Organic Chemistry 6th Edition - Solutions by Chapter

A type of secondary structure in which a section of polypeptide chain coils into a spiral, most commonly a right-handed spiral.

A CH3CO! group; also called an acetyl group

The pressure exerted by Earth’s atmosphere. (5.2)

A structural form of protein in which two strands of amino acids are hydrogen-bonded together in a zipperlike configuration. (Section 24.7)

Streams of electrons that are produced when a high voltage is applied to electrodes in an evacuated tube. (Section 2.2)

In Diels-Alder reactions that produce bicyclic structures, the positions that are syn to the larger bridge.

A graph showing the changes in energy that occur during a chemical reaction; energy is plotted on the vertical axis, and reaction progress is plotted on the horizontal axis. Also called a reaction coordinate diagram

For cyclohexane, the steric interactions that occur between the flagpole hydrogen atoms in a boat conformation.

An ion formed by the addition of an electron to a hydrogen atom: H-. (Section 7.7)

A monosaccharide containing a ketone group.

An achiral compound possessing two or more chiral centers that also has chiral isomers

The arrangement of elements in order of increasing atomic number, with elements having similar properties placed in vertical columns. (Section 2.5)

The structure that arises when a protein consists of two or more folded polypeptide chains that aggregate to form one protein complex.

A series of intermediates and curved arrows that show howthe reaction occurs in terms of the motion of electrons.

A method that chemists use to deal with the inadequacy of bond-line drawings.

A voltaic cell that can be recharged. (Section 20.7)

A bimolecular nucleophilic substitution reaction.

An ether (R!O!R) where both R groups are identical.

A method for predicting bond angles based on the idea that electron pairs repel each other and keep as far apart as possible.

A method for converting a carbonyl group into a methylene group (CH2) under basic conditions.