaving group" if   It has a strong conjugate acid  
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Benzene's C-C bond   Only known to have one type, with a bond length of 1.4 A  
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Electron Shell Repulsion   All atoms (thus, molecules) are surrounded by an electron shell, or electron cloud. Since like charges repel, the negative charges repel one another  
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Isomer   Different molecules with the same number and type of atoms  
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Conformational Isomers   Isomers which differ only by the rotation about multiple single bonds (or just one single bond)  
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Structural Isomer   (aka constitutional isomers) Isomers in which atoms and/or bonds differ in relation to one another  
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Stereoisomers   Different compounds with the same structure differing only in spacial orientation of atoms  
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Geometric Isomers   Isomers that occur in rings and alkenes due to their inability to rotate. Results in Cis/Trans compounds  
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Diastereomer   Any pair of stereoisomers that are NOT enantiomers. -Both chemically and physically different from one another  
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E2 Reactions   Require strong bases like KOH or the salt of an alcohol. (sodium alkoxide) Rate determined by concentration of TWO reactants  
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Important features of SN1 reactions in alcohols   First Order Racemization if chiral molecule Stable carbonium should be involved  
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Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution   Similar to SN1 mechanism -Occurs with electrophilic reagents and leads to a rearrangement which produces a substitution -Intermediate positive charge stabilized by resonance  
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Bromination   Br/FeBr3 is used to generate the Br+ species which is highly electronegative (can react w/ aromatic rings)  
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C=C / \ C C + E(+) ------> \\ // C-C   3 Products differing in relative positions of E and C(+) E Cannot be on carbocation, only three locations for C(+) relative to double bond are possible.  
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Dehydration of Alcohols (Mechanism)   Proton (H+) is attracted to negative charge of -OH, forming a water which is a good leaving group. ---> electrons are attracted to the positively charged carbon causing a proton to leave, forming an alkene  
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Alcohol substitution reaction   The -OH group is replaced (substituted) by a halide (usually Cl or Br) 2 Types: SN1/SN2 Reagents: HCl, HBr, PCl3  
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Elimination Reactions   Occur when an atom or group of atoms is removed(eliminated) from adjacent carbons, leaving a multiple bond. C-C ---> C=C  
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Alkene electrophilic addition   Electrophile is added to alkene via a carbocation intermediate  
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Alkene Oxidation   Alkene + KMnO4 (under acidic conditions) creates a dialcohol (glycol) Under extreme heat, an oxidative cleavage of double bond occurs  
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Alkene Hydrogenation   Alkenes react with hydrogen in the presence of a variety of metal catalysts (ex: Ni, Pd, Pt)  
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Electrophile in aromatic substitution   Must be a powerful electrophile -b/c resonance stabilized ring is resistant to most types of routine chemical reactions  
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SN1 reaction in alcohols   Transition state involves a carbocation, whose formation is the rate determining step -benzyl, allyl, primary, secondary alcohols - all use this mechanism  
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SN2 Reaction   -Mechanism by which primary alcohols are substituted -2nd Order -Nucleophile adds to backside -inverts configuration if optically active -Steric factors affect reaction rate  
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E2 Reaction Mechanism   1. Base eliminates proton, giving carbon a negative charge 2. Electron pair quickly attracted to other carbon's partial positive charge (b/c of Br electronegativity) forming a double bond while Br is bumped simultaneously b/c carbon can only have 4 bonds  
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E1 Reaction   Rate of reaction depends upon the concentration of one compound. Can occur as a minor reaction alongside SN2 reaction or as a major produc in alkyl halides or some alcohols  
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Meta Directors: Mechanism   Partial positive charges are located at the ortho and para positions with no substituents, forcing the electrophile to the meta position in avoidance of positive charge  
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Carbocation/Carbanion + Bond location relative to substituent   Carbanion l Dbl Bond locations 2 l 3,5 4 l 2,5 6 l 2,4  
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Meta directors   -Deactivating groups which slow reaction relative to unsubstituated Benzene -Withdraws electrons from ring, making it less attractive to electrophiles -Works through carbanion  
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O/P Directors   Activating group donates electrons to ring, giving the group a pos charge, and one carbon on the ring a neg charge. Neg charge is passed along the ring until group's initial double bond is broken. -Causes a reaction rate increase rel. to benzene  
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Important factors of carboxylic acid chemistry   H is weakly acidic b/c of partially neg O, and resonance Carboxyl carbon was susceptible to Nu(-) attack Good(in acid, great) leaving group H bonding is possible inner or intra molecularly  
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Low molecular weight acids: characteristics   Liquids with strong odors and high boiling points. -due to polarity + H bonding of molecule H Bonding = water soluble  
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R,S System   R configuration: Clockwise rotation after prioritization S Configuration: Counterclockwise order of priority  
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Combustion Equation   C(n)H(2n+2) + Excess O2 -----> nCO2 + (n+1)H2O  
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Ring Strain   Results from the bending of the bond angles in greater amounts than normal  
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Carbocation Stability   Tertiary>Secondary>Primary  
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Cyclohexane Stability   Chair Conformation > Boat Conformation -99% in chair conformation  
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------------> OH(-)/H2SO4/H2O   Oxidizer Adds double Bond  
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------------> 2NaNH2/H3O(+)   Forms third bond Turna alkene to alkyne  
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H2O/H2SO4 ------------> HgSO4   Hydration Adds -OH and H(+) groups  
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KOH -------------> Ethanol   Oxidizer Creates 2nd/3rd bond  
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1.Hg(OAc)2, H2O/THF ------------------> 2. NaBH4   Dehydration Adds alcohol Group  
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Meta Position Deactivators:   -CHO O ll COH O ll COCH3  
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O/P Activators   -CH3 -NH3 -OH  
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Ortho/Para Deactivators   -Br -F -Cl -I  
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Aromatic Rules:   4n+2 pi electrons -conjugated ring  
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-RCONR2   Carboxamide  
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SN2 reactivity by carbon placement   Tertiary>Secondary>Benzene>Primary>Methyl -Due to increasing ability of incoming group to access carbon -Decreasing steric interaction  
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Leaving group reactivity   OH>NH2>F>Cl>Br>I>TosO(-) -based on electronegativity  
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O3 OR KMnO4 ------------>   Oxidative cleavers Break completely between two carbons Internal C=C : Terminal C=C: C=O + C=O O=C=O + O=C=O l l OH OH  
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