Chapter 4 Flashcards
Isomer
Compounds with the same molecular formula, but different structures and properties
Structural isomers
Different covalent arrangements of their atoms
Cis-trans isomers(geometric)
Have the same covalent arrangements, but differ in spatial arrangements because they don’t rotate
Hydrocarbons
A class of chemicals that contain only hydrogen and carbon atoms, the framework for complex organic compounds
Enantiomer
Isomer is that our mirror images of eachother
Functional groups
Components of organic molecules that are most commonly involved in chemical reactions, display a consistent function
Hydroxyl group
Consist of hydrogen and oxygen. polar. -OH
Carbonyl group
Carbon double bonded to oxygen. Found in sugars. C=O.
Carboxyl group
The mixture of the carbonyl and hydroxyl group. Acid. -COOH
Amino group
Nitrogen and two hydrogen. Base. -NH2
Sulfhydryl group
Only found in protein. Sulfur and hydrogen. -SH or -HS
Phosphate group
Stores and releases energy -OPO3^2-
Makes up ATP (3)
*A central phosphorus atom bonded to four oxygen atoms with three single bonds and one double bond *
Methyl group
One carbon and three hydrogen
CH3