Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Organic Chemistry Quiz One, Overview

Potential Topics for Quiz (Sept. 16)
  • Nomenclature--be able to draw structures from a given name/be able to name given structures
  • Homologous series: general formulas for alkanes/alkenes/alkynes
  • Substituent groups--alkyls
  • Saturated vs. Unsaturated
  • Functional Groups: alcohol, halogens (fluoro, bromo, chloro, iodo), aldehyde, ester, ketone, amide, amine
  • Cyclic Molecules
  • Benzene
  • Resonance Structure
  • Physical/chemical characteristics of hydrocarbons
  • Combustion (refer to info sheet)

From the video clip:
  • What are hydrocarbons used for?
  • Fractional distillation
  • Catalytic cracking
  • What role do boiling points play in separating the products?
  • How are hydrocarbon chains relevant?
  • What is the 'octane number' based on?
  • Why does higher octane gasoline cost more?

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