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Dehydrogenation reactions
Where an alkane loses hydrogen atoms and the product is an unsaturated hydrocarbon.
CH
3
CH
3
- > CH
2
=CH
2
+ H
2
Alkenes
hydrocarbons with double CC bonds
Formula
: C
n
H
2n
Alkynes
Hydrocarbons with triple CC bonds
Addition reactions
When new atoms form bonds with carbon atoms formerly part of double or triple bonds. In alkenes this creates saturated hydrocarbons.
Hydrogenation reactions
When H
2
is used as a reactant
What structure does benzene have? What is the degree of its C-C angles?
Planar; 120 degrees
Phenyl
When a benzene ring is used as a substituent
Ortho- (o-)
two adjacent substituents on a benzene ring
Para- (p-)
two substituents directly across the ring from each other
meta- (m-)
two substituents with one carbon between them
Xylene
A benzene with two methyl substituents
A benzene with a chlorine substituent
Chlorobenzene
Benzene with a methyl substituent
Toluene
Benzene with a bromine substituent
Bromobenzene
Benzine with a OH substituent
Phenol
Benzene with a NO
2
substituent
Nitrobenzene
Benzene with a CH=CH
2
substituent
Styrene
Author
emilyp
ID
180021
Card Set
O-chem glossary (2)
Description
organic chem
Updated
2012-10-26T07:28:37Z
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