________ is a compound that has an ¬OH group bonded directly to an aromatic, benzene- like ring, Ar¬OH.
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Alkoxide ion
________ is the anion resulting from the removal of the H from an alcohol, RO-
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Chirality
________ is having right- or left handedness with two different mirror image forms.
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Ether
________ is a compound that has an oxygen atom bonded to two organic groups, R¬O¬R.
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Aryl
________ halide A compound that has an aromatic group bonded to a halogen atom, Ar¬X.
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Alcohol
________ is a compound that has an ¬OH group bonded to a saturated, carbon atom, R¬OH.
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OH group
The ________ is lost from one carbon and an ¬H is lost from an adjacent carbon to yield an alkene product and water.
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Isomers
________ that have the same formula and whose atoms have the same connections but different spatial arrangements are known as stereoisomers.
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Stereochemistry
________ is the study of molecules that have the same overall connectivity of atoms but differ in how those atoms are arranged in three- dimensional space.
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Achiral
________ is the opposite of chiral, having superimposable mirror images and thus no right- or left- handedness.
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lowest index
The carbon bearing the ¬OH must be assigned the ________ number possible when numbering the chain.
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Enantiomers
________ (optical isomers) is the two mirror- image forms of a chiral molecule.
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Thiols
________ react with mild oxidizing agents, such as Br2 in water or even O2, to yield disulfides, RS¬SR.
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Configurations
________: Stereoisomers that can not be converted into one another by rotation around a single bond.
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carbon atom
A(n) ________ that is BOTH tetrahedral AND has four different groups attached is referred to as a chiral carbon atom, or a chiral center (or stereocenter)
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organic oxidation
A(n) ________ is one that increases the number of C¬O bonds and or decreases the number of C¬H bonds.
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organic reduction
A(n) ________ is one that decreases the number of C¬O bonds and or increases the number of C¬H bonds.
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cyclic alcohol
In a(n) ________, begin with the carbon that bears the ¬OH group and proceed in a direction that gives the other substituents the lowest possible numbers.
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Alkyl halide
________ is a compound that has an alkyl group bonded to a halogen atom, R¬X.
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Alcohols
________ undergo loss of water (dehydration) upon treatment with a strong acid catalyst; the reaction is typically driven to completion by heating.
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¬OH groups
When the two ________ are on adjacent carbons (commonly called vicinal diols), diols are often referred to by the common name glycols.
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Thiols
________ (R¬SH), also called thioalcohols or mercaptans, are sulfur analogs of alcohols (an analog is a molecule that has a structure very similar to that of another one in all but one or two key aspects)
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STEP 1
Name the parent compound
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STEP 2
Number the carbon atoms in the main chain
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STEP 3
Write the name, placing the number that locates the hydroxyl group immediately before the "ol" ending of the alcohol name
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Configurations
Stereoisomers that cannot be converted into one another by rotation around a single bond
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Chirality is having right
or left handedness with two different mirror image forms
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Achiral is the opposite of chiral, having superimposable mirror images and thus no right
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