Carbocations Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

In an individual who is starving or fasting, the body meets its need for glucose first by the process of ________, and then by the process of ________. - ANSWERS>>>glycogenolysis; gluconeogenesis The pathway followed by glucose when energy is needed is - ANSWERS>>>glycolysis. The alcohol functional group has - ANSWERS>>>a carbon-oxygen-hydrogen group. The commonly accepted mechanism for explaining alkene reactions involves formation of - ANSWERS>>>carboc...

Package Title: Solomons Test Bank Course Title: Solomons 11e Chapter Number: 15 Question Type: Multiple Choice 1) Which of these is the rate-determining step in the nitration of benzene? a) Protonation of nitric acid by sulfuric acid b) Protonation of sulfuric acid by nitric acid c) Loss of a water molecule by the protonated species to produce the nitronium ion d) Addition of the nitronium to benzene to produce the arenium ion e) Loss of a proton by the arenium ion to form nitrobenzene Answer: D...

enantiomers are formed from __________ carbocation achiral __________ are formed from chiral carbocation enantiomers grignard reagents attack (most/least?) substituted epoxide? least grignard reagents are used for (carbanion/carbocation?) generation. carbanion we wat to use grignard reagents in (acidic/non-acidic?) conditions. non-acidic if acidic conditions, it will suffer proton transfer hyperconjugation is (de/stabilizing?) for carbanions. destabili...

A Level Chemistry 13.4 Electrophilic addition in alkenes addition of a hydrogen halide to an unsymmetrical alkene forms the ? product via the ? carbocation. - correct answers1. major 2. most stable How are carbocations classified? - correct answersBy the number of alkyl groups attached to the positively charged carbon atom. how is an alkyl group represented? - correct answersnormally represented by the symbol -R. in 1870 Markownikoon a Russain chemist stated... - correct answersthat...

E2 Reaction - correct answer One-Step with no intermediates, Base takes off proton + LG leaves with double bond formation. What type of carbons do E2 rxns favor? - correct answer Tertiary What is a Zaitsev product? - correct answer Double bond formation on more substituted carbon What is a Hoffman product? - correct answer Double bond formation on less substituted carbon When using a stericallly hindered base (t-BuOK, LDA), which product is more favorable? - correct answer Hoffman ...

Which molecule is an ester - correct answer All of the carbon backbones from amino acids end up as intermediates in the ________. - correct answer citric acid cycle When 2-butene reacts completely with bromine, the product is - correct answer 2,3-dibromobutane. Amino acids that can be synthesized in the body are called ______ amino acids. - correct answer nonessential Which conversion is accomplished during glycolysis? - correct answer glucose to pyruvate Every turn of the citric ...

Describe and explain the rate of hydrolysis down group 7 - -increase down group 7 What are haloalkanes? - compounds containing the elements carbon, hydrogen and at least one halogen What are primary haloalkanes? - the halogen is attached to a carbon atom which is attached to one other carbon atom What are secondary haloalkanes? - the halogen is attached to a carbon atom which is attached to 2 other carbon atoms What are tertiary haloalkanes? - the halogen is attached to a carbon atom w...

Describe and explain the rate of hydrolysis down group 7 - -increase down group 7 What are haloalkanes? - compounds containing the elements carbon, hydrogen and at least one halogen What are primary haloalkanes? - the halogen is attached to a carbon atom which is attached to one other carbon atom What are secondary haloalkanes? - the halogen is attached to a carbon atom which is attached to 2 other carbon atoms What are tertiary haloalkanes? - the halogen is attached to a carbon atom w...

Chapter 18 EAS Questions and Answers 100% correct Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution -reaction in which an electrophile is substituted for a hydrogen on an aromatic ring -many different types of EAS reactions based on what functional group replaces the hydrogen Alkene vs Benzene Alkenes undergo addition reactions but Benzenes react differently under similar reagents. Don't confuse the two, one is Aromatic and the other isn't. Aromatic Requirements The organic structure must...

AQA A Level Chemistry: Year 1- Alkenes Already Passed What is an alkene? An unsaturated hydrocarbon What is an unsaturated hydrocarbon? A compound containing only carbon and hydrogen atoms and containing at least one carbon carbon double bond What are van der Waals forces? Relatively weak intermolecular forces caused by temporary dipole dipole interaction What is the general formula for an alkene? CnH2n How would you name an alkene given its displayed formula? Identify the longest carbon cha...