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18 Cards in this Set
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What are the three ways to name an epoxide?
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epoxyalkandes, oxiranes, alkene oxides
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What was diethyl ether used for?
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a general anesthetic
highly flammable and causes nausea |
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What does Brevetoxin B do?
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interferes with Na ion transport across cell membranes.
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What do crown ethers do?
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allow reactions to be done in nonpolar solvents.
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What is periplanone B?
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cockroach sex pheremone
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What is epothilone b?
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an anticancer drug.
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What mechanism is used to make alcohols and ethers?
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Sn2
strong nucleophiles from methyl and primary alkyl halides |
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What mechanism is used to make epoxides?
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intramolecular Sn2
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How can alcohols undergo substitution or elimination?
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If the OH is first protonated with strong acid to convert it into H2O, a good leaving group.
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Do more or less substituted alcohols dehydrate fastest?
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more substituted
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Do more or less substituted alcohols hydrogen bond better?
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less substituted
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What kind of reaction is dehydration?
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elimination
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What type of reaction is dehydration for secondary and tertiary alcohols?
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E1
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What type of reaction is dehydration for primary alcohols?
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E2
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When can rearrangements occur?
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Sn1 or E1
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What type of reaction is dehydration with POCl3 and Pyridine?
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E2
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What type of reaction is alcohol to alkyl halides with HX?
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Substitution
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Do more or less substituted alcohols react better with HX
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more
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