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52 Cards in this Set
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Study of compounds that contain carbon? |
Organic Chemistry |
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Organic chemicals are everywhere. Organic products can come from _________ and _________ sources. |
-Natural -Synthesized |
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Main component in natural gas? |
Methane |
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The alcohol present in alcoholic beverages? |
Ethanol |
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All organic compounds contain ________ atoms, and most contain ___________ atoms. |
-Carbon -Hydrogen |
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Carbons always form ______________ covalent bonds. |
4 |
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Hydrogen always forms ____________ covalent bonds. |
1 |
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Carbon can form ________, _________, and ________ bonds. |
-single -double (4 electrons) -triple (6 electrons) |
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Organic compounds can contain ________ and or __________. |
-chains -rings |
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Elements other than C and H? |
Heteroatoms |
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Each heteroatom forms a characteristic number of bonds. Common heteroatoms include ______________. They follow the ___________ rule. |
-N, O, F, Cl, Br, I -Octet |
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# bonds & # lone pairs? Carbon? |
-4 -0 |
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# bonds & # lone pairs? Hydrogen? |
-1 -0 |
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# bonds & # lone pairs? Nitrogen? |
-3 -1 |
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# bonds & # lone pairs? Oxygen? |
-2 -2 |
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# bonds & # lone pairs? Halogen (F, Cl, Br, I)? |
-1 -3 (F, Cl, Br, I) |
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Most common multiple bond between a carbon and a heteroatom is a _____________? |
Carbon-Oxygen Double Bond (CARBONYL) |
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States that the group on a central atom wants to be as far apart from each other as possible? |
VSEPR theory |
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Can be either a lone pair or an atom? |
Group |
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Atom surrounded by 2 groups? Bond Angle? |
Linear (180) |
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Atom surrounded by 3 groups? Bond angle? |
Trigonal planar (120) |
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Atom surrounded by 4 groups? Bond angle? |
Tetrahedral (109.5) (every carbon with 4 single bonds is tetrahedral) |
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___________ line for in plane. __________ for bond in front of the plane. ___________ line for bond behind the plane. |
-solid -wedge -dashed |
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3 Atoms and 1 lone pair (4 groups)? Bond angle? |
Trigonal Pyramidal (Nitrogen) (109.5) |
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2 Atoms and 2 lone pairs (4 groups)? Bond angle? |
Bent (Oxygen) (109.5) |
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Structure when all the atoms are drawn and single bonds/lone pairs on heteroatoms are omitted? |
Condensed Structures |
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Structure when assuming there is a carbon at the junction of any two lines or at the end of any line. Also assume there are enough hydrogen atoms on each carbon to give it four bonds. Draw in all heteroatoms and hydrogen atoms directly bonded to them? |
Skeletal Structures |
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An atom or a group of atoms with characteristic chemical and physical properties? |
Functional Group |
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Functional groups can contain a _________, ________, or _________. |
-Heteroatom -Multiple bond -Both |
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The letter "__" is used to abbreviate the carbon and hydrogen portion of a molecule? |
R
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Compounds that contain ONLY carbon and hydrogen? |
Hydrocarbons |
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What are the 4 hydrocarbons? |
-Alkanes -Alkenes -Alkynes -Aromatic |
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Have only C-C single bonds, no functional group? |
Alkanes |
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Have C-C double bonds as functional group? |
Alkenes |
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Have C-C triple bonds as functional group? |
Alkynes |
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Have a benzene ring (6 membered ring w/ 3 double bonds? |
Aromatic |
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6 membered ring with 3 double bonds? |
Benzene ring |
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Contains a hydrogen atom directly bonded to the carbonyl carbon? |
Aldehydes (RCHO) |
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Contains an OH group directly bonded to the carbonyl carbon? |
Carboxylic Acid (RCOOH) |
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Contains OR group directly bonded to the carbonyl carbon? |
Esters (R'COOR) |
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Organic compounds are covalent compounds. They exist as __________ molecules. They have much _________ intermolecular forces than the ones in ionic compounds. They have ________ boiling and melting points than ionic compounds. They tend to be ________/_________ at room temperature. |
-Discrete -Weaker -Lower -Gas/liquids |
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Polarity? When two atoms bonded together have identical or similar electronegativity? |
Nonpolar (C-C, C-H) |
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Polarity? When atoms with different electronegativity are bonded? |
Polar (C and N, O and halogens) (if a single bond is polar, the molecule is polar because it contains a net dipole) |
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Hydrocarbons: polar or non-polar? |
Nonpolar (C-C, C-H) |
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If the individual polar bonds (dipoles) cancel in a molecule, the molecule is _____________.
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Non-polar |
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If the individual bond dipoles do not cancel, the molecule is ____________. |
Polar |
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Solubility: "like dissolves like". Most organic compounds are ___________ in organic solvents. Hydrocarbons and other nonpolar organic compounds are __________ in water. Polar organic compounds are _____________ in water only if they are small and contain a ___ or __ atom that can hydrogen bond with water. |
-Soluble -Insoluble -Soluble -N or O |
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Organic compounds needed in small amounts for normal cell function. The body cannot synthesize these compounds so they must be obtained in the diet? |
Vitamins |
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Vitamin that dissolves in an organic solvent but is insoluble in water? |
Fat-soluble vitamin |
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Vitamin that has many nonpolar C-C and C-H bonds and few polar functional groups? |
Fat-soluble vitamin |
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Vitamin that dissolves in water? |
Water-soluble vitamin |
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Vitamin that has many polar bonds? |
Water-soluble vitamin |