Reactions Flashcards
1
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substitution
A
2
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addition
A
3
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elimination
A
4
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rearrangement
A
5
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categories of organic reactions
A
virtually all types of organic reactions are substitutions, additions, eliminations, or rearrangements
6
Q
breaking covalent bonds
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- heterolysis
- homolysis
7
Q
heterolysis
A
ionic reaction - produces charged particles (ions)
8
Q
homolysis
A
produces radicals (unpaired electrons)
9
Q
radicals
A
unpaired electrons
10
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mechanism of heterolysis
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normally requires that a bond be polarized and is often assisted by a molecule with an unshared electron pair
11
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reaction mechanism
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a description of events on a molecule level as a reaction occurs
