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Kaplan DAT O-chem
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Organic Chemistry
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06/14/2012

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Term
Diazo
Definition
RN2+
Term
AZIDE
Definition
RN3
Term
NITRO
Definition
RNO2
Term
IMINE
Definition
R2C=NR'
Term
R CONFIGURATION (CHIRAL CENTER)
Definition
CLOCKWISE WHEN LOWEST GROUP TO THE BACK
Term
S CONFIGURATION (CHIRAL CENTER)
Definition
COUNTERCLOCKWISE WHEN LOWEST GROUP BACK
Term
WILL A RACEMIC MIXTURE OF ENTANTIOMERS HAVE OPTICAL ACTIVITY?
Definition
NO
Term
WHAT CARBON WILL FORM A RADICAL AND RECEIVE BROMINE IN FREE RADICAL HALOGENATION?
Definition

THE MOST SUBSITUTED

 

3*>2*>1*> METHYL

Term
IF NUCEOPHILES HAVE THE SAME ATTACKING CARBON (EX. RO- , H0-), WHAT CORELATES TO STRONGEST NUCLEOPHILE?
Definition
MOST BASIC ONE
Term
IN PROTIC SOLVENT, WHAT SIZE ATOMS ARE BETTER NUCLEOPHILES?
Definition

THE LARGEST

 

 

Term
IN APROTIC SOLVENTS WHAT MAKES THE BEST NUCLEOPHIL?
Definition
THE MOST BASIC
Term
SN1 REACTIONS ARE MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR IF THE CARBON ATTACHED TO THE LEAVING GROUP IS_________________
Definition

MORE SUBSTITUTED

 

TERTIARY>SECONDARY>PRIMARY>METHYL

 

(MORE STABLE CATION)

Term
SN1 REACTIONS OCCUR IN PROTIC OR APROTIC SOLVENTS?
Definition

PROTIC

 

(THE CARBOCATION IS STABILIZED BY THE SOLVENT)

Term
A PROTIC SOLVENT CAN DONATE A _________
Definition
HYDROGEN ATOM
Term
CAN AN APROTIC SOLVENT DONATE A HYDROGEN ATOM?
Definition
NO
Term

THE RATE OF SN2 REACTIONS

 DEPEND ON___________

Definition
CONCENTRATION OF THE SUBSTRATE AND NUCLEOPHILE
Term
WHAT IS NEEDED TO DISPLACE THE LEAVING GROUP IN AN SN2 REACTION?
Definition
A STRONG NUCLEOPHILE
Term
DO SN2 REACTIONS OCCUR WHEN THE CARBON IS LESS SUBSTITUTED OR MORE SUBSTITUTED?
Definition

LESS SUBSTITUTED

 

METHYL> 1*>2*>3*

Term
WHAT STEREOCHEMISTRY RESULTS FROM A SN1 REACTION?
Definition
A RACEMIC MIXTURE
Term
WHAT STEREOCHEMISTRY RESULTS FROM A SN2 REACTION?
Definition
INVERSION OF CONFIGURATION
Term
WHAT TYPE OF SUBSTITUTION REACTION IS FAVORED BY BULKY NUCELEOPHILES?
Definition
SN1
Term
DO TRANS OR CIS ALKENES HAVE HIGHER MELTING POINTS?
Definition
TRANS
Term
WHAT ELIMINATION REACTIONS TEND TO FAVOR POLAR SOLVENTS, BRANCHED CARBON CHAINS, GOOD LEAVING GROUPS AND WEAK NUCLEOPHILES?
Definition
E1
Term
WHAT WILL PUSH A REACTION TOWARD E1 RATHER THAN SN1?
Definition
HIGH TEMPS
Term
WHERE WILL THE DOUBLE BOND FORM IN THE PRODUCT OF AN E2 REACTION?
Definition
USUALLY SO THE DOUBLE BOND IS MORE SUBSTITUTED
Term
WHAT WILL MAKE A REACTION UNDERGO E2 RATHER THAN SN2?
Definition

