functional groups Flashcards
alkane- properties, typical reactions and functional group
C-C
- properties→ unreactive, non-polar bond
- typical reactions→ radical substitution
alkene- properties, typical reactions and functional group
C=C
- properties→ electron-rich double bond, non-polar bond
- typical reactions→ electrophilic addition
aromatic compounds- properties, typical reactions and functional group
C6H5-
- properties→ delocalised e- ring, stable
- typical reactions→ electrophilic substitution
alcohol- properties, typical reactions and functional group
C-OH
- properties→ lone pair on oxygen can act as a nucleophile, polar C-OH bond
- typical reactions→ esterification and nucleophilic substitution, dehydration/elimination
haloalkane- properties, typical reactions and functional group
C-X
- properties→ polar C-X bond
- typical reaction→ nucleophilic substitution and elimination
amine- properties, typical reactions and functional group
- properties→ lone pair on N is basic, can act as a nucleophile
- typical reaction→ nucleophilic substitution, neutralisation
nitrile- properties, typical reactions and functional group
C-C≡N
- properties→ electron-deficient carbon centre
- typical reactions→ reduction and hydrolysis
aldehydes and ketones- properties, typical reactions and functional group
C=O
- properties→ polar C=O bond
- typical reactions→ nucleophilic addition, oxidation of aldehydes and reduction
carboxylic acids- properties, typical reactions and functional group
-COOH
- properties→ electron-deficient carbon centre
- typical reactions→ esterification and neutralisation
ester- properties, typical reactions and functional group
RCOOR
- properties→ electron-deficient carbon centre
- typical reactions- hydrolysis
acyl chloride- properties, typical reactions and functional group
-COCL
- properties→ electron-deficient carbon centre
- typical reactions→ nucleophilic addition, elimination, condensation and Friedel-crafts acylation
acid anhydride- properties, typical reactions and functional group
RCOOCOR
- properties→ electron-deficient carbon centre
- typical reactions → esterification