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Final Exam

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Term
Definition
Displacement   Functional groups replace other functional groups  
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Dehydration   Removal of water  
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Acetylation   Adding an acetyl group  
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Diazotization/Coupling   the sulfanilic acid sodium salt reacts with sodium nitrite in hydrochloric acid(nitrous acid) to form an unstable diazonium salt; the diazonium ion is used “in situ” and reacts with N,N-dimethylaniline to form an acidic azo  
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Saponification   The reaction of a fat or oil with aqueous hydroxide ion to yield carboxylic acid salts of fatty acids (soap). Converts oil/fat (triglyceride) into soap.  
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Hydrolysis   The reverse reaction between water and the ester to yield an alcohol and carboxylic acid  
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Esterification   ­the forward reaction between the alcohol and acid to form an ester and water  
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Benzoin Condensation   A reaction where two aromatic aldehydes condense to form a acyloin derivative in which a base catalyst is used. This reaction can form symmetrical or unsymmetrical acyloin derivatives.  
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addition polymerization   Addition polymers are formed when the monomer units add to one another to form a long-chain polymer. The monomer units usually contain carbon-carbon double bonds (alkenes). Teflon.  
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condensation Polymerization   formed by the reaction of bifunctional or poly functional molecules, with the elimination of a small molecule (such as H2O, NH3, or HCl) as a side product. Nylon.  
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Oxidation/Reduction   is the loss of electrons by an atom [lose H or gain O]; is the gain of electrons by an atom [gain H or lose O]  
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Simple distillation   Purifying liquid  
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Extraction   to take something out of a mixture/compound  
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Drying agents   absorb excess moisture and water  
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Gravity filtration   separate solid from liquid using gravity, a funnel, and filter paper  
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Neutralization   a chemical reaction where a base and an acid react to form a salt  
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Salting out   a purification method that utilizes the reduced solubility of certain molecules in a solution of very high ionic strength  
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Steam distillation   distillation for temperature sensitive molecules like aromatic molecules. Adding steam depresses the boiling point of these molecules, allowing them to evaporate at lower temperatures  
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Vacuum filtration   similar to gravity filtration, but utilizes a vacuum  
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Recrystallization   a purification method  
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TLC analysis   thin layer chromatography used to separate mixtures  
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Rotary evaporator (vacuum distillation)   gently removes solvents from samples by evaporation. lowers the pressure and therefore the boiling point  
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Reflux setup   similar to distillation but allows the gas to drip back into the flask. Used when a reaction needs to be heated in order to take place and when we don’t want to separate the gas from the reaction flask  
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Melting point determination   Shows the purity of a solid  
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IR analysis   Shows the functional groups  
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Base trap   neutralizes acidic vapors  
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Titration   used to determine the concentration of a solution  
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Nucleophile   donates an electron pair to an electrophile to form a chemical bond in relation to a reaction  
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Carbocation   molecule with a positively charged carbon ion  
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Alpha hydrogens   hydrogens that are directly bonded to an alpha carbon  
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Carbanion or enolate   a carbon with a negative charge  
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Aldol   Alpha-beta hydroxy ketone or aldehyde  
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FDA   Food and Drug Administration  
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Color index   numerical expression that determines the color of an object  
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Electrophile   positively charged species that are attracted to an electron rich center  
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Electron donating group   an atom or functional group that donates some of its electron density from a conjugated π system via resonance or inductive electron withdrawal; -CH3  
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Electron withdrawing group   is an atom or functional group that removes electron density from a conjugated π system via resonance or inductive electron withdrawal; -COOH  
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Addition polymer   a polymer that is formed by an addition reaction. The monomer usually contains a double bond, the pi bond gets broken and two new single bonds forms  
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Condensation polymer   formed by the reaction of bifunctional or poly functional molecules, with the elimination of a small molecule (such as H2O, NH3, or HCl) as a side product.  
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Homopolymer   Polymers that contain only a single type of repeat unit  
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Meta directors   Non-halogen groups with atoms that are more electronegative than carbon, such as a carboxylic acid group (CO2H) draw substantial electron density from the pi system.  
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Ortho/para directors   Groups with unshared pairs of electrons, such as the amino group of aniline, are strongly activating. Such activating groups donate those unshared electrons to the pi system.  
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Dimerize   a compound formed by combination of two identical molecules.  
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Free radical   atoms, molecules, or ions with unpaired electrons  
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Initiation   involves the homolytic cleavage of the O-O bond of the benzoyl peroxide to form benzoyl free radical (R)  
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Propagation   involves the free radical addition to another styrene monomer. This step repeats for hundreds or thousands of times, building up the polymer chain.  
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Termination   involves the reaction of two free radicals to make a covalent bond and end the polymer build up  
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Limiting reactant   The reactant in a chemical reaction that limits the amount of product that can be formed.  
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Theoretical yield   the amount of product that would be formed if the reaction went to completion.  
