Chapter 9 - Carboxylic Acid Derivatives Flashcards
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Amides
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Condensation products of carboxylic acids and ammonia or amines
- Suffix -amide
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Lactams
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Cyclic amides
3
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Esters
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Condensation products of carboxylic acids with alcohols
- Suffix -oate
4
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Lactones
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Cyclic esters
5
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Anhydrides
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Condensation dimers of carboxylic acids
6
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Steric hindrance
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Describes when a reaction cannot proceed because of substituents crowding the reactive site
7
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Induction
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Refers to uneven distribution of charge across a sigma bond because of differences in electronegativity
8
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Conjugation
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Refers to the presence of alternating single and multiple bonds, which creates delocalized pi electron clouds above and below the plane of the molecule
9
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Transesterification
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Exchange of one esterifying group for another on an aster
