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Whitesell Chem 140A
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Chemistry
Undergraduate 3
03/15/2013

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Term

Boiling Points:

  1. CH4
  2. NH3
  3. H2O
Definition
  1. -162° C
  2. -33° C
  3. 100° C
Term
How many kcal/mole more stable is benzene due to resonance?
Definition
36 kcal/mole
Term

How strong is the hydrogen bond?

 

Definition
5-6 kcal/mole
Term
What are the bond strengths of:
  1. C=C (σ + Π)
  2. C=C (Π only)
  3. C—C 
  4. C—H
  5. H—H
Definition
  1. 146 kcal/mole
  2. 63 kcal/mole
  3. 83 kcal/mole
  4. 99 kcal/mole
  5. 104 kcal/mole
Term
General formula for alkanes:
Definition
CnH2n+2
Term
General formula for cycloalkanes:
Definition
CnH2n
Term
R-Cl
Definition
alkyl chloride
Term
R-OH
Definition
alcohol
Term
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Definition

carbonyl - can be either:

  • aldehyde
  • ketone
Term
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Definition
aldehyde
Term
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Definition
ketone
Term
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Definition
formaldehyde
Term
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Definition
amide
Term
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Definition
carboxyl/carboxylic acid
Term
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Definition
ester/carboxylic acid ester
Term
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Definition
nitrile
Term
[image]
Definition
secondary (2°) amine
Term
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Definition
ether
Term
Rotational energy barrier for C=N pi bond:
Definition
≈18 kcal/mole
Term
Rotational energy barrier O=O pi bond:
Definition
≈5 kcal/mole
Term
pKa of H2O:
Definition
15.7
Term
pKa of hydronium ion (H3O+):
Definition
-1.7
Term
pKa=?
Definition
-log(Ka)
Term

Ka equation for following reaction of weak acid (HX):

 

HX + H2O ↔ H3O+ + X-

Definition

Ka = [H3O+] [X-] ÷ [HX]

 

or:

Ka = [H3O+]2 ÷ [HX]

 

Term

Electronegativities of following elements:

 

H          C          N          O          F

 

 

                        P           S          Cl

Definition

H          C          N          O          F

2.2       2.5       3.0        3.5        4.0

 

                        P           S          Cl

                       2.2        2.5        3.0

Term
pKa of acetic acid: [image]
Definition
4.7
Term
pKof ethanol: [image]
Definition
≈16
Term
pKa of chloroacetic acid: [image]
Definition
≈2.9
Term

pKa of methane:

 [image]

Definition
50-60
Term

pKa of an alkene:

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Definition
≈44
Term

pKa of a terminal alkyne:

 

R≡C—H

Definition
≈25
Term
For EA, how many kcals/mole per order of magnitude?
Definition
1.35 kcal/mole
Term

EA difference between eclipsed and staggered ethane:

[image]

Definition
2.9 kcal/mole
Term

Difference in energy between gauche and anti-butane:

[image]

Definition
≈0.8 kcal/mole
Term

How much more stable is the chair confomer than the half-chair confomer of cyclohexane?

[image]

Definition
≈10.9 kcal/mole
Term

How much more stable is equitorial methyl-cyclohexane than axial-methylcyclohexane?

[image]

Definition
≈1.8 kcal/mole
Term

In what category do these belong? Name them:

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Definition

Bicyclic compounds

  1. bicyclo [4.3.0] nonane (fused)
  2. bicyclo [3.2.1] octane (bridged)
  3. bicyclo [3.2.2] nonane (bridged)
  4. bicyclo [3.3.1] nonane (bridged)
  5. bicyclo [4.2.0] octane (fused)
Term

Formula for number of possible enantiomers:

[image]

Definition
2n where n=total centers of chirality
Term
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Definition
sulfydryl group/thiol
Term
Draw the intermediate of an SN2 reaction and indicate its hybridization state
Definition

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sp2 hybridized

Term

What are the relative rates of the following alkyl-halides for SN2 reactions?

  1. methyl halide (1°)
  2. ethyl halide (1°)
  3. isopropyl halide (2°)
  4. neopentyl halide (1° - special case)
  5. tertiary (3°) alkyl halide 
Definition
  1. 30
  2. 1
  3. 0.03
  4. 10-5
  5. 0
Term
  1. ΔG and
  2. Rate equation for reaction: 

 

CH3—Cl + -OH → CH3—OH + Cl-

Definition
  1. -24 kcal/mol
  2. rate = [CH3Cl] [-OH]AeΔG/RT
Term

Rank these oxygen containing compounds in order of decreasing nucleophilicity:

 

-OH, H2O, RO-, ROH, RCO2-

Definition
RO->-OH>RCO2->ROH>H2O
Term

Rank these compounds in order of decreasing nucleophilicity:

 

HS-, I--OH, CN-

Definition
HS->CN->I->-OH
Term

Rank these compounds in order of decreasing nucleophilicity:

 

CH3CO2-, CH3OH, CH3O-,CH3CO2H, CN-

Definition
CN->CH3O->CH3CO2->CH3CO2H>CH3OH
Term
What is the resultant stereochemistry from an SN1 reaction with a chiral starting material?
Definition
racemic mixture - 1:1 ratio of enantiomers
Term
How much ring strain in cyclopropane?
Definition
≈25 kcal/mole
Term

What are the torsional energies of the following butane conformations:

  1. anti
  2. eclipsed II and VI
  3. eclipsed IV
  4. gauche 

 

Definition

              (1)   (2)   (4)    (3)

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Term
[image]
Definition
propyl group
Term
[image]
Definition
isopropyl group
Term
[image]
Definition
tert-butyl
Term
[image]
Definition
sec-butyl
Term
[image]
Definition
butyl group
Term
[image]
Definition
phenyl group
Term
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Definition
benzyl group
Term
What bond is the strongest as far as IR spectroscopy is concerned?
Definition
O—H
Term

For ethene, what are the:

  1. hybridization state of carbons
  2. bond angles
Definition
  1. sp2  
  2.  

[image]

 

Term

Definitions of:

  1. BrØnsted acid
  2. BrØnsted base

 

Definition
  1. proton (H+) donor
  2. proton (H+) acceptor
Term

Definitions of:

  1. Lewis acid
  2. Lewis base
Definition
  1. electron pair acceptor
  2. electron pair donor
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