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Unit 14  ·  IB Chemistry · Higher Level

Organic Chemistry (HL)

The study of carbon-based compounds, their functional groups, nomenclature, and characteristic reaction mechanisms.

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1 H 1.008
6 C 12.011
29 Cu 63.546
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Isomers
Organic Chem Nomenclature
Organic Reaction Mechanisms
Organic Reactions
Spectroscopic Identification of Organic Compounds
12 Mg 24.305
10 Ne 20.180
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Choose an answer Leaving group
Carbocation intermediate 2
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Protic solvents 4
Chiral carbon 3
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The species that becomes detached in the reaction Two reagents are involved in the rds
Leaving group Bimolecular
One reagent is involved in the rds Solvents that are not able to form hydrogen bonds
Unimolecular Aprotic solvent
Solvents that are able to form hydrogen bonds
4/12/26, 1:18 PM Carbocation intermediate
Organic Chemistry HL Flashcards | Quizlet A carbon atom with a temporary positive charge
Positive inductive effect
Stabilisation caused by the presence of 3 alkyl groups which donated electron density to the positive centre
Concerted Markovnikov's Rule
Occurs in one step The hydrogen will attach to the carbon that is already
Nitrating mixture
₂⁺ produce NO
Stereoisomerism
Molecules with atoms attached in the same order, but which differ from each other in their spacial or 3D arrangement.
Enantiomers
Opposite configurations at all chiral centres and are mirror images of each other
Diastereoisomers
Opposite configuration at some, but not all chiral centres, and are not mirror images of each other
Chiral carbon Configurational isomerism
Carbon attached to 4 different groups Can be interconverted only by breaking covalent bonds
Conformational isomerism Cis-trans/E/Z isomerism
Can be interconverted by free rotation about sigma bonds Exist when there is restricted rotation around atoms
Optical isomerism
Chirality exists when there is an asymmetric (chiral) carbon
Polarimeter
An instrument to measure the amount and the direction of rotation of plane polarized light
Racemic mixture Steric hindrance
An equal mixture of 2 enantiomers Bulky groups make it difficult for an incoming group to
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26 Fe 55.845
79 Au 196.967
17 Cl 35.45