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Question | Answer |
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2 ELECTRON DOMAINS | sp; 180 |
3 ELECTRON DOMAINS | sp2; 120 |
4 ELECTRON DOMAINS | sp3; 109.5 |
sigma bonds | end to end overlap of ANY orbital |
p bonds | sideways overlap of P orbitals |
When u think of a pi bond think of | p orbital |
H bonded to a c = | s |
Protic solvent= | capable of hydrogen bonding--- so all you need is FON |
LOW BP= | SHORTEST CHAIN, HAS BRANCHING ( b/c branching lowers SA and BP) |
FREEZING POINT/ MELTING POINT= | OPPOSITE OF BP |
pH= | pKa |
STRONGER ACID= | INC Ka; DEC pka |
Stronger base= | DEC Ka; INC pKa |
NOT polar= | hydrocarbons and benzene |
stable base= | weaker base/ less reactive |
weaker acid/ base= | same side |
weaker acid= | higher pka |
rank acids based on looking at ____ | their conjugate base |
rank bases based on ____ | their base |
more negative= | stronger base |
more positive= | stronger acid |
ranking acids based on congugate base use: | CARIO- (Charge, Atom, Resonance, Dipole Induction, Orbitals) |
most resonance stabilized= weakest conjugate base= | = strongest acid |
dipole induction for a conjugate base | find most electronegative atom based on elecrtonegativity for a base |
In cardio when looking at orbitals look at : | (stongest acid) sp > sp2> sp3 (weakest acid/ most stable conjugate base) |
amide | RCO-NH2 |
AMINE | R-NH3 |
sigma (s) ____ stable; ____ energy | more; less |
pi (p) _____stable; ____energy | less; more ( more reactive) |
percentages of sp | 50% s 50% p |
percentages of sp2 | 33%s, 67% p |
percentages of sp3 | 25% s; 75% p |
LOW VP= | high BP |
constitutional isomer | aka structural; have diff bond connectivity |
sterioisomers | same bond connectivity, but diff 3D arrangement |
i.e. of sterioisomers | cis/ trans and chiral ( has a enationmer) centers |
Enatiomers | optically active; same physical properties ( BP,MP), but differ in optical activity ( rotations) |
optical activity is tested by | polarized light ( + or -) NOT ( R and S) |
racemic mixture | 50/50 ; doesnt rotate light, optically incactive |
Nucelophile | electron rich/ e- donor ( lewis base) ; - charge best |
Most nucleophiles are negative in charge except | N and P ; which are still good nucleophiles |
nucleophilicity in protic solvent= | I is most |
nucleophilicity in aprotic solvent= | F is most |
electrophile | lewis acid( e- pair acceptor, e- poor) + charge is best |
alkyl halides/ carbonyl/ cyan= | great electrophile b/c have good leaving groups |
carbocations stability | 3>2>1>methyl |
carbanions | electron rich; methyl>1>2>3 |
allylic positions= | carbocation is one bond away from a double or triple bond ( pi) |
Benzylic posistion= | carbocation is one bond away from a benzene |
oxidation on a ring= | 2 new bonds to MORE electronegative atoms ; i.e. F Br CL |
Reduction on a ring= | 2 new bonds to LESS electronegative atoms; i.e. H |
saturated | has as many H as it could possibly have |
Degrees of unsaturation | every 2 H your missing from saturated alkane ( CnH2n+2)= 1 degree of unsaturation |
i.e. C6H12 is missing 2 H to make an alkan...so thats | 1 degree of unsaturation |
i.e. C6H13N = missing 1 H to make an alkane ... so thats | 1 degree of unsaturation |
i.e. C6H13CL= | saturated...because of the halogen |
gauche | has any 2 non hydrogen groups adjacent to each other in a staggered conformation |
gauche stability | FEWER gauche interactions u have = the more stable u are. |
