Organic Chemistry JEOPARDY

A

100

A carbon that is double bonded will have bond angles of how many degrees?
109.5, 120, 180, 360

100

200

This is the common name for the simplest alkyne, C₂H₂.

acetylene

300

This type of hydrocarbon derivative contains a carbonyl group (C=O) attached to a hydrogen atom.

aldehyde

400

This aromatic compound, known as a precursor to many dyes, has the formula C₆H₅NH₂

aniline

500

Which of the following compounds would have the lowest heat of combustion?
pentane, 2-methylbutane, 2,2-dimethylpropane

2,2-dimethylpropane

B

100

This type of reaction occurs when alkanes combust in the presence of oxygen.

combustion

200

Is 2-bromo-2-methylbutane chiral or achiral?

achiral

300

The common name for a hydrocarbon derivative with a carboxyl group (-COOH)

carboxylic acid

400

This fused ring aromatic hydrocarbon is found in coal tar and is the simplest polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.

naphthalene

500

Which compound is more stable?
1-methylcyclohexe OR 3-methylcyclohexene

1-methylcyclohexe

C

100

Name two laboratory aides in the chemistry department.

Jilma Portillo and Scarlet Dumalay

200

These are the stages of the free radical mechanism.

initiation, propagation, and termination

300

Aromatic compounds follow this rule, which involves having a specific number of pi electrons.

Huckel's rule

400

This group contains an oxygen atom bonded to two alkyl or aryl groups.

ether

500

This is the mechanism followed when ethane reacts with Cl₂ in the presence of heat/light.

free radical

D

100

This is the simplest alkane with just one carbon atom.

methane

200

Name one mechanism that forms carbocations.

SN1 or E1

300

This is rule used with addition reactions for alkenes.

Markovnikov's rule

400

The addition of a hydrogen halide (HX) to an alkene results in the formation of this functional group.

alkyl halide

500

This type of reaction is used to introduce a new functional group by replacing a hydrogen atom in an aromatic ring.

electrophilic aromatic substitution

E

100

The number of valence electrons for carbon.

4

200

This term describes molecules that are non-superimposable mirror images of each other

enantiomers 

300

Alkenes undergo this type of reaction when they react with halogens to form dihalides

halogenation

400

Known as the father of Organic Chemistry

Friedrich Wöhler

500

This reaction involves the oxidative cleavage of alkenes, breaking the double bond, and forming carbonyl compounds.

oozonolysis