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Chapter 2: Isomers Flashcards

1
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what are structural isomers

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share only the molecular formula; different chemical and physical properties

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2
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what are conformational isomers

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differ by rotation around sigma bond

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3
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what are staggered conformations

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60 degrees apart

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4
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what are anti staggered conformations

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two largest groups 180 degrees apart; strain minimized

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5
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what are gauche conformations

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two largest groups 60 degrees apart

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6
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what are eclipsed conformations

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groups directly in front of each other

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7
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what are totally eclipsed conformations

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two largest groups in front of each other; strain maximized

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what is angle strain

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stretching or compressing angles from their normal size

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what is nonbonded strain

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interactions between substituents attached to non adjacent carbons

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10
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what is axial position

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sticking up or down from plane of molecule; more strain

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11
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what is an equatorial position

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in the plane of the molecule; less strain

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12
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what are configuration isomers

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can only be interchanged by breaking and reforming bonds

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13
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what are enantionmers

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nonsuperimposable mirror images; opposite stereochemistry at every chiral carbon; same chemical and physical properties

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14
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what are racemic mixtures

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equal concentrations of two enantiomers rotations that cancel one another out

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15
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what are meso compounds

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internal plane of symmetry ; optically inactive

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16
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what are diastereomers

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non-mirror images; differ at some but not all chiral centers; different chemical and physical properties

17
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what are cis-trans isomers

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subtype of diastereomer in which groups differ in position about an immovable bond

18
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what is relative configuration

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gives the stereochemistry of a compound in comparison to another

18
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what is a chiral center

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carbon with four DIFFERENT groups attached

18
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what is absolute configuration

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gives stereochemistry without having to compare; uses Cahn-Ingold-Prelog Priority rules

18
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what is a Z alkene

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highest priority substituents on same side of double bond

19
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what are the Cahn-Ingold-Prelog Priority rules

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highest atomic number = highest priority

20
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what is an E alkene

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highest priority groups on opposite sites of double bond

21
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how is stereochemistry determined

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lowest priority group in the back; draw circle from group 1 to 2 to 3; if circle is clockwise (R); If circle is counterclockwise (S)

22
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what are the lines in fisher projections

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vertical –> dashes
horizontal –> wedges

MCAT Organic Chemistry (12 decks)

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