gauche stability | THe smaller the size of the gauche substituents= more stable |
a triangle ( cyclopropane) = | most reactive= least stable= most ring strain |
The most stable of the cycloalkanes= | cyclohexane ( 109.5) = least ring strain; least reactive; most stable.....SO the closer you are to cyclohexane ( except for cycloheptane)....the stabler u are |
EQUATORIAL= | most stable |
cis and trans on a chair conformation deal with... | up and down ( DO NOT worry about cis and trans) |
more exothermic= | least stable; more ring strain |
free radical halogenation (bromonation) | add halogen to most substituted C. MARKINOV |
Chlorination | non selective and everything is favorable, so we have a lot of products |
Progagation ( keep radical party alive) what is favorable? | chlorination |
initiation = ENDO or EXO | ENDO....using energy to break bonds...not favorable |
phenol= more or less acidic than alcohol? | phenol is MORE acidic b/c of resonance |
W.A.S | Withdrawing groups make Acids Stronger |
Withdrawing groups= | make bases weaker |
Donating groups= | make bases stronger |
ortho and para= | more acidic than meta |
No group is more acidic in rank than | donating |
Is OR more acidic or NR3 | OR= more acidic than NR3 because N is less elecrtonegative ( gives up e- easier aka more donating) than O....making N less acidic |
if you get a planar carbocation during SN1 it will give u... | a racemic mixture (chiral) b/c it can attack from the dash or wedge |
if u double amnt of neutrophhile and electrophile (halide) in SN2, then the rate? | quadrupules |
if you double amount of electrophile (halide) in SN1, then the rate? | does not change |
SN2 rxn: | strong nuc; methyl>1>2 and 3 doesnt react at all; polar APROTIC solvent |
SN1 rxn: | weak nuc; 3>2 ( NO 1 for SN1) ; polar PROTIC solvent |
APROTIC= | acetone, DMSO , DMF, ethers |
PROTIC= | H2O; Alcohol; Carboxylic acids |
Leaving Groups= | I>Br>CL> F |
SN1 has a carbocation...so it can do rearrangement but... | SN2 can NOT....it can howerver do 100% inversion |
Primary Benzylic can do SN1 or SN2, so to determine which one, just look at | the solvent |
Aryl halide attached to SP2 C can not do | SN1 or SN2 |
CH3OH | does solvolysis (SN1 rxn only) |
is product goes through SN1 and it is NOT chiral, then | DONT WORRY ABOUT racemic mixtures |
NUCELOPHILE STRENGTH :: | on the top of the periodic table....arrow points to C;; ON SIDE OF TABLE for APROTIC = ARROW POINTS TO F; for PROTIC arrow point to i |
for a nucleophile strength in a protic solvent (SN1) | I is the best (strongest) |
for a nucleophile strength in a APROTIC solvent (SN2) | F is the best (strongest) |
E2 differs from SN2 because | it can do tertiary |
E1 differs from SN1 because | base deprotanated unlike SN1 |
Heat favors which rxn? | E1. if no heat was added then it could be both SN1 and E1 product |
E1... | attacks most substituted C to make most substituted alkene |
E1 has a | carbocation intermediate like SN1 |
E2 rxn | needs strong base; 3>2>1; Aprotic |
E1 rxn | needs weak base; 3>2; Protic |
anticoplanar | point up and down |
Anti Zeiseff/ Hoffman product | make least substituted alkene |
Zeiseff product | make most substituted alkene |
bulky base ( weak nucleophile/ no good) + strong base | E2 |
strong nucleophile + weak base | SN2 |
Bulky base= | do E2 |
strong nucleophiles | NaCl, NABr, NAI, NaCN, NaN3 |
if u have a primary halide... | you will have major SN2 product and minor E1 product |
1. Hg(OAc)2, H2O 2. NaBH4 | 1. add mercury and O 2. Take off mercury and add a H to the O |
