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What is an alicyclic compound?
An
aliphatic
compound in non-
aromatic
rings
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What is an aliphatic compound?
A compound with
C
and H in
chains
/rings
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What is the general formula for an alkyl group?
C<sub>n</sub>H<sub>2n+1</sub>
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What is an aromatic compound?
A compound containing at least one
benzene ring
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What does a displayed formula show?
Atoms' relative positions
and
bonds
between them
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What characterizes a saturated compound?
Single
carbon-carbon bonds
only
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What is a skeletal formula?
Formula with H removed, just
carbon
skeleton
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What is a structural formula?
Formula showing minimal detail for
atom arrangement
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What characterizes an unsaturated compound?
Multiple
carbon-carbon bonds
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What is volatility?
The ease a
liquid
turns into a gas
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What is a free radical?
A species containing an
unpaired electron
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What is homolytic fission?
Bond breaking, one
electron
to each atom
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What is initiation in free radical substitution?
First step, free radicals made by
UV
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What happens during propagation in free radical substitution?
New
free radicals
are made
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What kind of carbon-carbon bonds do saturated compounds contain?
C-C
single bonds
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What are structural isomers?
Molecules
with same
formula
, different arrangement
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What is a substitution reaction?
Atom/group replaced with different
atom/group
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What is termination in free radical substitution?
Final step, two
radicals
combine
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What is addition polymerization?
Many identical
monomers
add to form polymer
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What is a biodegradable material?
Material broken down by
living
organisms
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What is an addition reaction?
Reactant
added to
unsaturated
molecule to saturate
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What is a carbocation?
Organic ion where carbon has + charge
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What is a curly arrow used for?
Show movement of
electron pair
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What is an electrophile?
Atom/group accepting
electron
pair
to form
bond
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What is heterolytic fission?
Bond breaking, both
electrons
to one atom
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What is a monomer?
Small molecule combining many times to form
polymer
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What is hydration?
Substance combines with
water
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What is a pi-bond?
Reactive part of
double bond
from
p-orbitals
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What is a polymer?
Long chain molecule from
monomer
units
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What is a sigma-bond?
Covalent bond
from end-to-end
orbital overlap
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What are stereoisomers?
Same
formula
, different arrangement in space
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What kind of bond is in an unsaturated compound?
A
C=C
bond
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What is a biofuel?
Fuel
derived
from recently
living
material
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What is dehydration?
Elimination reaction
removing water
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What is distillation?
Separation by
evaporation
/
condensing
due to
boiling points
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What is an elimination reaction?
Molecule removed to make
unsaturated
molecule
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What is a primary alcohol?
OH
carbon
bonded to 1 other carbon
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What is reflux?
Continual boiling/condensing without loss of
volatile
product
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What is a secondary alcohol?
OH
carbon bonded to 2 other
carbons
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What is a tertiary alcohol?
OH
carbon bonded to 3 other
carbons
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