BC - unit 1 Flashcards
___ is the science of substances hat occur in living tissue… and the metabolism, function and excretion of the metabolic wastes of these substances by tissues
biochemistry
catabolism
break down of compounds
anabolism
build up of compounds
the body obtains substances from 2 places
endogenous (from within)
diet
the body breaks down compounds to ___ biochemically available energy
release
inorganic compounds occur as ___, free ___ or bound to ___ molecules
salts
ions
organic
salts are ions with ___ charges
full
what makes a compound organic
carbon compounds
exception of an organic compound?
urea
____ ___ are the most reactive part of the molecule
functional groups
___ ___ are several atoms arranged in a specific way
functional groups
organic compounds can possess ___ ___ ___ functional group
one or more
what is the feature that are used to classify a compound
functional groups
prioritization of functional groups: #1
carboxyl/carboxylic acid
prioritization of functional groups: #2
aldehyde
prioritization of functional groups: #3
ketone
prioritization of functional groups: #4
alcohol
prioritization of functional groups: #5
alkyne
prioritization of functional groups: #6
alkene
structure of a carboxyl
COO- (double bond C=O)
structure of carboxylic acid
-COOH
structure of aldehyde
-CHO
structure of ketone
> C=O
structure of alcohol
-OH
structure of Alkyne
-C (triple bond) C-
structure of alkene
-C=C-
structure of amine
-NH(2)
structure of ether
-ROR
structure of aryl
-Ar
structure of halogen
-X
structure of alkyl
-R
structure of alkane
C—C
structure of ester
2 Rs (R and R’)
hydrocarbons are composed of only _ and _
C
H
alkanes have a ___ ___ bond between carbons
single covalent
aliphatic alkanes ahve an ____-___ hydrocarbons
open-chained
pure alkanes ___ occur in living cells
dont
ALKANES: # of carbons in methane
1
ALKANES: # of carbons in ethane
2
ALKANES: # of carbons in propane
3
ALKANES: # of carbons in butane
4
ALKANES: # of carbons in pentane
5
ALKANES: # of carbons in hexane
6
ALKANES: # of carbons in heptane
7
ALKANES: # of carbons in octane
8
ALKANES: # of carbons in nonane
9
ALKANES: # of carbons in decane
10
ALKANES: # of carbons in undecane
11
ALKANES: # of carbons in dodecane
12
ALKANES: # of carbons in tridecane
13
ALKANES: # of carbons in tetradecane
14
ALKANES: # of carbons in pentadecane
15
ALKANES: # of carbons in hexadecane
16
ALKANES: # of carbons in heptadecane
17
ALKANES: # of carbons in octadecane
18
ALKANES: # of carbons in nonadecane
19
ALKANES: # of carbons in eicosane
20
molecular structure of alkanes is always ____ the # of Cs + ____
double
2
alicyclic or carbocyclic alkanes have a ____ carbon skeleton
cyclic
cyclic carbon skeleton means it is ___ in structure
ring
alkenes have a ___ bond between carbons
double
alkenes are ____ found in living tissues
yes
aliphatic alkenes have an ___-___ hydrocarbons
open-chained
alicyclic carbocyclic alkenes are __-___
non-aromatic
aromatic carbocyclic alkenes have a ___ ring
____ double bonds
conjugated
alternating
ALKENES: # of carbons in ethene
2
ALKENES: # of carbons in propene
3
ALKENES: # of carbons in butene
4
ALKENES: molecular formula of ethene
C(2)H(4)
ALKENES: molecular formula of propene
C(3)H(6)
ALKENES: molecular formula of butene
C(4)H(8)
___ ___: two compounds with the same molecular formulas, but different structural formulas
structural isomers
cis- and trans- isomers are a form of ____
stereoisomerism
____ and ___ ___: two molecules have the same molecular and structural formulas, but different spatial arrangement
cis- and trans- isomers
