Organic Chemistry Flashcards
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What is Organic Chemistry?
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Chemistry of carbon chemicals and compounds
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Hydrocarbons…
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Are a branch of organic chemistry that contains only carbons and hydrogens
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Naming Alkanes…
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- Are a type of hydrocarbon that contains only single bonds
- When being named the suffix is “ane”
- Prefix is determined by the # of carbon atoms i.e meth-, eth-, prop-
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Branched Alkanes…
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- Name of branch is determined by the amount of carbon atoms
- Saturated hydrocarbons
- Prefixes are methyl, ethyl, propyl and butyl
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Naming Branched Chains …
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- Find and name the longest continuous carbon chain
- Identify and name any groups attached to this chain
- Number the chain, starting at the end nearest the branched group
- Designate the location of each branch by an appropriate number and name
- Put name together
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Naming Organic Halides…
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- Compounds where one or more hydrogen atoms have been substituted by halogen atom
- Considered a branch group
- The branch is named by shortening the halogen name to fluro-, chloro-, bromo- or iodo-
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Nitro Groups…
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-NO2 braches are named Nitro groups
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Amino Groups…
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NH2 braches are named Amino groups
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Alkenes…
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Contain at least 1 double bond
Unsaturated bonds
Suffix “ene”
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Naming Branched Chain Alkenes and Alkyns..
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- Name the parent chain starting at the double bond
- The location of double bonds is indicated by the prefixes “di-, tri-“
- Name braches
- Put it all together to get name
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List from most reactive to least: Alkanes, Alkynes, Alkenes and Aromatic
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Alkynes > Alkenes > Aromatic > Alkanes
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Alkynes…
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- Contains 1 triple carbon bond
- Unsaturated
- Suffix “yne”
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What are the 5 reactions of hydrocarbons?
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- Combustion
- In Complete Combustion
- Dipole-Dipole Interactions
- Hydrogen Bonding
- London Dispersion Forces
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Combustion…
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-Hydrocarbons burn in the air to produce carbon dioxide and water
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Incomplete Combustion…
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-Produces carbon and poisonous carbon monoxide
