Organic reactions Flashcards

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What are the types of organic reaction?

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Addition
Elimination
Substitution
Rearrangement

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What is homolytic scission?

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Bond breaks one electron goes to each atom creating radicals
Homo=same so after broken both molecules get the same

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What is heterolytic scission?

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Bond breaks and both electrons go to one atom

Hetero- different one atom given 2 one given 0

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4
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What is a radical? and by what scission is it formed?

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atom with an unpaired electron extremely reactive

homolytic scission

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5
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What is homogenic bond formation?

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Each molecule donates one electron to forming the bond

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6
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What is heterogenic bond formation?

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Both electrons come from one molecule to form the bond

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7
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What is an anion?

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Negative charge

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8
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What is a cation?

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Positive charge

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9
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What is a nucleophile?

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electron rich. Wants positive

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10
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What is am electrophile?

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electron poor. Wants negative

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