Organic final – Flashcards

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Aufbau
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The lowest energy orbital is filled first
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Pauli exclusion principal
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Each orbital can accommodate a max of 2 electrons that have opposite spins
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Hund's rule
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Dealing with degenerate orbitals such as p orbitals one election is placed in each degenerate orbital first, before electrons are paired up
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Sigma bond
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Overlap of 1s orbital. All sigma bonds are sigma bonds
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VSEPR
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VAlence shell electron pair repulsion theory. Electrons are as far away from each other as possible.
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Steric number
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In order to predict the geometry of a small compound, small compound, we focus on the central atom and count the number of sigma bonds AND lone pairs. The total is the steric number.
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If steric number is 4
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Must use 4 orbitals - sp3 hybridized. Tetrahedral. (if no lone pairs=tetrahedral) if one lone pair= trigonometry pyramidal. (two lone pairs--bent)
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Steric number 3
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Sp2 hybridized ( double bonds) if one lone pair it's bent, if none then it's trigonal planar
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Steric number 2
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Sp hybridized. linear.
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Double bonds are
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Sp2. has 2 bonding interactions, 1 sigma and 1 pi bond.
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Triple bonds are
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Sp. Has three bonding interactions, one sigma and two pi bonds.
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Each molecuele on the end of a sigma bonds
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Own 1 of the electrons
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Difference in electronegativity values less than .5
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Covalent bond
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Difference in electronegativity values between .5 and 1.7
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Polar covalent
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Difference in electronegativity values greater than 1.7
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Ionic bond
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Dipole dipole interactions
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Electronegativity difference between atoms in a molecule. Attraction between molecules results in an elevated melting and boiling point
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Hydrogen bonding
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Protic compounds- proton connected to an electronegative atom. More hydrogen bonds- higher boiling point
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Fleeting dipole dipole interactions
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Hydrocarbons- boiling point increases with molecular weight
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Brancing of hydrocarbons
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Cause decrease in boiling point.
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Carbocations
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Sp2
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Bronsed lowery acid/ base
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Proton donor/ proton acceptor
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High pka
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Weak acid
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Vinylic
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The atoms bearing double bonds
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Allylic
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Adjacent to double bonds
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Eclipsed conformation
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Highest in energy
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Staggered
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Lowest energy conformation
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Anti conformation
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Less steric hendrance
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Gauche
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Overlap
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Diastereomers
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Sterioisomers that are not mirror images of one another (ex cis and trans)
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Meso compounds
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2 chiral centers on adjacent Cs, ALWAYS RS
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