C11 - Basic concepts of organic chemistry Flashcards
What is a hydrocarbon?
Compound with hydrogen and carbon only
What can hydrocarbons be…
Saturated
Unsaturated
What is a saturated hydrocarbon?
Has single bonds only
What is an unsaturated hydrocarbon?
Has carbon-to-carbon multiple bonds
What is a homologous series?
Series of organic compounds with the same functional group, each successive member differing by CH2
What are alkanes?
Hydrocarbon homologous series with single carbon-to-carbon bonds
General formula - CnH2n+2
First 5 alkanes
Methane - CH4
Ethane - C2H6
Propane - C3H8
Butane - C4H10
Pentane - C5H12
What is a functional group?
Part of organic molecule responsible for its chemical reactions
What is aliphatic?
Containing carbon atoms joined together in straight/branched chains, or non aromatic ring
What is alicyclic?
Containing carbon atoms joined together in a ring that is not aromatic
What is aromatic?
Containing one/more benzene ring
What is the three important homologous series of aliphatic hydrocarbons?
Alkanes - single carbon-to-carbon bond
Alkenes - double carbon-to-carbon bond
Alkynes - triple carbon-to-carbon bond
How to name alkanes?
1) suffix is -ane
2) Identify longest carbon chain
3) Side chains are alkyl groups
4) Add numbers before alkyl groups
How do you name alicyclic alkanes?
prefix -cyclo
normal rules
Alkene functional group and name
C=C
-ene
Alcohol functional group and name
-OH
-hydroxy/-ol
Haloalkane functional group and name
-Cl/-Br/-I
chloro-/bromo-/iodo-