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Organic Chemistry I |
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Professor Carl C. Wamser |
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Chapter 6 Skills |
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Organic Chemistry I |
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Professor Carl C. Wamser |
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Chapter 6 Skills |
know the terminology:
nucleophile / electrophile (electron-pair donor / acceptor)
endothermic / exothermic (absorbs / releases heat energy)
regiochemistry / regioselectivity
stereochemistry / stereoselectivity
syn / anti additions
oxidation / reduction reactions
know the rules:
Markovnikov Rule for addition to double bonds
recognize that the Markovnikov Rule is based on carbocation stability
(more highly substituted carbocations are favored)
use the Markovnikov Rule to predict addition products
write or recognize specific instances of the reactions of alkenes:
addition of HX
addition of water
addition of halogen (anti)
addition of hydrogen (syn)
oxymercuration/reduction (to an alcohol)
hydroboration/oxidation (to an alcohol)
oxidative addition (to a diol)
oxidative cleavage (by ozone)
write mechanisms for any of the above reactions, specifically illustrating any intermediates, regiochemistry or stereochemistry
propose possible reaction mechanisms for a given reaction
propose a possible transition state structure for a given reaction
create a reaction energy diagram for a given reaction
use an appropriate reaction or sequence of reactions to create a target molecule