Question

These structures were converted into energetically unfavorable bis(organyl)metal complexes using a rhodium(I) (“rhodium-one”) catalyst by Suggs and Jun. A common reaction that forms these structures may replace a substituent with a “dummy ligand” such as a cyanide group to prevent an organocopper byproduct. Alkyl halides are reacted with two equivalents of sodium metal to form these structures in the Wurtz reaction. (-5[1])Reactions that form these structures follow cycles (-5[1])of oxidative addition, transmetallation, and reductive elimination (10[1])and often use a palladium catalyst, such as in (10[1])the Heck and Suzuki reactions. (10[1]-5[1])These structures can be formed using compounds of the form (10[1]-5[1])RMgX, (-5[1])such as the formation of a tertiary alcohol (10[1])from a ketone (-5[1])in the (-5[1])Grignard (-5[1])reaction. (-5[1])For 10 points, name these bonds that form the backbone of organic molecules. (10[1]-5[1])■END■ (10[9]0[3])

ANSWER: carbon–carbon single bonds [or C–C bonds; prompt on single bonds or sigma bonds; prompt on chemical bonds until read]
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Summary

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Nikhil ChellamNorthwestern APurdue59-5
Viraj NegandhiTexas BTexas A66-5
Arya KarthikOxford ACambridge A7310
Bryan UgazASUTAMU8210
Braden BoothMissouriChicago B87-5
Jonathan HuangMIT ABrandeis B8710
Calvin BostlemanOhio State AMichigan D9710
Mason YuBrown AHarvard A97-5
Allan LeeStanford BIowa98-5
Yashwanth BajjiMichigan AKenyon10610
Ilyas ChoukriVirginia Tech AVirginia A109-5
Alan LeeCase Western AMichigan State111-5
Russell NipUBCAlberta112-5
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Dennis YangMichigan CCarnegie Mellon A126-5
Aden SunChicago BMissouri12610
Ryan JudgeCarnegie Mellon AMichigan C1270
Anton AkroushMichigan StateCase Western A1270
Jayden KuCarnegie Mellon BOhio State B12710
Joseph ChambersVirginia AVirginia Tech A12710
Joy AnHarvard ABrown A12710
Will ZhangTufts ABrandeis A12710
Matthew WestleyPurdueNorthwestern A12710
Jacob FinleyNotre Dame AGeorgetown A12710
Amanda ZhaoGeorgetown BNotre Dame C1270
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Anne FjeldAlbertaUBC12710
Karan GurazadaTexas ATexas B12710