Chemistry 102 - Review Sheet for Exam #1

As a guide for studying, you should be familiar with the concepts listed below.

Chapter 11: O-Chem & Alkanes
  • Organic chemistry
  • Functional groups and names
    • Alcohols
    • Aldehydes
    • Ketones
    • Carboxylic acids
    • Amines
    • Haloalkanes
  • Hydrocarbons (HC)
  • Alkanes - saturated HC
  • Alkane Names (Carbon No.)
    • 1 — Methane
    • 2 — Ethane
    • 3 — Propane
    • 4 — Butane
    • 5 — Pentane
    • 6 — Hexane
    • 7 — Heptane
    • 8 — Octane
    • 9 — Nonane
    • 10 — Decane
  • Branched alkanes - naming
  • Structural (constitutional) isomers
  • Cycloalkane
  • Chlorofluorocarbons (e.g. Freon)
  • Combustion (reaction with O2)
  • Combustion Products — CO2 & H2O
  • Aromatic hydrocarbons
  • Benzene
  • Toluene (methylbenzene)
  • Aniline (aminobenzene)
  • Benzoic acid
  • Xylene (dimethylbenzene)

Chap 13: Unsaturated Hydrocarbons

  • Alkene nomenclature (names)
  • Alkynes (HC with triple bond)
  • Geometric Isomers
  • cis-trans isomers
  • Addition reactions
  • Hydrogenation (adding H2)
  • Halogenation (adding Br2 or Cl2)
  • Hydrohalogenation (adding HCl or HBr)
  • Markovnikov's Rule
  • Hydration (adding HOH)
  • Polymers from alkenes

Chap 13: Alcohols, Phenols, Thiols & Ethers
  • Alcohols
  • Hydroxyl groups (R-OH)
  • Aromatic alcohol - phenol
  • IUPAC names (e.g., 2-pentanol)
  • Functional group names (e.g., ethyl alcohol)
  • Aromatic alcohol names (2-chlorophenol)
  • Thiols (R-SH)
  • Thiol names (e.g., 1-propanethiol)
  • Alcohol solubility (H-bonds)
  • Ethers (C-O-C)
  • Naming ethers (diethyl ether; ethoxyethane)
  • Ether solubility is water (H-bonding)
  • Reactions of alcohols
  • Combustion (yields CO2 & H2O)
  • Dehydration (H+ catalysis; produces H2O & alkene)
  • Predicting alkene products (Zaitsev's rule)
  • cis & trans stereoisomers

Alkyl groups you should know:

  • methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, etc.
  • isopropyl (1-methylethyl)
  • isobutyl (2-methylpropyl)
  • sec-butyl (1-methylpropyl)
  • t-butyl (2-methylpropyl)

Names for some 3-carbon organic compounds
Alkane — Propane Aldehyde — Propanal
Alkene — Propene Ketone — Propanone
Alkyne — Propyne Carboxylic acid — Propanoic acid
Alcohol — 1-Propanol & 2-Propanol Amine — 1-Propanamine & 2-Propanamine