B= | good nucleophile b/c it is e- poor |
BH3, THF or B2H6 | does ANti Markinov, adds B |
syn addition | same side addition to form an alkene |
H2 & pd/c | take out double bond; reduces alkenes and alkynes to alkanes |
H2 & pd/c, BaSO4, quinoline | reduces alkynes to alkenes |
alkene with H2 and lindlars catalyst has | NO rxn |
aromatic rules | 1. cyclic 2. huckels rule of 4n+2 3. Unhybridized P orbital 4. sp2 planar ( no wedges or dashes) |
4n+2, n= | 2,6,10,14,18 |
Anti Aromatic | doesnt follow huckels rule |
Non aromatic | non cyclic, non sp2 planar, no unhybridized P orbital |
radical induced addition.... | use ANTI markinov ....boronation |
ketones make | weak acids and strong bases |
aldehyde makes | strong bases and weak acids |
acidity ranking | ester<ketone<aldehyde |
Keto Enol Tautomerization | readily interconvert from a ketone to a enol (alkene + alcohol) |
hydration | adds H20 |
Hemiacetal/ HemiKetal | starts with aldehyde or Ketone and makes OR-C-OH |
ketone + primary amine (RNH3) = | Imine(schiffs base) C=NR |
Grignard ( CH3MgBr) cant react with | H2O or OH- |
Ketones + gringard = | add a H to the =O and whatever is infront of the -MgBr on the same carbon as the OH |
CH3-Li | Does the same thing grignard does |
When deal with an ester and a grignard, u need ___ moles of grignard | 2 moles |
Michael RXN | nucelophile can attack at B carbon |
aldol condensation (add alpha cabon to B carbon) | n is an organic reaction in which an enol or an enolate ion reacts with a carbonyl compound to form a β-hydroxyaldehyde or β-hydroxyketone, followed by a dehydration to give a conjugated enone. |
aldol condensation EZ way | take the reactant at the B carbon and add the nucleophile to it at the alpha carbon of one of them, so that it is double bonded to it,,and erase the O from one of it |
ketone + OH- ---> | self aldol condensation , so assume 2 moles of ketone |
We do ELectrophilic Aromatic Substitution to benzene rings because | doing addition to a benzene ring would make it non aromatic |
Chlorination | Cl2, AlCl3 |
Nitration | HNO3, H2SO4 |
Sulfonation | SO3, H2SO4 |
Iodination | I2, HNO3 |
aldehydes and ketones undergo | nucelophilic addition reactions |
esters and amides undergo | nucleophilic acyl substitution |
alkenes and alkynes undergo | electrophilic addition |
aromatic | electrophilic substitution |
aldehyde has an alpha H, so in dilute acid or base do,,,, | ALDOL CONDENSATION ( assume 2 moles of aldehyde) |
Aldol condensation can only occur if you have a | alpha- hydrogen |
+ TOllen's test means | Either Aldehyde or alpha hydroxy ketone |
+ 2,4- DNP test means | Carbonyl group |
Acids attack? | most substituted C |
Bases attack? | Least substituted C |
suffix of an ester | -oate |
RO- K + | makes double bonds |
BH3, THF/ H2O2, OH- | adds OH in enationmer fashion |
Which alcohol dehydrates the fastest? | tertiary (3) |
something is saturated when.... | it is an alkane and has ALL of it's H's |
# of sterioisomers= | 2^N ; where N = number of chiral centers |
Radical reactions for propagation steps | (EXO) F2> Cl2>Br2> I2 ( endo) |
Vibration creating highest frequency at | triple bonds> double> single.....conjugation decreases vibration frequency |
Absorb UV light= | molecule with most conjugation= most stable= gives off most color |
weakest IR signal= | one with NO dipole |
Lewis acids ( ALCl3) are nucleophiles of electrophiles? | electrophiles |
less electronegative= | electrons are more LOOSELY held |
K2Cr2O7 | Makes =O |
