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Modern Organic Chemistry I
Concepts for Organic Chemistry
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Chemistry
Undergraduate 3
01/30/2013
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Term
CH4
 Definition
Methane
Term
C2H6
 Definition
Ethane
Term
C3H8
 Definition
propane
Term
C4H10
 Definition
butane
Term
C5H12
 Definition
pentane
Term
C6H14
 Definition
hexane
Term
C7H16
 Definition
heptane
Term
C8H18
 Definition
octane
Term
C9H20
 Definition
nonane
Term
C10H22
 Definition
decane
Term
CnH2n+2
 Definition
General formula for alkanes
Term
constitutional isomers
 Definition
molecules with the same molecular formula but differing in how they are connected
Term
CnH2n
 Definition
general formula for cycloalkanes
Term
Alkyl halides nomenclature
 Definition
Named as parent alkane with halide as substituent
Term
alcohol nomenclature
 Definition
named as parent alkane with -ol ending
Term
alcohol nomenclature
 Definition
named as parent alkane with -ol ending
Term
ether nomenclature
 Definition
place "ether" at end of substituent names
Term
amine nomenclature
 Definition
add "amine" to end of substituent name
Term
primary carbon
 Definition
only one carbon attached to it
Term
secondary carbon
 Definition
two carbons attached to it
Term
tertiary carbon
 Definition
three carbons attached to it
Term
sp3
 Definition
hybridization of a tetrahedral molecule
Term
sp2
 Definition
hybridization of a trigonal planar molecule
Term
sp
 Definition
hybridization of a linear molecule
Term
lewis acid
 Definition
electron acceptor
Term
lewis base
 Definition
electron donor
Term
conformations
 Definition
the same molecule in different forms
Term
staggered conformation
 Definition
Hs are far apart
Term
eclipsed conformation
 Definition
Hs overlap
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