MCAT Organic Chemistry Review 2018-2019

Answers and Explanations DISCRETE PRACTICE QUESTIONS 1 . A The common name of ethanal is acetaldehyde, the common ...

carboxylic acid because they are less oxidized groups. 6 . A This molecule is 3-ethyl-4-methylhexane, not 2, ...

butanol, which starts with the prefix 2-methyl. 12 . C The suffix –amide in nicotinamide indicates that ...

oate (which is sometimes shortened to –ate for pronunciation purposes). Formic acid is the common name f ...

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In This Chapter 2.1 Structural Isomers 2.2 Stereoisomers Conformational Isomers Configurational Isomers 2.3 Relative ...

Chapter Profile The content in this chapter should be relevant to about 13% of all questions about Organic Ch ...

An important way that we distinguish between molecules is by identifying isomers of the same compound—those that ...

2.1 Structural Isomers LEARNING GOALS After Chapter 2.1, you will be able to: Describe the shared and unique ...

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Figure 2.2. Flowchart of Isomer Relationships Physical and chemical properties are prime MCAT material and ar ...

Of the compounds cyclopropanol, 2-propanol, acetone, and prop-2-ene-1-ol, which are structural isomers of each ...

2.2 Stereoisomers LEARNING GOALS After Chapter 2.2, you will be able to: Differentiate between conformational a ...

along a line extending through a carbon–carbon bond axis. The classic example for demonstrating conformational ...

the molecule is said to be totally eclipsed and is in its highest-energy state. Totally eclipsed conformations ...

Figure 2.5. Potential Energy vs. Degree of Rotation about the C-2 to C-3 Bond in Butane KEY CONCEPT Notice that ...

Waals repulsion) results when nonadjacent atoms or groups compete for the same space. Nonbonded strain is the d ...

Figure 2.7. Axial and Equatorial Positions in Cyclohexane During a chair flip, axial components become equatori ...

handedness. In fact, one of the easiest visualizations of chirality is to think of your own hands, as shown i ...