Quiz: AQA A-Level Organic Chemistry Curly Arrow Mechanisms

Master organic chemistry mechanisms faster - reinforce what you learned about nucleophilic substitution in just 5 minutes.

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Q1 Beginner 1 pts

According to the video, what does a two-headed curly arrow specifically show in organic chemistry mechanisms? Video Reference:
"what is a curly Arrow show us a two-headed Arrow it's showing us the movement of a pair of electrons..."

Timestamp: 3:00

Q2 Intermediate 2 pts

The speaker mentions three main nucleophiles for nucleophilic substitution. Which of these is NOT one of them? Video Reference:
"and there are three main nucleophiles we need to be aware of... hydroxide... Cyanide... ammonia..."

Timestamp: 4:00

Q3 Beginner 1 pts

According to the video, when drawing curly arrows from a nucleophile, where should you always start the arrow? Video Reference:
"make sure you're drawing the arrows starting from the lone pair don't start over here or over here o..."

Timestamp: 5:00

Q4 Intermediate 2 pts

In the ammonia nucleophilic substitution mechanism shown in the video, why does the nitrogen become positively charged in the intermediate? Video Reference:
"this nitrogen is not going to be happy with having four bonds around it it only wants three okay so ..."

Timestamp: 7:00

Q5 Beginner 1 pts

The video states that carbon is in group four, which affects its bonding behavior during nucleophilic substitution. Video Reference:
"this carbon is now going to have five bonds essentially and it doesn't want that it's group four so ..."

Timestamp: 5:30

Q6 Intermediate 2 pts

According to the video, what product is formed when a primary amine acts as a nucleophile in a subsequent substitution reaction? Video Reference:
"what we're going to form we're going to form a secondary amine... this is a secondary amine because ..."

Timestamp: 9:00

Q7 Beginner 1 pts

The speaker mentions that bromine and chlorine are the most common halogens used in these mechanisms. Video Reference:
"I'm going to use the example of bromine you could also use chlorine that's completely fine these are..."

Timestamp: 2:00

Q8 Advanced 3 pts

According to the video, what is the correct name for a 'quaternary amine' when it carries a positive charge? Video Reference:
"now quaternary amine is not actually called a quaternary amine it's called a quaternary ammonium sal..."

Timestamp: 10:00

Q9 Advanced 3 pts

In the video's explanation of subsequent nucleophilic substitution, why can the primary amine product act as a nucleophile? Video Reference:
"this primary amine because nitrogen is group five we're going to have a lone pair on this nitrogen h..."

Timestamp: 8:00

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