4.11 Basic concepts of organic chemistry Flashcards
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Homologous series
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a family of compounds with similar properties.
2
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Saturated Hydrocarbon
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A hydrocarbon with no double bonds
3
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Unsaturated Hydrocarbon
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A hydrocarbon with at least one double bond.
4
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Aliphatic
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Carbon atoms are joined to each other in unbranching or branched chains, or non-aromatic rings.
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Alicyclic
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Carbon atoms joined together in ring structures, with or without branches.
6
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Aromatic
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Some or all the carbons are found in a benzene ring.
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Structural isomers
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compounds with the same molecular formula but a different structural formula.
8
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Homolytic fission
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When a covalent bond breaks and each atom gets an equal number of electrons.
9
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Heterolytic fission
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When a covalent bond breaks and one atom gets both electrons and the other gets none.
