Organic Chemistry Compounds and Reagents

Flashcards based on organic compounds and reagents for exam preparation.

What is the common name of CH2=C=CH2?

Allene

What is the common name of CH3CHCl2?

Ethylidene Chloride (A gem dihalide)

What is the common name of ClCH2CH2Cl?

Ethylene Dichloride (A Vinyl dihalide)

What is the common name of CHCl2CHCl2?

Westron (Solvent)

What is the common name of ClCH=CCl2?

Westrosol or Triclean (Solvent)

What is the common name of HOCH2CH2OH?

Glycol or Ethylene Glycol

What is the common name of CH2(OH)CH(OH)CH2(OH)?

Glycerol

What is the common name of CH2=CH–CH2–OH?

Allyl Alcohol

What is the common name of CH2=CH–OH?

Vinyl Alcohol

What is the common name of C6H5–O–CH3?

Anisole (Methyl Phenyl Ether)

What is the common name of CH3CH=CH–CHO?

Crotonaldehyde

What is the common name of CH2=CH–CHO?

Acraldehyde or Acrolein

What is the common name of CHO-CHO?

Glyoxal

What is the common name of HOCH2-CH(OH)-CHO?

Glyceraldehyde

What is the common name of CH3COCH3?

Acetone

What is the common name of CH2(COOH)CH(OH)COOH?

Malic acid

What is the common name of CH3CH(OH)COOH?

Lactic Acid (In milk)

What is the common name of NH2–CH2–COOH?

Glycine (Amino Acetic Acid)

What is the common name of HO CH2 COOH?

Glycolic Acid

What is the common name of CH2(COOH)2?

Malonic acid

What is the common name of (CH2)2(COOH)2?

Succinic acid

What is the common name of COOH–(CH2)3–COOH?

Glutaric acid

What is the common name of COOH–(CH2)4–COOH?

Adipic Acid

What is the common name of (CH(OH)COOH)2?

Tartaric acid

What is the common name of HOOCCH=CHCOOH (cis)?

Maleic acid

What is the common name of HOOCCH=CHCOOH (trans)?

Fumaric acid

What is the common name of CH3COCH2COOC2H5?

Aceto Acetic Ester (AAE) or Ethyl Aceto Acetate

What is the common name of H2NCONH2?

Urea

What is the common name of CH2=CH–C≡N?

Vinyl Cyanide or Acrylo Nitrile

What is the common name of NH2CONH2?

Urea

What is the common name of NH=C(NH2)2?

Guanidine

What is the name of the aromatic compound consisting of three fused benzene rings in a linear arrangement?

Anthracene

What is the name of the bicyclic molecule with a benzene ring fused to a pyrrole ring?

Indol

What is the name of the six-membered heterocyclic aromatic organic compound with one nitrogen atom?

Pyridine (Py)

What is the name of the heterocyclic compound with a sulfur atom in a five-membered ring?

Thiophene

What is the name of the five membered nitrogen containing heterocycle?

Pyrrole

What is the chemical name for aminobenzenesulfonic acid?

Sulphanilic acid

What is the non-benzenoid isomer of napthalene?

Azulene

What is the name of the aromatic compound consisting of two fused benzene rings?

Napthalene

What is the name of the five-membered ring heterocycle containing oxygen?

Furan

What is the name of benzene with two methyl substituents in the 1,2 positions?

o-xylene

What is the name of benzene with two methyl substituents in the 1,3 positions?

m-xylene

What is the name of benzene with two methyl substituents in the 1,4 positions?

p-xylene

What is the IUPAC name for phenyl-NO2?

Nitrobenzene (oil of mirbane)

What is the name of the benzenesulfonic acid with an amino substituent in the ortho position?

Orthanilic Acid

What is the common name for 1,2-dihydroxybenzene?

Catechol

What is the common name for 1,3-dihydroxybenzene?

Resorcinol

What is the common name for 1,4-dihydroxybenzene?

