Course review
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• Types: empirical, molecular, structural (full/condensed), stereochemical, skeletal • 3D models • Interconvert molecular, structural, and skeletal formulas
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• Give characteristic properties • Groups: halogeno, hydroxyl, carbonyl, carboxyl, alkoxy, amino, amido, ester, phenyl • Identify functional groups by name and structure
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• Successive members differ by CH₂ • Series: alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, halogenoalkanes, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, ethers, amines, amides, esters • Recognize general formulas and functional group patterns
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• Melting and boiling points in homologous series • Explain trends using chain length, branching, polarity, and IMF
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• Systematic naming for organic/inorganic compounds • Up to 6 carbons, one functional group type • Apply nomenclature to saturated or mono-unsaturated compounds with one functional group
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• Same molecular formula, different connectivities • Types: branched, straight-chain, position, functional group isomers • Include primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohols, halogenoalkanes, and amines
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• Same constitution, different spatial arrangements • Cis-trans isomerism: non-cyclic alkenes, C₃-C₄ cycloalkanes • Chiral carbon: non-superimposable mirror images (enantiomers)
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• Fragmentation patterns reveal structural features • Include molecular ion and use supplied fragment data
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• Identify bond types from IR spectra • Functional group region (wavenumber/cm⁻¹) • Interpret characteristic absorptions using data booklet values
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• Chemical environments of hydrogen atoms • Information: number of signals, chemical shifts, integration • Use chemical shift and integration data to deduce structures
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• Singlets, doublets, triplets, quartets • Use splitting patterns to infer neighbouring hydrogen atoms
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• Use multiple techniques for structure determination
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