Solutions for Chapter 6: Organic Chemistry 8th Edition

A basic nitrogen-containing compound of plant origin, many of which are physiologically active when administered to humans.

At constant pressure and temperature, the volume of a gas is directly proportional to the number of moles of the gas present. (5.3)

A compound that can serve as a proton donor.

The C “O double bond, a characteristic feature of several organic functional groups, such as ketones and aldehydes. (Section 24.4)

Solids in which the units that make up the three-dimensional network are joined by covalent bonds. (Section 12.1)

The minimum mass of fissionable material required to generate a self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction. (19.5)

A chemical reaction in which a single compound reacts to give two or more products. (Section 3.2)

The process of preparing a less concentrated solution from a more concentrated one by adding solvent. (Section 4.5)

A method for analyzing the sequence of amino acids in apeptide by removing one amino acid residue at a time and identifying each residue as it is removed.

Diastereomers that differ from each other in the configuration of only one chirality center.

Compounds composed of only carbon and hydrogen. (Section 2.9)

A reaction that involves the participation of ions as reactants, intermediates, or products.

Compounds whose molecules have the same overall composition but different structures. (Sections 2.9 and 23.4)

2-Methyl-1,3-butadiene.

A reaction in which a nucleophile attacks a conjugated p system, resulting in a 1,4-addition.

The sign of the wave function at particular coordinates in space, either plus or minus. Phasing is often represented by colors, such as red or blue

A particle with the same mass as an electron but with a positive charge, 0 +1e, or b+. (Section 21.1)

The smallest increment of radiant energy that may be absorbed or emitted; the magnitude of radiant energy is hn. (Section 6.2)

The base-catalyzed hydrolysis of an ester. This method is used to make soap.

The frequency of electromagnetic radiation expressed as the number of waves per centimeter, with units cm21 (read: reciprocal centimeters).