Quinol

What is the common name for 2-methylphenol?

o-Cresol

What is the common name for 3-methylphenol?

m-Cresol

What is the common name for 4-methylphenol?

p-Cresol

What is the common name for the explosive compound, 2,4,6-trinitrophenol?

2,4,6 Trinitrophenol or Picric acid

What is the systematic name for 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde?

Salicylaldehyde(o-hydroxybenzaldehyde)

What is the systematic name for 2-hydroxybenzoic acid?

Salicylic acid

What is the common name of C6H5CO3H?

Perbenzoic acid

What family of isomers does o-toluic acid, m-toluic acid and p-toluic acid belong to?

Toluic acids

What is the name of the dicarboxylic acid with carboxylic acid groups in the 1,2 positions?

Phthalic acid

What is the name of the dicarboxylic acid with carboxylic acid groups in the 1,3 positions?

Isophthalic acid

What is the name of the dicarboxylic acid with carboxylic acid groups in the 1,4 positions?

Terephthalic acid

What is the systematic name for 2-aminobenzoic acid?

Anthranilic acid (o-aminobenzoic acid)

What is the name of C6H5CHO?

Benzaldehyde

What is the name of the saturated analog of pyrrole?

Pyrrolidine

What is the name of the saturated analog of pyridine?

Piperidine

What is the name of the five-membered ring ether?

Tetrahydrofuran (THF)

What is the name of the three-membered ring ether?

Oxirane or Ethylene Oxide or Oxo Cyclo Propane

What is the name of the bicyclic tertiary amine?

Quinuclidine

What is the name of C6H5NH2?

Aniline

What is the name of the cyclic imide derived from phthalic acid?

Phthalimide

What is the name of isopropylbenzene?

Cumene

What is the name of Ph–CH=CH–CHO?

Cinnamaldehyde

What is the name of the anhydride derived from phthalic acid?

Phthalic anhydride

What is the general formula of Grignard’s reagent?

RMgX

What is the full name of NBS?

N-Bromosuccinimide

What is the chemical formula of a polar protic solvent used?

Water

What is R–O–H?

Alcohol

What is the name of the hydroxybenzene compound?

Phenol

What is the common name for ethanoic acid?

Acetic acid

What is the name of the acid with the formula HF?

Hydrogen Fluoride

What is the name of the base with the formula NH3?

Ammonia

What is the name of DMS?

Dimethyl sulphide

What is the name of DMSO?

Dimethyl sulphoxide

What is the name of HMPT?

Hexamethylphosphoramide or HMPTA

What is the name of DMF?

Dimethyl formamide

What is the type of compound exemplified by (12 – C – 4) Crown ethers?

Cyclic polyethers

What is the name of the compound with the formula CH3C(CH3)2——CH2CH(CH3)CH3?

Triptane

What group does CH3CH(CH3)CH2CH2- belong to?

Isopentyl Group

What is the common name of CH3–CH2–CH=CH2?

–Butylene

What is the common name of CH3–CH=CH–CH3?

–Butylene

What is the common name of (CH3)2C=CH2?

Iso Butylene

What is the common name of CH2=C(CH3)–CH=CH2?

Isoprene

What is another name for ethyne?

Purified Acetylene or Norcelyne

What is the common name of CH2=CH–C≡CH?

Vinyl Acetylene

What is the common name of CH3–C≡CH?

Allylene

What is the common name of ClCH2CH2–S–CH2CH2Cl?

Mustard Gas (Poisonous; used in war)

What is the common name of Cl2C=CCl2 ?

Tetraclean or Perclean

What is the common name of Cl3CNO2?

Chloropicrin (tear gas)

What is the common name of (CH3)2C(OH)CCl3?

Chloretone

What is the common name of CH2=CCl–CH=CH2?

Chloroprene

What is the common name of ClCH=CHAsCl2?

Lewisite

What is the common name of CH≡C–CH2–OH?

Propargyl Alcohol