Basic concepts of organic chem

Question 1

Aromatic

Answer 1

A compound containing a benzene ring

Question 2

Aliphatic

Answer 2

a compound containing carbon ans hydrogen joined together in straight chains, branched chains or non aromatic rings

Question 3

Alicyclic

Answer 3

an aliphatic compound arranged in non-aromatic rings, with or without side chains

Question 4

alkyl group

Answer 4

group of formula CnH2n+1

Question 5

displayed formula

Answer 5

shows the relative positions of all the atoms and the bonds between them

Question 6

functional group

Answer 6

the reactive part of an organic molecule which gives its characteristic properties or reactions

Question 7

general formula

Answer 7

simplest algebraic formula for a homologous series

Question 8

homologous series

Answer 8

series of organic compounds: same functional group and general formula but each member differs by CH2

Question 9

hydrocarbon

Answer 9

a compound containing carbon and hydrogen ONLY

Question 10

saturated

Answer 10

containing single carbon-carbon bonds only

Question 11

skeletal formula

Answer 11

just the carbon skeleton and associated functional groups

Question 12

structural formula

Answer 12

minimal detail, shows the arrangement of atoms

Question 13

unsaturated

Answer 13

containing one or more carbon-carbon double or triple bonds, or aromatic rings

Question 14

volatility

Answer 14

the ease with which a liquid turns into a gas