Organic Chemistry Questions

Give the general formula for alkenes.

What is the role of sulfuric acid in oxidation?

What ionic equation represents the reaction of aldehydes with Tollens' reagent?

What change in functional group occurs in the full oxidation of primary alcohols?

What change in functional group occurs in the oxidation of secondary alcohols?

What are the conditions in the oxidation of secondary alcohols?

What ionic equation represents the reaction of aldehydes with Fehling's solution?

What is the changed in functional group in the partial oxidation of a primary alcohol?

Polar, aprotic solvents greatly increase the rate of which rxn type? a) SN2b) E2c) SN1d) E1

Because the carbocation is formed in the first step of an SN1 reaction, the reaction is planar and so nucleophiles can

Because nucleophiles are also bases, nucleophilic substitution, and base-promoted eliminations are...

In an SN2 reaction, the stereochemistry of the reaction is a key feature of the mechanism. As the nucleophile approaches the electrophile carbon from the _____ side with respect to the leaving group, the resulting product will display an ______ of configuration.

Polar aprotic solvents solubilize cations well, but they do not interact strongly with anions because

Order the following anions in terms of their nucleophilicity in aprotic solvents:F-, Br-, Cl-, I-

Once a carbocation intermediate is formed, in order for the reaction to be an E1 reaction a solvent molecule

If the starting materials are changed, then the products must have, overall...

In an SN2 reaction hydrogen bonding with a protic solvent encumbers a nucleophile and

Naked anions in polar protic solvents are more reactive as

In a chair conformer, two groups on adjacent carbons that are axially oriented are...

If you start with an alkyl halide that is optically active (has chirality), an SN1 reaction will generate a