Organic Chemistry ACS questions with correct answers

When naming carboxylic acids - Answer find the longest continuous carbon atom chain contianing the carboxylic acid group What is the prefix in carboxylic acids? - Answer -oate To name an ester, - Answer identify the alkyl group that is in the 'alcohol' portion of the molecule and name it; then identify the acid part of the molecule. The ester is named with the alkyl part first, and the acid part is named as a carboxylate. The terms ortho, meta, and para are used when benzene derivatives possess - Answer exact 2 subsituents Is a structure with more or less covalent bonds more stable? - Answer More covalent bonds is more stable What is the downside to separation of charges? - Answer Separation of charges cost energy and results in a less stable resonance contributor What does the nitrate ion look like lewis structure? - Answer The bonding pi orbital is lower in energy than antibonding orbital (T/F)? - Answer True The sigma orbital is lower in energy than the pi orbital