USING HIGHLY SUBSTITUTED C CHAINS AND A STRONG BASE

 

SN2 PREFER LESS STERIC HINDERANCE AND WEAK LEWIS BASES (STRONG NUCLEOPHILES)

Term
 TO REDUCE A DOUBLE BOND, YOU WOULD USE__________________
Definition

H2 AND METAL CATALYST

 

(Ex. Pd, Ni, Pt)

 

 WILL BE SYN DUE TO REACTION TAKING PLACE ON THE METAL

Term

IF YOU ADD HX TO A DOUBLE BOND THE PROTON WILL FIRST BE ADDED TO THE

 

 

MOST SUBSTITUED SIDE

OR THE

LEAST SUBSTITUED SIDE

 

 

(NOT USING RADICAL MECHANISM)

Definition

THE LEAST SUBSTITUED SIDE

 

(MARKOVNIKOV'S RULE: THE MOST STABLE CARBOCATION IS PROCUCED)

Term

ADDITION OF X2 TO A DOUBLE BOND IS

 

ANTI

OR

SYN

Definition

ANTI

 

BECAUSE A CYCLIC HALONIUM ION FORMS THEN IS ATTACKED BY SECOND X-

Term

ADDITION OF WATER TO A DOUBLE BOND OCCURS IN ACIDIC OR BASIC CONDITIONS

 

AND

 

DOES IT FOLLOW MARKOVNIKOV'S RULE?

Definition

ACIDIC

 

 

AND

 

 

YES

Term

ADDITION OF HBr TO A DOUBLE BOND, USING THE FREE RADICAL MECHANISM

 

OBEYS

 

OR

 

DISOBEYS

 

MARKOVNIKOV'S RULE?

Definition

DISOBEYS

 

(Br RADICAL IS ADDED FIRST)

Term
HYDROBORATION OF A DOUBLE BOND PRODUCES _______________
Definition
ALCOHOL IN ANTI-MARKOVNIKOV SYN ORIENTATION
Term

COLD KMnO4 ADDED TO A DOUBLE BOND WILL PRODUCE

 

___________________

Definition

1, 2 DIOL (GLYCOLS)

 

SYN ADDITION

Term

HOT KMnO4 FOLLOWED BY ACID WILL BREAK A

1. INTERNAL DOUBLE BOND INTO:

 

2. TERMINAL DOUBLE BOND INTO:

Definition

1. 2 CARBOXYLIC ACIDS

 

2. A CARBOXYLIC ACID AND CO2

Term

TREATMENT OF A DOUBLE BOND WITH

 1) O2) Zn/H2O

 

WILL______

Definition
BREAK THE DOUBLE BOND INTO 2 ALDEHYDES
Term

DOUBLE BONDS TREATED WITH PEROXYCARBOXYLIC ACIDS (EX, CH3CO3H AND MCPBA)

 WILL FORM_____________

Definition
OXIRANES (EPOXIDES)
Term

POLYMERS OF POLYETHEYLE ARE FORMED

USING:

Definition
ETHYLENE AND A RADICAL METHANISM UNDER HEAT AND PRESSURE
Term
ALKYNES CAN BE SYNTHESIZED:
Definition

1) ELIMINATION OF VIVCINAL DIBROMIDE

 

2) DISPLACEMENT BY AN ACETYLIDE ION

Term

IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A CIS

 ALKENE OUT OF AN ALKYNE,

USE___________

Definition

H2, Pd/BaSO4

LINDLAR'S CATALYST

Term
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE AN TRANS ALKENE OUT OF AN ALKYNE, USE_________
Definition
Na, NH3 (LIQ)
Term
HYDROBORATION OF A TRIPLE BOND____________-
Definition
ADDES PROTONS IN A SYN FASHION TO FORM AN ALKENE
Term
USING BORON AND PEROXIDE ON A TRIPLE BOND CAN CREATE :
Definition
A VINYL ALCOHOL (KETO-ENOL TAUTOMER)
Term

