MCAT Organic Chemistry Compounds

hydroxyl group

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carbonyl group

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alkoxy group

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amino group

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aldehyde

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ketone

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alcohol

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carboxylic acid

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ester

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ether

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amide

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anhydride

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isopropyl

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isobutyl

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neopentyl

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sec-butyl

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methane

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ethane

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propane

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butane

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pentane

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hexane

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heptane

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octane

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ethanol

common name: ethyl alcohol

isopropyl alcohol

formal name: 2-propanol

formaldehyde

formal name: methanal

acetaldehyde

formal name: ethanal

propionaldehyde

formal name: propanal

acetone

formal name: 2-propanone, dimethyl ketone

formic acid

formal name: methanoic acid

acetic acid

formal name: ethanoic acid

propionic acid

formal name: propanoic acid

flowchart of isomer relationships

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anti staggered conformation

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gauche staggered conformation

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eclipsed conformation

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totally eclipsed conformation

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potential energy vs. degree of rotation about the C-2 to C-3 bond in butane

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puckered cyclobutane

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envelope cyclopentane

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chair cyclohexane

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boat cyclohexane

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twist-boat cyclohexane

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half-chair cyclohexane

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chair flip

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cis vs. trans isomers

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optical activity

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meso compound

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bonding vs. antibonding orbital

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sigma bond

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pi bond

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sp3-hybridized orbitals

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sp2-hybridized orbitals

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sp-hybridized orbitals

figure 3.7 (pg 70)

acid-base definitions

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Lewis acid-base reaction

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mechanism of SN1 reaction

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mechanism of SN2 reaction

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isobutyl alcohol

formal name: 2-methyl-1-propanol

phenol

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o-bromophenol

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m-cresol

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p-nitrophenol

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Jones oxidation

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mesylate

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tosylate

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protection of a ketone by ketal formation using a dialcohol

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quinone

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hydroxyquinone

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ubiquinone

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ubiquinol

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butyraldehyde

formal name: butanal

valeraldehyde

formal name: pentanal

ethylmethylketone

formal name: 2-butanone

hemiacetal

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hemiketal

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acetal

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ketal

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acetal vs. ketal

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imine

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enamine

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imine vs. enamine

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cyanohydrin

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keto vs. enol

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tautomerization

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oxalic acid

formal name: ethanedioic acid

malonic acid

formal name: propanedioic acid

succinic acid

formal name: butanedioic acid

lactams

left to right: β, γ, δ, ε

ethyl acetate

formal name: ethyl ethanoate

lactones

left to right: α, β, γ, δ

ethanoic anhydride

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carboxylic acid salt (soap)

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N-ethyl-N-methylbutanamide

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N,N-dimethylethanamide

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N-methylpropanamide

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ethyl ethanoate

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phthalic anhydride

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succinic anhydride

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