Functional Groups Flashcards
As the name
clearly implies it is the part of the
molecule which makes it ‘function’
the way it does. To give an analogy:
think of a bus. The driver at the
steering is the one responsible for
the whole bus’ motion hence its
function, the passengers filling up
the bus but don’t really do anything
towards the bus
functional group
familiarize yourself with the different functional groups
grade yourself accordingly
prefix of carboxylic acid
carboxy
suffix of carboxylic acid
-oic acid
prefix of acid amide
carbamoyl
suffix of acid amide
amide
prefix of acid chloride
chloroformyl
suffix of acid chloride
-oyl chloride
prefix of alcohol
hydroxy
suffix of alcohol
-ol
prefix of aldehyde
formyl
suffix of aldehyde
-al
prefix of ketone
oxo
suffix of ketone
-one
prefix of ester
alkyl