ALKYNES CAN BE OXIDATIVELY CLEAVED BY

______________

 

AND

____________

Definition

KMnO4

 

OR

 

O3

Term
DO AROMATIC COMPOUNDS UNDERGO ADDITION REACTIONS?
Definition
NO
Term
ADDING Br2 OR Cl2 ,IN THE PRESENCE OF A LEWIS ACID ,TO AN AROMATIC RING WILL PRODUCE GOOD YIELDS OF:
Definition
MONOSUBSTITUTED AROMATIC PRODUCTS
Term

ARE NH2, NHCOR  AND NR2 AS AN AROMATIC SUBSTITUENTS

 

ACTIVATING OR DEACTIVATING? 

 

 

ORTHO/PARA OR META DIRECTING?

Definition

ACTIVATING

 

 

 

ORTHO/PARA

Term
IS NO2 ACTIVATING OR DEACTIVATING?
Definition
DEACTIVATING
Term
WHAT AROMATIC SUBSTITUENTS ARE DEACTIVATING ORTHO/PARA DIRECTORS?
Definition
THE HALOGENS
Term

ARE

 OH, OR, OCOR, AND R 

 

ACTIVATING OR DEACTIVATING AROMATIC SUBSTITUENTS?

 

 

META OR ORTHO/PARA?

Definition

ACTIVATING

 

 

 

 

 

 

ORTHO/PARA

Term

BENZENE RINGS CAN BE REDUCED UNDER VIGOROUS CONDITIONS

AND WHAT CATALYST?

Definition
USUALLY RUTHENIUM (Ru) OR RHODIUM(Rh)
Term

THE MORE CARBONS AN ALCOHOL CHAINS HAS THE

 

(MORE/ LESS)

 

ACIDIC IT IS

Definition
LESS
Term

PROTONATING A CARBOXYLIC ACID'S CARBOXYL'S OXYGEN WILL MAKE THE CARBON

MORE OR LESS

LIKELY TO BE ATTACKED BY A NUCLEOPHILE?

Definition
MORE LIKELY
Term

PUT IN CORRECT ORDER OF  INCREASING REACTIVITY:

 

ANHYDRIDES

AMIDES

ACYL HALIDES

ESTERS

 

Definition

 

 

AMIDES<ESTERS<ANHYDRIDES<ACYL HALIDES

Term
PROCESS IN WHICH IMPURE SOLIDS ARE DISSOLVED AND ALLOWED TO REFORM CRYSTALS SO THAT THE IMPURITIES ARE LEFT IN THE SOLUTION
Definition
RECRYSTALLIZATION
Term

GRAVITY FILTRATION IS BEST USED WHEN THE DESIRED PRODUCT IS THE______________

AND

 

VACUUM FILTRATION IS BEST USED WHEN THE DESIRED PRODUCT IS THE________________

Definition

DISSOLVED IN THE SOLUTION

 

 

AND

 

 

THE FILTERED SOLID

Term
VAPORS SUBLIME ON A PIECE OF GLASSWARE CALLED A ______________
Definition
COLD FINGER
Term

SIMPLE DISTILLATION CAN OCCUR WHEN THE FLUIDS BOIL BELOW________DEGREES C

 

AND

 

BOIL AT LEAST __________DEGREES C APART

Definition

BELOW 150

 

 

 

AT LEAST 25

Term

VACUUM DISTILLATION CAN BE USED WHEN THE FLUIDS BOIL __________DEGREES C

 

AND

 

__________DEGREES C APART

Definition

ABOVE 150

 

AT LEAST 25

Term

FRACTIONAL DISTILLATION CAN BE USED WHEN FLUIDS BOIL____________-DEGREES C APART

 

Definition

 

 

