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Organic Chemistry
MCAT Study Cards
Question | Answer |
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Substrate: NaH and aldehyde/ketone | enolate formation |
Substrate: LDA and aldehyde/ketone | enolate formation, approaches least hindered carbon |
Substrate: NaOH + H2O and aldehyde | aldol condensation |
Substrate: NaOH + H2O, heat, and aldehyde | aldol condensation with elimination |
Substrate: NaCO3 and aldol with double bond | retro-aldol |
Substrate: H2O and aldehyde/ketone | hydration |
Substrate: TsOH, heat, ketone, and OH----OH | protecting group |
Substrate: aldehyde, 1.Ag, OH, NH3, 2. H3O+ | oxdizing aldehyde (add OH group) |
Substrate: NaBH4, EtOH, and primary or secondary aldehyde | alcohol formation |
Substrate: 1. LAH, ether, 2. H3O+, carboxylic acid | alcohol formation |
Substrate: carboxylic acid, primary amine, DCC | amide formation |
Substrate: aldehyde, primary amine, HCl | imine formation |
Substrate: aldehyde, secondary amine, HCl | enamine formation |
Substrate: alcohol and Jones | carboxylic acid formation |
Substrate: alcohol and PCC | aldehyde |
Substrate: carboxylic acid, 1. NaOH, 2. Acyl chloride | acid anhydride formation |
Substrate: carboxylic acid, 1. Br2, PBr3, 2. H2O | alpha substitution of carboxylic acid with bromine |
Substrate: ketone, alcohol, H2SO4 | ester formation |
Substrate: carboxylic acid, R'OH, HCl | esterification |
1H NMR 6.5-8 | aromatic |
1H NMR 5-6 | alkene |
1H NMR 9-10 | aldehyde |
1H NMR 0-1.8 | alkyl |
1H NMR 2 | alkyne |
1H NMR 2.5-4.5 | halogen, OR, amine |
IR 1735-1680 | C=O |
IR 1680-1620 | C=C |
IR 2260-2100 | C triple bond |
IR 2260-2220 | CN |
IR 3300-2700 | C-C |
IR 3150-2500, md | N-H |
IR 3650-3200, br | O-H |
Substrate: ketone, 1. MgBr-CR, ether, 2. H3O+ | carbon additions |
Tollen's reagent Ag, and Benedict's reagent Cu | reduce sugars with hemiacetal groups |
Ksp | solubility principle Ksp = concentrations of products # > Ksp results in precipitation |
principal quantum number | size of an electron cloud |
angular quantum number | shape of an orbital |
magnetic quantum number | orientation in space of a particular orbital |
degree of unsaturation | (2C + 2 + N-X-H)/2 |
HCl | strong acid |
HBr | strong acid |
HI | strong acid |
HNO3 | strong acid |
HClO3 | strong acid |
HClO4 | strong acid |
H2SO4 | strong acid |
LiOH | strong base |
NaOH | strong base |
KOH | strong base |
RbOH | strong base |
CsOH | strong base |
Ca(OH)2 | strong base |
Sr(OH)2 | strong base |
Ba(OH)2 | strong base |