Chapter 11 (aprroved) Flashcards

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Hydrocarbon

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A compound containing carbon and hydrogen atoms only

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Saturated vs unsaturated hydrocarbon

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Saturated has single bonds only, unsaturated contains carbon-carbon multiple bonds

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Homologous series

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Family of compounds with the same functional group whose successive members differ by an additional -CH2 group

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Functional group

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The part of the organic molecule that is largely responsible for the molecule’s chemical properties

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Hydrocarbon classification and their differences

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Aliphatic - carbon atoms are joined in straight or branched chains, or non-aromatic rings

Alicyclic - carbon atoms are joined together in ring structures, with or without branches

Aromatic - some or all of the carbon atoms are found in a benzene ring

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Alkynes

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Homologous series of hydrocarbons containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond

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Alkyl groups

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Side/branched chains - alkane with one less hydrogen where bond to main chain is

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Alkene: functional group, suffix, prefix

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C=C, ene, X

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Alcohol: functional group, suffix, prefix

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-OH, ol, hydroxy-

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Aldehyde: functional group, suffix, prefix

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-(C=O)H, al, X

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Ketone: functional group, suffix, prefix

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-C(C=O)C-, -one, X

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Ester: functional group, suffix, prefix

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-(C=O)OC-, -oate, X

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Carboxylic acid: functional group, suffix, prefix

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-(C=O)OH-, oic acid, X

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Acyl chloride: functional group, suffix, prefix

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-(C=O)Cl, oyl chloride, X

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Amine: functional group, suffix, prefix

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NH2, amino-, -amine

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Nitrile: functional group, suffix, prefix

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-CN, nitrile, X

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Structural isomers

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Compounds with the same molecular formula but different structural formula

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Homolytic fission

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When a bond breaks and each atom takes one electron, forming two radicals

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Heterolytic fission

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When a bond breaks and one of the atoms takes both electrons, forming a negative ion and a positive ion

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Curly arrows

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Used to show the movement of electron pairs in reaction mechanisms

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Addition reaction

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Two reactants join to form one product

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Substitution reaction

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An atom or group of atoms is replaced by a different atom or group of atoms

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Elimination reaction

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The removal of a small molecule from a larger one