LESS THAN 25

Term
A FRACTIONING COLUMN WORKS TO SEPARATE FLUIDS BY BOILING BECAUSE____________
Definition
EACH TIME THE VAPORS CONDENSE AND EVAPORATE THEY CONTAIN A GREATER PROPORTION OF THE LOWER BOILING COMPONENT
Term
COMPOUNDS CAN BE DISTIGUISHED FROM EACH OTHER USING CHROMATOGRAPHY BECAUSE THEY_______________________
Definition
TRAVEL ACROSS THE STATIONARY PHASE AT DIFFERENT RATES
Term

IN CHROMOTOGRAPHY, THE RF VALUE IS CALCULATED

 BY DIVIDING:

 THE____________

BY

THE____________

Definition

 

 

DISTANCE A COMPOUND TRAVELS/

THE DISTANCE THE SOLVENT TRAVELS

Term
A TECHNIQUE FOR SEPARATION THAT ALLOWS SOLVENT AND COMPOUNDS TO MOVE DOWN BY GRAVITY AND FORM BANDS  OF DIFFERENT COMPOUNDS
Definition

 

 

COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY

Term
A SEPARATION TECHNIQUE THAT INVOLVES INJECTING A GAS MIXTURE INTO A COLUMN WHERE IT IS VAPORIZED AND THEN COMPONENTS ARE SEPARATED BASED ON HOW LONG IT TAKES THEM TO REACH THE END OF THE COLUMN FILLED WITH HELIUM OR NITROGEN
Definition
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
Term
TYPE OF COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY IN WHICH BEADS ARE COATED WITH CHARGED SUBSTANCES THAT HOLD OPPOSITELY CHARGED SUBSTANCES FROM PASSING THROUGH
Definition
ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY
Term
A TECHNIQUE OF USING NITROGEN GAS TO FORCE SOLVENT THROUGH WHEN USING COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY
Definition

 

 

FLASH COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY

Term
TYPE OF COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY THAT USES BEADS WITH TINY PORES
Definition
SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY
Term
COLUMN CHROMATOGRAGHY THAT CAN BE CUSTOMIZED TO BIND A SPECIFIC SUBSTANCE
Definition
AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY
Term
A WAY TO SEPARATE MOLECULES, BASED ON THEIR SIZE AND CHARGE, BY PLACING THEM IN AN ELECTRIC FIELD
Definition
ELECRTOPHORESIS
Term
TYPE OF GEL USED TO SEPARATE PIECES OF DNA OR RNA BY ELECTROPHORESIS
Definition

 

 

AGAROSE

Term
ELECTROPHORISIS GEL USED TO SEPARATE PROTEINS BASED ON MASS BY NEUTRALIZING THE CHARGE
Definition

 

 

SDS-POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL

Term
ELECTROPHORISIS TECHNIQUE THAT SEPARATES PROTEINS BASED ON THEIR ISOELECTRIC POINT(THE PH AT WHICH ITS NET CHARGE IS 0
Definition

 

 

 

ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING

Term
WHAT MUST AN ATOM POSSESS TO BE STUDIED BY NMR?
Definition
AN ODD ATOMIC NUMBER OR AN ODD MASS NUMBER
Term

HOW DO YOU FIND HOW MANY PEAKS THERE WILL BE WHEN DOING HNMR?

 

 

HOW DO YOU FIND THE AREA?

Definition

COUNT THE NUMBER OF ADJACENT HS AND ADD 1

 

 

USE PASCAL'S TRIANGLE

Term
WHEN DOING CNMR, WHY WOULD YOU CHOSE TO DO A SPIN-DECOUPLED SPECTRUM?
Definition

 

 

YOU ONLY WANT TO LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CARBONS AND THEIR RELATIVE CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENTS

