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What are the six reaction types?

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  1. Acid/Base
  2. Substitution
  3. Elimination
  4. Addition
  5. REDOX
  6. Isomerization
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What are nucleophiles?
Give the 4 examples discussed in class.

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  • Electron rich species
    1. Heteroatoms w/ lone pair e⁻
    2. anions
    3. Alkenes
    4. Alkynes
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What are electrophiles?
Give the 4 examples discussed in class.

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  • Electron poor species
    1. carbocations
    2. carbonyl groups
    3. Alkenes
    4. Alkynes
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Reactions require both ________ & _________.

_________ are nice to have but not technically necessary.

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  • Neutrophiles & Electrophiles
  • Catalysts (enzymes & cofactors)
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Bronsted-Lowry acids involve the transfer of a ______.

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H⁺

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Lewis acids involve the transfer of a ____.

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e⁻

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Identify the nucleophile from picture below. Why is this the nucleophile?

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1 is the nucleophile due to its e⁻ density (↑e⁻)

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Identify the electrophile from picture below. Why is this the electrophile?

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2 is the electrophile. Mg⁺⁺ is + & wants e⁻.

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What type of reaction is depicted below? Why?

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Lewis Acid-Base Reaction due to the exchange of electrons. (no H⁺ involved)

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What is occurring in the reaction denoted by 1 below? What type of reaction is this?

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  • H⁺ donation
  • Bronsted-Lowry Acid-Base Reaction
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What is occurring in the reaction denoted by 2 below? What type of reaction is this?

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  • H⁺ loss
  • Bronsted-Lowry Acid-Base Reaction
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What are the three types of Substitution reactions? Define each.

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  1. Nucleophilic - Addition of nucleophile (e⁻ rich) to an electrophile (e⁻ poor).
  2. Aromatic - Substitution of a hydrogen on an aromatic ring w/ another group (not O₂ or N)
  3. Acyl - Addition of e⁻ rich nucleophile to a carbonyl, sulfonate, or phosphate group.
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What is a nucleophilic substitution reaction?

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  • Addition of e⁻ rich-nucleophile to an e⁻ poor-electrophile.
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What is an aromatic substitution reaction?

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  • Substitution of a hydrogen on an aromatic ring with another group (can’t be O or N).
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What is an acyl substitution reaction?

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  • Addition of e⁻ rich-nucleophile to carbonyl, sulfonate, or phosphate group.
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Acyl Substitution reactions often involve the formation of which double bonds?

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C=O, N=O, & S=O

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The two reactions depicted below are examples of what? Why is this?

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  • Aromatic Substitution: the H group is subbed for another group.
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During a substitution reaction, if an atom goes from having a + charge to being neutral, then it is likely that this atom is the __________. Why?

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Electrophile because it accepted a negative e⁻ charge.

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What is the hallmark sign of an Elimination reaction?

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  • Formation of double or triple bond.
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Loss of what is often indicative of an addition reaction?

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  • Double bond (maybe triple bond too)
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Oxidation reactions result in the ________ of bonds to O or N.

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Oxidation reactions result in the ______ of bonds to H.

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Reduction reactions result in the ______ of bonds to O or N.

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Reduction reactions result in the ______ of bonds to H.

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What type of reaction is depicted below? Why?
Reduction reaction due to the addition of an H.
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What type of reaction is depicted in the figure below?
Oxidation reaction due to the loss of an H and more bonds being formed with N.
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In the figure below which of the two numbered molecules is the nucleophile & which is the electrophile?
1 is the nucleophile 2 is the electrophile
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What type of reaction is depicted below? Why?
Elimination reaction. We have the loss of a hydrogen & the formation of a double bond.
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Differentiate globular and fibrous proteins. Which are often enzymes & why?
- Fibrous proteins are often structural & globular proteins are spherical. - Enzymes are globular proteins which can conformationally change.
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What do enzymes do to entropy to enable certain reactions to take place? How is this?
Increase ΔS (Entropy) through the conformational change.
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What are cofactors?
- Non-protein components that bind with an enzyme to help it perform a function.
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What are the two types of cofactors? List examples of each.
- Inorganic Ions - Mg⁺⁺, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, etc. (Minerals, essentially metal ions) - Organic (coenzymes) - NAD+, NADPH, etc.
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What are organic coenzymes typically derived from? What is important in the prevention of scurvy?
- Vitamins - Vitamin C
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What is the Gibbs Free Energy equation?
ΔG = ΔH - T·ΔS
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What is ΔH? What is T? What is ΔS?
- Enthalpy (endothermic vs exothermic) - Temperature - Entropy
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What does ΔG essentially tell us?
Whether a reaction will occur or not.
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What does a Transferase enzyme do?
- Transfers a functional group
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What does a hydrolase enzyme do?
- Hydrolysis (breaks bond with H₂O)
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What does an oxidoreductase enzyme do?
- Catalyzes REDOX reactions
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What does a Lyase enzyme do?
- Catalyzes Elimination reactions
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What does a Ligase enzyme do?
- Joins two molecules together
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What does an Isomerase enzyme do?
Catalyzes Structure shifts (transfers groups intramolecularly)
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What is Saponification? What functional groups change in these reactions? What two things are important about saponification?
- Conversion of triglyceride (fats & oils) into fatty acids (lipids) - Esters → Carboxylic acids 1. How Fatty Acids are produced 2. Soap production
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Oxidoreductase enzymes are often found in the _______ (organ) & require _______.
liver; cofactors
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What type of enzymes transfer functional groups?
- Transferases
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What type of enzymes break bonds using water?
- Hydrolases
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What type of enzymes catalyze redox reactions?
- Oxidoreductases
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What types of enzymes catalyze elimination reactions?
- Lyases
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What type of enzymes catalyze addition reactions?
- Ligases
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What type of enzyme is responsible for intramolecular functional groups shifting around?
- Isomerases
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What type of enzyme is used in saponification?
- Lyase
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What do oxidoreductase enzymes require?
- Cofactors

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