General Chemistry

1EK: General Chemistry

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If the compound rotates plane-polarized light ____, it is designated with a '+' or 'd' for dextrorotary.

If the compound rotates plane-polarized light clockwise, it is designated with a '____.

If the compound rotates plane-polarized light ____, it is designated with a '-' or 'l' for levorotary.

If the compound rotates plane-polarized light counter-clockwise, it is designated with a '____.

Are R and S configurations related to Levorotary or Dextrorotary? - ____.

____ is a standardized form of observed rotation that is calculated from the observed rotation and concentration times path length.

Specific rotation is a standardized form of observed rotation that is calculated from the ____.

When enantiomers are mixed together in equal concentrations, the resulting mixture is called ____.

When enantiomers are mixed together in ____ concentrations, the resulting mixture is called a racemic mixture.

A racemic mixture does not rotate plane polarized light because ____

Light rotation of enantiomeric excess solution occurs in ____

The ratio of actual rotation to the rotation of pure sample is called ____.

The ratio of ____ is called optical purity.

The maximum number of optically active isomers that a single compound can have is calculated by the following formula: ____

A ____ is a stereoisomer that has multiple chiral centers, is optically inactive.

A meso compound is a stereoisomer that has multiple chiral centers, is optically ____.

Meso compounds are considered to be ____.

____ are diastereomers that differ in configuration at only one chiral carbon.

Epimers are ____ that differ in configuration at only one chiral carbon.

Epimers are diastereomers that differ in configuration ____

____ are cyclic diastereomers that are formed when a ring closure occurs at an epimeric carbon.

Anomers are ____ that are formed when a ring closure occurs at an epimeric carbon.

Anomers are cyclic diastereomers that are formed when ____ carbon.

The chiral carbon of an anomer is called the ____ carbon.

The c____arbon of an anomer is called the anomeric carbon.

____ isomers are a special type of diastereomer that exist due to hindered rotation created by multiple bonds or a ring structure.

Cis/trans isomers or geometnc isomers are a special type of ____ that exist due to hindered rotation created by multiple bonds or a ring st…

Cis/trans isomers or geometnc isomers are a special type of diastereomer that exist due to ____.

Molecules with substituents on the same side are called ____ isomers.

Molecules with substituents on the opposite side are called ____ isomers.

____ molecules do not.

Cis molecules have stronger ____ forces than trans molecules.

____ molecules.

Trans molecules have higher ____ points than cis molecules.

____ molecules.

Cis molecules have higher ____ points than trans molecules.

The substituent groups in the ____ position may "crowd" each other, a phenomenon known as steric hindrance.

The substituent groups in the cis position may "____.

Steric hindrance in cis molecules ____ stability.

____ in cis molecules raises their energy levels, decreasing stability.

When the higher priority substituents are on opposite sides of the "locked" bond, the molecule is labeled ____.

When the higher priority substituents are on ____ sides of the "locked" bond, the molecule is labeled E for entgegen.

When the higher priority substituents are on same sides of the "locked" bond, the molecule is labeled ____.

When the higher priority substituents are on s____ides of the "locked" bond, the molecule is labeled Z for zusammen.

Electronegativity provides information about a molecule's ____.

____ provides information about a molecule's charge distribution.

Molecules that donate electrons are ____ by definition.

When alcohols "attack" the carbonyls carbon of a carboxylic acid or derivative, they form ____.

When alcohols "attack" ____, they form hemiketals and hemiacetals.

When alcohols "attack" ketones and aldehydes, they form ____.

____ create eectophilic and nucleophilic regions.

Nucleophilicity is the tendency of an atom to ____

Nucleophilicity and electronegativity follow ____ trends.

Almost all of the atoms that bond with carbon are ____ electronegative.

To act as nucleophiles, alcohols and amines usually require a ____ solvent.

Nucleophilic reactions often compete or coexist with ____ reactions.

If a portion of the molecule leaves, it is called the ____.

A good leaving group is defined by its ____ in solution.

Atoms with a greater number of ____ their charges and thus make good leaving groups.

The type of reaction, in which one molecule attacks and another leaves, is called a ____ reaction.

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