Alkenes: Reactions and Synthesis - Chapter 8 Vocabulary - Organic Chemistry I

Electrophile

Something that is electron-poor, wants to accept electron pairs

What type of base/acid are all electrophiles?

Lewis acids

Nucleophile

Something that is electron-rich, wants to donate a pair of electrons

Addition reactions…

Add new substances into a compound

Elimination reactions…

Take substances out of a compound

Halogen elements to know

F, Br, I, and Cl

Fuh Bihs Itemized Cash

F Br I Cl

What halogens add to alkenes to give 1,2 dihaldes?

Br and Cl

1,2 Dihaldes

Organic compounds with halogen atoms attached to neighboring carbon atoms (1 and 2)

Halohydrins

Organic compounds featuring a halogen atom and a hydroxyl group (-OH) bonded to adjacent saturated carbon atoms

Bromohydrin