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    This document reviews key concepts about smells and molecular structure: 1) Functional groups like ketones, alcohols, esters and carboxylic acids can smell sweet, putrid, or other categories. Lone pairs affect molecular shape. 2) Determining smell requires knowledge of functional groups and 3D structure. 3) Receptor site theory explains how molecules interact with smell receptors to produce different smells, even for molecules with the same functional group.

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    This document reviews key concepts about smells and molecular structure: 1) Functional groups like ketones, alcohols, esters and carboxylic acids can smell sweet, putrid, or other categories. Lone pairs affect molecular shape. 2) Determining smell requires knowledge of functional groups and 3D structure. 3) Receptor site theory explains how molecules interact with smell receptors to produce different smells, even for molecules with the same functional group.

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    Unit 2 Smells: Review 2

    A. What can each of the following functional groups smell like (sweet, putrid,
    etc.)? Hint: some may fit in more than one category
    Ketone Alcohol Ester Carboxylic Acid
    Amine

    B. Describe or draw the 3 Dimensional shape of the following molecules

    CBr4 NF 3 SiCl 4
    CH2O N2

    H 2O HCN C 2H6O
    C2 H 4 C 2H 2

    C. How do lone pairs (nonbonding electrons) affect the shape of a molecule?


    Hint: think water

    D. What is the minimum amount of information required for you to determine


    the smell of a given molecule?

    E. What is the difference between Covalent and Ionic bonding?


    F. Determine which of the following compounds are covalently bonded and draw
    the structural formula for them

    C2H6O HCN NaCN H 2O


    PtCl4

    Br2 Fe2O3 CO 2
    HCL LiCl

    G. What is the receptor site theory and how does it explain our ability to smell?

    H. How can two molecules with the same functional group (ketone), such as
    camphor (camphor) and carvone (minty) be completely different smells?

    Camphor carvone

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