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Functional Groups Flashcards

To memorize the basic functional groups in organic chemistry

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carbocyclic rings

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consist entirely of carbon atoms

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heterocyclic rings

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have at least one heteroatom as part of the

ring

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Acyclic compounds

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don’t contain any type of ring (Ain’t no ring)

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Hydrocarbons consist only of

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C & H

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Hydrocarbons can be broadly classified into one of two groups:

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Aliphatic hydrocarbons

Aromatic hydrocarbons

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Aliphatic hydrocarbons

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do NOT contain any benzene rings

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Aromatic hydrocarbons

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contain at least one benzene ring

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Alkanes (aka paraffins)

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have only C-C single bonds throughout

the entire molecule

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Alkenes (aka olefins)

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have at least one C=C double bond in the

molecule

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Alkynes (aka acetylenes)

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have at least one C C triple bond in the

molecule

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Organic compounds that contain a halogen atom (F, Cl, Br, I) are known
as

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organohalogen compounds

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Another term for an organohalogen compound

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a haloalkane or

an alkyl halide

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Alcohol

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An oxygen that is directly bonded to a carbon AND to a hydrogen

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Another name for the Alcohol group

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hydroxy (O-H) group

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Ethers

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An oxygen that is singly bonded to 2 different carbon atoms

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Phenols

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OH group directly bonded to an aromatic ring

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carbonyl group

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carbon double-bonded to an oxygen

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aldehydes

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one of the bonds to the carbonyl group is to a hydrogen

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ketones

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he carbonyl group is bonded to 2 different carbon atoms

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Carboxylic acids

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have a C=O group bonded to a hydroxy group (O-H)

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Esters

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have a C=O group bonded to an alkoxy group (O-R)

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In general, a –CO2- group is known as a

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carboxyl group

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Organic derivatives of ammonia are called

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amines

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Amides

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have a nitrogen bonded to a carbonyl group

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Nitriles

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have a C N triple bond

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