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CHM 2120
Exam I
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| If compound A has a lower pKa value than compound B, which compound will be deprotonated (act as an acid)? | compound A |
| What does the mCPBA molecule look like? | Cl and ketone bonded to a benzene group, OOH group attached to carbonyl |
| What reaction is occurring if the only reagent is mCPBA? | epoxide formation |
| Epoxide addition requires what reagent and carbon-carbon bond? | mCPBA and an alkene |
| What reaction is typically occurring with a reagent of concentrated H2SO4? | elimination (E1) |
| What reaction is typically occurring with a reagent of diluted H2SO4? | substitution |
| What is an example of a poisoned catalyst? | Pd-CaCO3 (quinoline; Lindler's Catalyst) |
| The addition of H2 with the reagent Pd-CaCO3 is a syn or anti addition? | syn |
| Br2 and CCl4 across a double bond cleaves what type of mechanism? | 1,2-disubstitution |
| What reaction occurs for a Markovnikov anti addition of OH and H? | oxymercuration-demercuration |
| What are the reagents for oxymercuration-demercuration reaction? | 1) Hg(OAc)2, H2O; 2); NaBH4 |
| What reaction is occurring if RCO3H is the only reagent? | epoxide formation |
| What is the first step in the anti-de hydroxylation of an alkene mechanism? | epoxide formation |
| What are the reagents for the anti-de hydroxylation mechanism? | 1) mCPBA or RCO3H; 2) H2SO4, H2O |
| If you add ONLY Br2 to an alkene, what will be the product (stereochemistry included)? | anti addition of 2BR |
| If the reagents Br2 and H2O are added across an alkene, what will be the product (stereochemistry included)? | anti addition of Br and OH; halohydrin |
| What are the reagents for the syn-dihydroxylation mechanism? | 1) OsO4 2)NaHSO3, H2O or 1)KMnO4 2)NaOH/H2O |
| Ozonolysis of an alkene requires what reagents? | 1) O3 2) (CH3)2S (DMS) |
| Is there a carbon chain increase or decrease with the ozonolysis of an alkene? | decrease |
| What reagents are needed to create a carboxylic acid? | alkyne, 1) O3 2)H2O2 |
| Using an alkyne, what reagents are necessary to make a ketone (internal carbonyl)? | H2SO4, HgSO4, H2O |
| Addition of a ketone across a triple bond is markovnikov or anti-markovnikov? | markovnikov |
| Using an alkyne, what reagents are necessary to make an aldehyde (external carbonyl)? | 1) R2BH 2)H2O2, NaOH |
| What mechanism is occurring if 1) R2BH is the first reagent? | aldehyde formation through hydroboration |
| Is there a carbon chain increase or decrease when creating a ketone from an alkyne? | none |
| Is there a carbon chain increase or decrease when creating an aldehyde from an alkyne? | none |
| What reagents can be used to turn an alkyne into a carboxylic acid? | 1) O3 2) H2O |
| Is there a carbon chain increase or decrease when creating a carboxylic acid from an alkyne? | decrease |
| What is the only known way (that will be used) to increase the carbon chain? | acetylide ion (anion) |
| What reagents would you use to create an E-alkene from an alkyne? | Na, NH3 (liquid) |
| What reagents would you use to create a Z-alkene from an alkyne? | H2, Pd-CaCO3 (Lindler's Catalyst) |
| What is the product of adding H2/Pt to an alkyne? | alkane |
| The presence of NaNH2 as a reagent suggest that what will be an intermediate? | acetylide ion (anion) |
| The addition of HBr across an alkene has what type of intermediate? | carbocation |
| The addition of HBr across an alkene is what type of addition? | markovnikov |
| What reagents should be used to achieve markovnikov addition of OH and H? | H2O, H2SO4 (H3O+) |
| What reagents should be used to achieve anti-markovnikov addition of H and Br? | HBr, H2O2 (ROOR) |
| What reagents should be used to achieve anti-markovnikov addition of OH and H? What is the stereochemistry? | 1)BH3 THF 2) H2O2, NaOH; syn addition |