Organic Chemistry Flashcards
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Nucleophiles
Donates Electrons
Electrophiles
Accepts Electrons
Cation
Positive Charge
(Lost an Electron)
Anion
Negative Charge
(Gained an Electron)
Alkane
Single Bond
One Sigma Bond
Alkene
Double Bond
1 Sigma bond + 1 Pi bond
Alkyne
Triple Bond
1 Sigma bond + 2 Pi bonds
Markovnikov’s Rule
Hydrogen moves to more hydrogen
Happens in Substitution, Nucleophilic 2nd Order (SN2)
Zaitsev’s Rule
Hydrogen moves to fewer hydrogen
Happens in Elimination, 2nd Order (E2)
SN2 favored with
Low Temperature
E2 favored with
High Temperature
Aldehyde Suffix
al
Aldehyde Prefix
formyl
Ketone Suffix
one
Ketone Prefix
oxo
Alcohol Suffix
ol
Alcohol Prefix
hydroxy
Amine Suffix
amine
Amine Prefix
amino
1 Carbon
meth
2 Carbons
eth
3 Carbons
prop
4 Carbons
but
5 Carbons
pent