MCAT Organic Chemistry Review 2018-2019

Answers to Concept Checks 2.1 Structural isomers share a molecular formula, and not necessarily anything else. C ...

Priority is assigned by atomic number: the atom connected to the stereocenter or double- bonded carbon with ...

Equations to Remember (2.1) Specific rotation: ...

Shared Concepts Biochemistry Chapter 1 Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins Biochemistry Chapter 4 Carbohydrate ...

Discrete Practice Questions Consult your online resources for Full-Length Exams and Passage-Based Questions (for ...

(A) (B) (C) (D) 4 . Cholesterol, shown below, contains how many chiral centers? ...

(A) 5 (B) 7 (C) 8 (D) 9 5 . Which isomer of the following compound is the most stable? ...

(A) (B) (C) (D) They are all equally stable. 6 . The following reaction results in: (A) retention of relative conf ...

7 . The following molecules are considered to be: (A) enantiomers. (B) diastereomers. (C) meso compounds. (D) struct ...

(A) enantiomers. (B) diastereomers. (C) constitutional isomers. (D) conformational isomers. 11 . (R)-2-chloro-(S)-3-bromo ...

14 . (2R,3S)-2,3-dihydroxybutanedioic acid and (2S,3R)-2,3-dihydroxybutanedioic acid are: I. meso compounds. ...

Answers and Explanations DISCRETE PRACTICE QUESTIONS 1 . D This is a racemic mixture of 2-butanol because it cons ...

4 . C To be considered a chiral center, a carbon must have four different substituents. There are eight ...

Choice (B) is incorrect because diastereomers are stereoisomers that are not mirror images of each other. Choic ...

12 . D Remember that the equation for specific rotation is . In this example, αobs is +12° (reme ...

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In This Chapter 3.1 Atomic Orbitals and Quantum Numbers 3.2 Molecular Orbitals σ and π Bonds 3.3 Hybridization s ...

Chapter Profile The content in this chapter should be relevant to about 3% of all questions about Organic Ch ...

together to form molecules. It also governs the ways those molecules interact with the other molecules ...