4.1.1 Basics of Organic Chemistry Flashcards
What does nomenclature mean?
The system used for naming organic compounds
What does the term empirical formula mean?
Simplest while number ratio of atoms in a molecule
What does the term molecular formula mean?
It provides the actual number of atoms of different elements in a molecule
What does the term displayed formula mean
It shows every atom and every bond in a molecule
What does the term structural formula mean?
It shows the arrangement of atoms in a molecule without showing every bond
Define skeletal formula
A type of formula which is drawn as lines with each vertex being a carbon atom.
Carbon atoms not drawn, assumed each C atom has all unspecified bonds as C-H
Define homologous series
A series of organic compounds having the same functional group but with each successive member differing by CH₂
What is a function group?
A group of atoms responsible for characteristic reaction of a compound
What is an aliphatic hydrocarbon?
Hydrocarbon with carbon atoms joined together in a straight line or branched chain
What is an alicyclic hydrocrabon
Hydrocarbons arranged in non aromatic rings with or without side chains
What is an aromatic hydrocarbon
Hydrocarbon that contain at least one benzene ring
Suffix of no double bonds
-ane
Suffix of at least one double bond
-ene
Suffix of an alcohol
-ol
Suffix of an aldehyde
-al
