Organic Chemistry 2nd Edition - Solutions by Chapter

A CH3CO! group; also called an acetyl group

A reaction in which a ketone is treated with a peroxy acid and is converted into an ester via the insertion of an oxygen atom.

A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself being consumed. (13.6)

The most stable nonplanar conformation of a cyclohexane ring; all bond angles are approximately 109.5°, and all bonds on adjacent carbons are staggered.

The pressure at which a gas at its critical temperature is converted to a liquid state. (Section 11.4)

The energy difference between two sets of d orbitals in a metal atom when ligands are present. (23.5)

The conversion of a thioacetal into an alkane in the presence of Raney nickel.

The charge on an atom in a polyatomic ion or molecule

A compound containing a halogen atom bonded to one of the carbons of a carbon-carbon double bond.

The equilibrium established between reactant and product substances that are all in the same phase. (Section 15.4)

A solution that obeys Raoult’s law. (Section 13.5)

Elements in the s and p blocks of the periodic table. (Section 6.9)

On an aromatic ring, the C4position.

Light for which all photons have the same polarization, generally formed by passing light through a polarizing filter.

A polyester in which the carboxyl groups are derived from carbonic acid

Hydrolysis of an ester in the presence of a base. (Section 24.4)

A unimolecular nucleophilic substitution reaction.

The distance between consecutive peaks on a wave

In IR spectroscopy, the location of each signal is reported in terms of this frequency-related unit.

A general method for the synthesis of dialkyl ethers by an SN2 reaction between a haloalkane and an alkoxide ion.