Anh's Organic Chemistry Flash Cards

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coordinate covalent bonding

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A + :B → A:B

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formal charge

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group # - (unshared + 1/2*shared)

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heterocyclic

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cyclic compound in which carbon is not the only element in the "cycle"

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alkane

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C(n)H(2n+2)

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alkene

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C(n)H(2n)

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alkyne

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C(n)H(2n-2)

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Name:
CH3CH3Cl

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chloroethane (IUPAC)
ethyl chloride (common)

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Name:
H2C=CH2

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ethene (IUPAC)
ethylene (common)

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Name:
CH[triple]CH

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ethyne (IUPAC)
acetylene (common)

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alcohol

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R-OH

"-ol" (IUPAC)

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ether

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-O-

R-O-R
"ethoxy-" (IUPAC)

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Name:
CH3CH2Cl

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IUPAC: chloroethane
common: ethyl chloride

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Name:
CH3Br

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IUPAC: bromomethane
common: methyl bromide

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Name:
CH3CH2OH

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IUPAC: ethanol
common: ethyl alcohol

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Name:
CH3CH2OCH2CH3

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IUPAC: ethoxyethane
common: diethyl ether

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amine^2

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-NH2

R-NH2
"amino-" (IUPAC)

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Name:
CH3CH2CH2NH2

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IUPAC: 1-aminopropane^3
common: propylamine

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quaternary ammonium salt

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-NR3+X-

R4N+X-
"ammonium"

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Name:
CH3(CH2)9N(CH3)3+Cl-

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both: decyltrimethyl-ammonium chloride

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aldehyde

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-C=O
|
H

R-C=O
|
H

IUPAC: "-al"

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Name:
CH3CH2CH=O
|
H

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IUPAC: propanal
common: propionaldehyde

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ketone

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-C=O
|
H

R-C=O
|
H

IUPAC: "-one"

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Name:
CH3
|
CH3CH2C=O

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IUPAC: 2-butanone
common: methyl ethyl ketone

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carboxylic acid

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O
||
-C-OH

O
||
R-C-OH

IUPAC: "-oic acid"

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Name:
O
||
CH3-C-OH

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IUPAC: ethanoic acid
common: acetic acid

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ester

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O
||
-C-OR'

O
||
R-C-OR'

IUPAC: "-oate"

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Name:
O
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CH3-C-OC2H5

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IUPAC: ethyl ethanoate
common: ethyl acetate

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amide

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O
||
-C-NH2

O
||
R-C-NH2

IUPAC: "-amide"

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O
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CH3-C-NH2

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IUPAC: ethanamide
common: acetamide

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acid chloride

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O
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-C-Cl

IUPAC: "-oyl chloride"

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Name:

O
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CH3-C-Cl

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IUPAC: ethanoyl chloride
common: acetyl chloride

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carbene

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neutral species having a carbon atom with two bonds and two electrons

2 kinds: singlet and triplet

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singlet

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carbene in which the two electrons have opposite spins and are paired in one orbital

↑↓
- C -

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triplet

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carbene in which the two electrons have the same spin and are in different orbitals

↑
-C-
↓