Organic key facts flash cards

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'The rich get richer' is a summary of ___'s rule.Markovnikov
Markovnikov's rule applies during ___ reactions involving unsymmetric compounds.addition
'The poor get poorer' is a summary of ___'s rule.Saytzeff
'The poor get poorer' applies to some ___ reactions.elimination
In optically active compounds, the carbon atom with four different groups on it is sometimes called the ___ carbon.asymmetric
An asymmetric carbon is also called a ___ centre.chiral
Optically active compounds ___ plane-polarised light.rotate
During a positive test with Benedict solution, the mixture turns ___.brick-red
Tollen's, Benedict or Fehlings solutions are all ___ agents.oxidising
If you are lucky, a silver mirror will form using ___ reagent.Tollen's
Nylon, polyester and protein are all ___ polymers.condensation
Esters, amides and acyl chlorides all undergo ___ reactions with water.hydrolysis
Amines have a characteristic ___ smell.fishy
Amines are relatively strong ___.bases
Amines react with acids to form ___.salts
All reactions involving acyl chlorides produce ___ gas as one product.HCl
The link between each amino acid unit in a protein molecule is called a ___ link.peptide
H2O, OH, Cland NH3(alc) are all ___.nucleophiles
A condensation polymer made from about 300 glucose monomers is ___.starch
___ is a dimer, made from two glucose molecules joined together.sucrose
___ KOH react with haloalkanes to form an alkene.alcoholic
___ KOH reacts with haloalkanes to form an alcohol.aqueous
Alcoholic ammonia reacts with haloalkanes to form an ___.amine
___ alcohols and haloalkanes are the most easily substituted.tertiary
___ alcohols are oxidised to aldehydes.primary
___ alcohols are oxidised to ketones.secondary
Sodium carbonate solution is used to ___ excess acid during the preparation of a haloalkane.neutralise
Anhydrous sodium sulfate is used to remove ___ from an organic product.water