Organic Chemistry |
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Professor Carl C. Wamser |
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Chem 334 - Fall 2003 |
Chapter 5 Skills |
know the terminology:
saturated / unsaturated
regioselectivity / stereoselectivity
know the IUPAC rules for nomenclature of alkenes
know the priority rules for assigning E or Z
understand the implications of alkene structure
(pi bonding, planarity, cis-trans isomerism)
write IUPAC names for alkenes, including E/Z designation
identify products from elimination reactions (Zaitsev Rule)
predict relative reactivities of different alkenes
write mechanisms for elimination reactions of alcohols and alkyl halides
predict regioselectivity and stereoselectivity of elimination reactions
predict cases where carbocation rearrangements will occur