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Vitamin B1   thiamine  
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Inorganic coenzymes   tightly-bound cofactors  
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cofactor   is a non-protein chemical compound that is bound to a protein and is required for the protein's biological activity; vitamins  
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Amino acid   biologically important organic compounds made from amine (-NH2) and carboxylic acid (-COOH) functional groups, along with a side-chain specific to each  
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Polypeptides   a long, continuous, and unbranched peptide  
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Reducing agent   is the element or compound in a reduction-oxidation (redox) reaction that donates an electron to another species  
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benzoyl peroxide   a radical initiator  
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KMnO­4 test   Shows positive test for: aldehydes, alkenes and phenols; negative: purple; positive: yellow  
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Br2/CH2Cl2 test (Bromine test)   test for the presence of carbon to carbon double bonds and phenols; negative=brown; positive=clear  
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Rotary evaporator   gently removes solvents from samples by evaporation. lowers the pressure and therefore the boiling point  
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Azeotrope   a liquid mixture with a constant boiling point and composition  
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Distillate   a liquid product condensed from vapor during distillation  
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Filtrate   Material, especially liquid, that has passed through a filter  
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Salt plates   Used in IRs to hold the substance  
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Mobile phase   the part of the chromatographic system which carries the solutes through the stationary phase.  
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Silica gel plate   stationary phase in thin layer chromatography  
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stationary phase   is the substance fixed in place for the chromatography procedure.  
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essential oil   volatile constituent of seeds, bark, or roots of plants  
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Leaving group   molecular fragment that departs with a pair of electrons in heterolytic bond cleavage  
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Nonionic detergent   characterized by their uncharged, hydrophilic head groups based on polyoxyethylene or a glycoside  
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Tautomers   isomers that are rapidly interconverted  
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In situ   made in solution as opposed to a premade reactant  
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a,b unsaturated ketones and aldehydes (or enones and enals)   ketone followed by a double bond between the alpha and beta carbons in respect to the carbonyl  
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coupler (coupling reaction?)   variety of reactions where two hydrocarbon fragments are coupled with the aid of a metal catalyst  
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F,D,&C dye   Food, drug and cosmetic dye  
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azo dye   example of this is tartrazine which is used to dye wool and silk by making salt linkages with the NH3 zwitterionic sites on the fiber  
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chromophore   a simple unsaturated group that is attached to a benzene ring or fused aromatic ring. This is the part of the molecule responsible for its color  
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auxochrome   an electron donating group attached to a benzene ring or fused aromatic ring  
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copolymer   a polymer derived from two (or more) monomeric species  
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soap   carboxylic acid salt  
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cationic dyes   (basic dyes) have -C+NR2 (+) groups that interact with the -COO(-) groups (zwitterions) in the wool, silk or nylon fibers. Ionic bonds are formed between NEGATIVE sites on the fiber and POSITIVE groups on the dye molecule  
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anionic dye   (acid dyes) have -SO3(-) groups that interact with the =NH3(+) groups (zwitterions) in the wool, silk or nylon fibers. Ionic bonds are formed between POSITIVE sites on the fiber and NEGATIVE groups on the dye molecule  
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analgesic   substances that reduce swelling and pain  
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antipyretic   substances that reduce fever  
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% recovery   amount recovered from a recrystallization  
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% yield   (actual/theoretical)x100  
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actual yield   the amount of product yielded from a reaction  
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ylide   a compound or intermediate with positive and negative charge on adjacent atoms  
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organic coenzymes   inorganic ions such as metal ions (Cu+2, K+1, etc.)  
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protein   a large biological molecule consisting of one or more chains of amino acids  
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nitric acid (as oxidizing agent)   a powerful oxidizing agent and reacts violently with many organic materials and the reactions may be explosive.  
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oxidizing agent   substance that removes electrons from another reactant  
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builders   water softeners that remove calcium ions from solution  
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triglyceride   a fat that gets converted into a soap via saponification  
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saponification   the reaction of a fat or oil with aqueous hydroxide ion to yield carboxylic acid salts of fatty acids  
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hydrophilic   water loving  
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hydrophobic   water hating  
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micelle   cluster ball with dirt and grease particles that are left behind in water from soap that doesn’t dissolve  
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curdling   a reaction where an emulsion is broken down  
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biodegradable   to be consumed by microorganisms and return to compounds found in nature  
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plate spotting   placing too much dye or substance on a TLC chromatography paper  
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Rf value   physical property of the substance under the conditions of the analysis in chromatography  
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Iodoform Test   Tests for methyl ketones and methyl aldehydes; yellow=positive  
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Benedict’s test   test for aliphatic aldehydes; red=positive  
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semicarbazide   used in TLC chromatography as a detection agent for alpha-keto acids  
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2,4- dinitrophenylhydrazine   tests for carbonyl groups of ketones and aldehydes  
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pheramone   a substance that provides a chemical means of communication  
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