Organic Chemistry 1 Review

Everything IUPAC

100

What are the three suffix options for structures with alcohol(s) on them?

-ol, -diol, -triol

200

What is the IUPAC prefix for thiol groups?

Mercapto-

300

Draw the following three complex IUPAC substituents:

Secbutyl

Isobutyl 

Neopentyl 

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400

Alcohols, as a naming priority, are prioritized after what? Name at least two functional groups that out rank alcohols.

RCO₂H acids > Aldehydes > Ketones

Functional Groups

100

Name the four hydrocarbon functional groups. 

Alkanes, Alkenes, Alkynes, and Aromatic Rings

200

Thiol is to alcohol as sulfide is to ...

Ether 

300

Name a functional group that is a ring that is also not a hydrocarbon.

Epoxide

400

Name four functional groups that fall under the "Carbonyl" umbrella.

Ketone, Aldehyde, Ester, Anhydride, Carboxylic Acid, Amide, Acyl Halides

Conformations and Isomers

100

The most stable Newman Projection is

Anti Staggered

200

How do you determine the maximum number of stereoisomers possible?

Calculate it: 2ⁿ 

(n= number of chiral centers)

300

When performing a ring flip, if I start with an (1) axial up and an (2) equatorial down, what will I end with? 

(1) Equatorial up and (2) Axial down 

400

Explain the difference between a Newman Projection and a Fischer Projection. 

Newman looks head on, Fischer is an aerial view.

SN1, SN2, E1, E2

100

T-butoxide and T-butanol are a great reagent/solvent pair for which kind of reaction?

E2

200

If my potential leaving group is 1^o, which reactions are possible (depending on other factors)?

S_N2 and E2

300

Between the two substitution reactions, which one would prefer acetone as a solvent and why?

S_N2 because acetone is polar aprotic.

400

At a 3^o leaving group, if I have a weak base, what reaction will take place and why?

E2; because E1 and SN1 need non-basic reagents, and a weak base is still a base

Assorted Reactions

100

What are the three steps of Radical Halogenation?

Initiation, Propagation, and Termination

200

How can we form new carbon-carbon bonds?

Grignard Reagents

300

We learned about two hydride reagents. What are they and how do they differ from each other?

LiAlH₄ and NaBH₄. (Lithium can reduce more functional groups whereas Sodium is more selective.)

400

There are two reagents that are known as functional group transformers and can substitute an alcohol to a better leaving group. What are the two reagents? 

PBr₃ and SOCl₂