Term
WHEN DOING CNMR, WHY WOULD YOU CHOSE TO DO A SPIN-COUPLED NMR?
Definition
IT WOULD SHOW YOU THE NUMBER OF HS
Term
A SPECTROSCOPY TECHNIQUE WHERE ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT IS PASSED THROUGH A CHEMICAL SAMPLE. IT IS BEST USED WHEN STUDYING DOUBLE BONDS OR HETERO ATOMS WITH LONE PAIRS
Definition
ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY
Term
A TECHNIQUE THAT IONIZES A SAMPLE, ACCELERATES THE PARTICLES IN A MAGNETIC FIELD AND RECORDS THE MASS OF THE PARTICLES
Definition
MASS SPECTROMETRY
Term

FROM THE HIGHEST VALUE LINE ON MASS SPEC READING, YOU CAN OBTAIN THE

 _________________

OF THE SAMPLE

Definition
MOLECULAR WEIGHT
Term

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE M+ ION PEAK AND THE LINE BEING EVALUATED, GIVES YOU

______________

Definition

.

 

THE MOLECULAR WEIGHT OF THE FRAGMENT RECORDED

Term

A CARBOHYDRATE IN WHICH THE LOWEST CHIRAL CENTER HAS -OH TO

 THE RIGHT IS __________

Definition

 

 

A D SUGAR

Term

 

GALACTOSE IS A ____ EPIMER OF GLUCOSE

Definition
C4
Term
MANNOSE IS A _____ EPIMER OF GLUCOSE
Definition
C2
Term
AN ANOMER IN WHICH THE -OH POINTS UP IN THE CHAIR CONFORMATION OF A D SUGAR IS _______
Definition

 

 

 

ΒETA

Term
CELLULOSE HAS ________________BONDS BETWEEN GLUCOSE MOLECULES
Definition

 

1,4' BETA

Term

 

 

STARCH AND GLYCOGEN HAVE _________________ BONDS BETWEEN GLUCOSE MOLECULES

Definition
MOSTLY 1,4' ALPHA, SOME 1,6' ALPHA
Term

 

 

AMINO ACIDS THAT ARE DIPOLAR IONS

(ONE SIDE OF THE MOLECULE HAS A POSITIVE CHARGE WHILE THE OTHER IS NEGATIVE)

Definition

 

 

ZWITTERIONS

Term

 

 

A TERM THAT DESCRIBES SPECIES THAT MAKE ACT AS A BASE OR AS AN ACID

Definition

 

 

AMPHOTERIC

Term

WHAT ARE THE 2 ACIDIC AMINO ACIDS?

 

 

 

WHAT CHARGE DO THEY CARRY AT PHYSIOLOGICAL PH (7.4)?

Definition

ASPARTIC ACID

 

AND

 

GLUTAMIC ACID

 

 

NEGATIVE

Term

WHAT ARE THE THREE BASIC AMINO ACIDS?

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHAT CHARGE DO THEY CARRY AT PH- 7.4?

 

Definition

ARGININE

 

LYSINE

 

HISTIDINE

 

 

POSITIVE

Term
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE PH IS LESS THAN THE pI (ISOELECTRIC POINT=WHEN AA IS ELECTRICALLY NEUTRAL)??
Definition
THE AA IS PROTONATED AND CARRIES A POSITIVE CHARGE
Term
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE PH IS MORE THAN THE pI (ISOELECTRIC POINT)??
Definition
THE AA IS DEPROTONATED AND CARRIES A NEGATIVE CHARGE
Term

 

ASPARTIC ACID AND GLUTAMIC ACID HAVE HOW MANY DISSOCIATION CONSTANTS?

 

HOW MANY MOLES OF BASE TO COMPLETELY DEPROTONATE?

Definition

3

 

 

3

Term

WHAT PROPERTIES AND KIND OF BONDS HOLD THE TERTIARY STRUCTURE OF PROTEINS TOGETHER?

 

 

WHAT AA FORMS THESE?

Definition

TERTIARY STRUCTURE IS HELD BY HYDROPHOBIC/HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS AND BY DISULFIDE BONDS

 

CYSTEINE

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