MCAT Organic Chemistry Review

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IUPAC Naming Conventions

-IUPAC
-Parent chain
-Substituents
-Heteroatoms

<p>-IUPAC<br>-Parent chain<br>-Substituents<br>-Heteroatoms</p>
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Hydrocarbons and Alcohols

-Alkanes
-Alkenes + alkynes
-Alcohols
-Diols (geminal or vicinal) (hydrates)

<p>-Alkanes<br>-Alkenes + alkynes<br>-Alcohols<br>-Diols (geminal or vicinal) (hydrates)</p>
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Aldehydes and Ketones

-Alpha carbon
-Chain-terminating

<p>-Alpha carbon<br>-Chain-terminating</p>
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Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives

-Derivatives
-Esters
-Alkoxy group
-Amides
-Anhydrides

<p>-Derivatives<br>-Esters<br>-Alkoxy group<br>-Amides<br>-Anhydrides</p>
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Summary of Functional Groups

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Structural (Constitutional) Isomers

-Chiral centers

<p>-Chiral centers</p>
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Stereoisomers: Conformational Isomers

-Conformational isomers
-Newman projection
-Staggered conformations (p. 129)
-Anti-staggered conformations
-Gauche staggered molecules
-Eclipsed/totally eclipsed conformations
-Angle strain
-Torsional strain
-Nonbonded strain (van der Waals repulsion)
-Axial/equatorial

<p>-Conformational isomers<br>-Newman projection<br>-Staggered conformations (p. 129)<br>-Anti-staggered conformations<br>-Gauche staggered molecules<br>-Eclipsed/totally eclipsed conformations<br>-Angle strain<br>-Torsional strain<br>-Nonbonded strain (van der Waals repulsion)<br>-Axial/equatorial</p>
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Configurational isomers

-Enantiomers
-Diastereomers
-Optical activity
-Racemic mixtures
-Meso compounds
-Cis-trans (geometric) isomers
-D and L notation (p. 139)

<p>-Enantiomers<br>-Diastereomers<br>-Optical activity<br>-Racemic mixtures<br>-<em>Meso</em> compounds<br>-<em>Cis-trans</em> (geometric) isomers<br>-D and L notation (p. 139)</p>
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Relative and Absolute Configuration

-Relative configuration
-Absolute conformation
-Cahn-Ingold-Prelog priority rules
-Z and E notation (p. 145)
-R and S notation (p. 146)
-Fischer diagrams