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8 Cards in this Set
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Less stable carbocations rearrange to more stable carbocations by the shift of what?
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hydrogen atom or an alkyl group.
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ROH, ROR and Epoxides contain an O atom that is
_(1)_ hybridized and __(2)__. |
(1)sp^3
(2)tetrahedral |
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ROH, ROR and Epoxides have what type of polar bonds?
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polar C-O bonds.
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Only ___ have an O-H bond for intermolecular hydrogen bonding.
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Alcohols
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What two compounds do not contain a good leaving group?
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Alcohols and Ethers
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When can a nucleophilic substitution only occur?
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Only after the OH (or OR) group is conerted to a better leaving group.
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(1) Epoxides have a leaving group located where?
(2)Which makes them reactive to what? |
(1)located in a strained three-membered ring
(2)making epoxides reactive to strong nucleophiles and acids HZ that contain a nucleophilic atom Z |
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Besides rearranging, a carbocation can also react with what?
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a nucleophile and a base
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