O3 Ozonolysis/ Zn/H3O+ | breaks alkene/alkyne and makes =O |
At low temp (KINETIC), a conjugated diene will give us | 1,2- addition |
At high temp (thermodynamic) , a conjugated diene will give us | 1,4- addition |
NBS/ROOR removes the_____ | allylic hydrogen( the H next to the double bond) and adds Br to it. |
Alkanes undergo | radical substitution |
allene= optically active = | c=c=c |
cycloalkane & alkenes= | CnH2n |
alkynes | CnH2n-2 |
Inorder to do E2 on a ring, you have to have both groups opposite eachother.....in a ____ position | CIS; the halogen has to be in the axial position in chair conformation, and the r group has to be in the equatorial position in chair conformations |
SN1 | Rate= K ( halide) |
SN2 | Rate= K (halide) (nucleophile) |
LiALH4, Et2O, H30+ with a NITRILE = | reduces the nitrile to a PRIMARY AMINE |
If u have a Hemiacetal in a sugar ring, then | 1. Mutatorate 2. Reducing Sugar 3. + Tollens and Benedicts test |
D-sugar = | The CH2OH is ABOVE the pane of the ring |
PCC | mild oxidizing agent. Turns 1 OH into aldehydes and 2 oh in ketones |
Diazomethane = | CH2N2 ; Will add across the double bond and make a 3 membered ring |
Low heat of hydrogenation= | most stable alkene= 3 alkene |
HgSO4/H2O, H2SO4 | Take an alkyne and change it to an enol( alkene + OH) . Then does a tautomeric shift to make a ketone (looses the OH and makes an alkane) |
ESTER + Grignard= | ALWAYS Assume 2 moles of grignard |
aldehyde + OH-, H2O, Heat= | ALdol condensation. Assume 2 moles of aldehyde and take off h2o. |
Acyl halide ( RC=O-X) + Primary Amine ( NH2-R) = ? | Amide ( R-C=O- NH-R) |
MOST EASILIY DISSOLVE IN WATER =? | something with alot of hydrogen bonding (i.e. RCOOH) |
williamson Ether synthesis | IS A SN2 reaction. It works best with primary halides!! |
Grignard= | powerful BASE. removes protons from an element. Cant work with diethylether. |
at physiological pH, the COOH is in what form? | COO- |
at physiological pH, the NH2 is in what form? | NH3+ |
aryll halide (benzene with an X ) = does it do SN1 or SN2? | NEITHER!!! |
What LOWERS BP? | BRANCHING...because SA decreases |
lowest BP for an amine? | the answer choice with the least amount of N bounded to H and that is NOT ionic ( ionic= highest BP) |
Most reactive in nuceleophilic Acyl Substitution | Acyl halide> Anhydride> thioester> amide> ether |
What transforms C=O into an alkane? | Wolf- Kishners reduction [ (NH2NH2, OH-, heat)] and Clemensens Reduction [(Zn(Hg), HCL] |
to extract an acid, use a | BASE (NaOH or NaHCO3) |
to extract an amine, use a | ACID ( HBr) |
to extract a phenol, use a | BASE ( NaOH) |
In NMR, the closer a atom is to an electronegative atome (i.e. Oxygen), the more downfield it has= | higher number on the scale. |
least stable= | + sign on a EWG (i.e. NO2) |
most stable= | + sign on a EDG (i.e. CH3) |
+ sign CAN NOT be located on | a Carbon with 4 bonds |
Hoffman rearrangement (need a primary amide + Br2, base (OH-) ) | primary amide looses the C=O (one fewer carbon atom) to become an amine. |
H3PO4 (phosphoric acid) + N2+ CL- ( diazonium salt) = | takes off the N2+ CL- from the ring completely. |
NaNO2, HCL added to a NH2= | Changes the NH2 into a Na+ CL- (diazonium salt) |
Sn, HCL, OH- reacted with NO2 will make | change NO2 into NH2 |
More substitued ( stable) alkene has :: | 1. LOWEST heat of hydrogenation & combustion |
Fatty Acid formula | Cn H2n O2 |
Dieckman Condensation (diester treated with a strong base) = | makes a 5 to 6 membered ring & ( RO- and an alpha H) is lost. |