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🧫Organic Chemistry II
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400 essential vocabulary terms and definitions to know for your Organic Chemistry II exam

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α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compound
α,β-unsaturated carbonyls
β-hydroxy carbonyl compound
β-keto ester
1,3-dipolar cycloaddition
2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine
2,4-pentanedione
2-lithiopyridine

A

Absorption spectrum
Acetal Formation
Acetic Acid
Acetic anhydride
Acid Catalysts
Acid-catalyzed hydrolysis
Activating Groups
Acyclic terpenes
Acylation of Amines
Acylium ion intermediate
Addition-elimination mechanism
Alcohol
Aldehyde functional group
Aldol disconnections
Aldose
Alkene group
Alkyl group
Alkyl halide
Alkyl Substituents
Alkynes
Alpha carbon
Alpha cleavage
Amidation
Amide linkage
Amino group
Amino Sugars
Anhydrous conditions
Anomer
Anomeric carbon
Antarafacial interactions
Antiaromatic transition states
Antiaromaticity
Aprotic Solvents
Aromatic amines
Aromatic amino acids
Aromatic stabilization energy
Artificial cell membranes
Aryl halides
Atom economy
Azides
Azo compounds

B

Baeyer-Villiger Oxidation
Benzoic acid
Benzyl bromide
Beta-oxidation
Biaryl formation
Bicyclic terpenes
Biomimetic approaches
Biomimetic synthesis
Biotransformation
Boulton-Katritzky Rearrangement

C

C-c single bond disconnections
C-H Activation
Carbene complexes
Carbocation
Carbocation Stability
Carbonyl compounds
Carbonyl diimidazole
Carbonyl group
Carboxylic acid group
Carcinogenicity
Catalytic hydrogenation
Characteristic Peaks
Chauvin mechanism
Chemical Ionization
Chichibabin Reaction
Chiral Auxiliaries