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AS.10 Basic Concepts Of Organic Chemistry Flashcards

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Empirical formula

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Simplest whole number ratio of atoms of each element in one molecule of a compound

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Molecular formula

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Actual whole number ratio of atoms of each element in one molecule of a compound

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Structural

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Minimal detail that shows arrangement

E.g. CH3CH2CH3

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Displayed

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Drawing all atoms and bonds

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Skeletal

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Remove hydrogens and form carbon skeleton with additional functional groups

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Homologous series

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A series of organic compounds having the same functional groups but with each successive member differing by CH2

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Functional group

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A group of atoms responsible for the characteristic reactions of a compound

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Aliphatic

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Non aromatic hydrocarbons

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Alicyclic

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Aliphatic hydrocarbon arranged in rings

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Aromatic

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Compound containing benzene ring

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Saturated

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Carbon-carbon single bonds only

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Unsaturated

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Carbon-carbon double bond containing

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Alkene

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C=C

-ene

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Alcohol

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-OH

-ol
Hydroxy-

Pentane-2,3-diene KEEP E

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Haloalkane

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-Cl, -Br, -I

Chloro-
Bromo-
Iodo-

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Aldehyde

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O
//
— ——C
\
H

-CHO

-al

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Ketone

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O
||
C——-C——-C

-C(CO)C-

-one

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Carboxylic acid

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O
//
——-C
\
OH

-COOH

-oic acid

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Structural isomers

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Molecules with the same molecular formula but different structural formula

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Homolytic fission

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Breaking of a covalent bond where both electrons from the bond are shared equally between two atoms forming free radicals

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Free radical

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Single unpaired electron

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Heterolytic fission

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Breaking of a covalent bond where both electrons from the bond are shared unevenly between the two atoms forming oppositely charged ions

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Curly arrow

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Movement of a pair of electrons

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