Organic Chemistry Questions
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In a chair conformer, two groups on adjacent carbons that are axially oriented are...
In terms of stereoselectivity, an E2 reaction can produce two possible stereoisomers - what are they and which will dominate (be more stable)
Carbocations have a _______ structure
What are some examples of weak (almost neutral) nucleophiles
When an elimination reaction occurs to give the less substituted alkene, we say it follows which rule?
In an SN1 reaction, the loss of the leaving group is the slow step. This means that it is also...
Like the SN1 reaction, the E1 reaction's C-X bond breakage happens first and is therefore the rate-determining step in te reaction. This means that the alkyl halide is ______ in the rate law.
Because nucleophiles are also bases, nucleophilic substitution and base-promoted beta-elimination reactions are
Once a carbocation intermediate is formed, in order for the reaction to be considered an SN1 reaction the solvent molecule must
Since SN2 reactions are concerted, that means that this singular step is the
The orientation of the beta-hydrogen and the leaving group in an E2 reaction is not arbitrary. A conformation is required where they are ON THE SAME plane and so they will be... (you may have to draw the chair for these!)
To show the movement of electrons in a reaction mechanism...
If there is only one beta-hydrogen and it is from a less stable conformer then
While the steric hindrance of for tertiary alkyl halides blocks the approach of the nucleophile in SN2 reactions, the nucleophile can still function as
Dehydrohalogenation is an example of which type of reaction?
When we carry a dehydrohalogenation (elimination) reaction out with a bulky base (like tert-BuoK) the reaction favors the formation of the
In an SN2 reaction the rate of the reaction depends on only one step and so kinetic theory tells us that the rate of reaction is
When an elimination reaction occurs to give the more stable, highly substituted alkene, we say the elimination reaction follows
In an SN2 reaction, the reaction rate will be _______ and therefore second order overall.
When drawing reaction mechanisms, a charge cannot __________