Organic Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
Biochemistry
Grab Bag Chemistry
100
This solvent is frequently mixed with hexane and used in thin layer chromatography
What is ethyl acetate
100
BCl3 and BF3 are two very strong types of what reagent
What is Lewis Acids
100
The operator utilized in the Schrodinger Equation
What is Hamiltonian
100
What is the Central Dogma
This idea of biochemistry states the flow of genetic information as DNA -> RNA -> Protein
100
The pKa of HCl
What is -6
200
This kind of solvent is needed for an SN2 reaction
What is polar aprotic
200
What is the difference between a high and low spin system?
What is high spin systems have low crystal field splitting and have electrons populating all 5 d orbitals orbitals before doubling orbitals
200
The laaw of thermodynamics states that internal energy of an isolated system is constant
What is 1st
200
This enzyme complex catalyzes the conversion of pyruvate to acetyl-CoA
(What is the Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex?
200
The gas released upon the addition of baking soda and vinegar
What is CO2
300
The chemical shift of this functional group in NMR Spectroscopy is 9.5-10.5 ppm
What is aldehydes
300
Describe improper rotation
What is Proper rotation followed by a horizontal reflection
300
The model does quantum mechanic use to describe/calculate stretching and compression of bonds
What is simple harmonic oscillator
300
This is the second site on the ribosome that binds tRNA that contains the elongating peptide chain
What is the Peptidyl Site
300
The three solid forms in which carbon can exist
What is diamond, graphite, and buckminsterfullerene
400
Treatment of alkenes with ozone gas yields what type of compound
What is diketone
400
Describe the difference between a symmetry element and symmetry operation
What is a symmetry element is an axis or plane, while an operation is the actual movement of a molecule about a symmetry element
400
The greek letter represents osmotic pressure
What is pi
400
This amino acid’s R group contains an aromatic ring with a hydroxyl group para- to where it is attached to a methylene group
What is tyrosine
400
The way breathalyzers detect alcohol presence
What is chromium breathalyzer oxidizes alcohol to acid
500
The driving force for the Witting reaction is the very strong bond between what two elements
What is phosphorus and oxygen
500
The chemical formula of potassium hexachloridoplatinate (IV)
What is [PtCl6]K2
500
The bounds of the integration used when solving a particle in a ring problem
What is 0 to 2π
500
This method of protein purification is based on highly specific interactions between the protein and a particular molecule bound to a resin
What is affinity chromatography
500
The the two Nobel Laureates currently on UCSD Chem Dept. Faculty
Who is Mario Molina and Roger Tsien