MCAT Organic Chemistry

a molecule that is superimposable on its mirror image

a molecule that is both hydrophilic and hydrophobic

epimer formed by ring closure

a test to detect aldehydes, ketones, and hemiacetals in sugars

a molecule that cannot be superimposed on its mirror image

reactions that occur in one step without the formation of any intermediates

any compounds that have the same molecular formula and the same connectivity but that differ from one another by rotation about a sigma bond

any compounds with the same molecular formula but whose atoms have different connectivity

stereoisomers that are not enantiomers

purification method based on difference in boiling points

molecules whose mirror images are non-superimposable

a resonance-stabilized anion resulting from the deprotonation of a carbon atom adjacent to a carbonyl functional group

the stereocenter at which the configuration differs in epimers

a separate technique that relies on relative solubilities of the two solvents used

diastereomers that differ in orientation of substituents around a ring or double bond

sharing of electrons through sigma bonds

any compounds that have the same molecular formula

a molecule that contains chiral centers and an internal plane of symmetry

the hydrolysis of esters by treatment with a basic solution

any compounds with the same molecular formula and connectivity that differ only in the spatial arrangement of atoms

readily interconvertible constitutional isomers

a molecule with both positive and negative formal charges