Vocabulary

Question 1

Contain a hydroxyl group
I.e. H2O, Alcohols, carboxylic acids
Favors Sn1 reactions

Answer 1

Protic

Question 2

Any compound that does not contain a hydroxyl group
I.e. alkenes,acetone,DEM, ethers, DMSO, acetaninitrile
Favors Sn2 reactions

Answer 2

Aprotic

Question 3

Initiation Step

Answer 3

Generates the intermediates

Question 4

Propagation step

Answer 4

The reactive intermediates react with the stable intermediates

Question 5

Termination step

Answer 5

reaction that destroys the reactive intermediates

Question 6

Enantiomers

Answer 6

steroisomers who are not super imposable mirror images

Question 7

Diasteromers

Answer 7

Are not mirror images of one another

Question 8

Steroisomers

Answer 8

Same order of attachments but different orientation in space

Question 9

Constitutional isomers

Answer 9

different order of attachment

Question 10

Isomers

Answer 10

same molecular formula, but different compounds

Question 11

Carbocations

Answer 11

positive charge

Question 12

carbenes

Answer 12

uncharged reactive intermediate

Question 13

Dextrorotary

Answer 13

Rotates clockwise

Question 14

Levorotaroy

Answer 14

Rotates counter clockwise

Question 15

Clockwise is _____

Answer 15

Right R

Question 16

Counter clockwise is _____

Answer 16

Left S

Question 17

Meso Compound

Answer 17

has 2 or more steroisomers but is Achrial (it’s mirror image is super imposable

Question 18

Chiral

Answer 18

a molecule and it’s mirror image are not super posable