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Organic Chemistry- Terms
Terms for Organic Chemistry
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Undergraduate 2
05/27/2014

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Torsional Strain
Definition
Strain due to electrons connected to same molecule
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Steric Bulk
Definition
Strain due to electrons on different molecules that do not want to be close to one another
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Anatomers
Definition
1R,2R/1S,2S non-identical mirror images
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Chiral Compounds
Definition
R (clockwise) S (Counterclockwise) Hydrogen faces outward if inward then flipped, Rotation based on size
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Constituent Isomers
Definition
Same atoms just arranged in different manner
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Stero Isomers
Definition
Connected in the same way just different spatial orientations
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Axial
Definition
Straight up or straight down on chair conformation
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Trans
Definition
Connected groups on opposite sides of the face
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Cis
Definition
Both connected groups on same side of face
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Chirality Centers
Definition
Central carbon is bound to 4 different compounds causing a center of rotation to occur about carbon
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Disteromers
Definition
1R,2R/1R,2S one or more configurations on a chirality center
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Equatorial State
Definition
Atttached groups are at a side ways angle from each other and are at lowest energy
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