Functional Groups Flashcards
What is a geminal diol?
It is a molecule that has two alcohols (OH) attached to the same carbon.
What is the suffix ending for a carboxylic acid functional group?
-oic acid
What is the suffix ending for the anhydride functional group?
Simply “anhydride”
What is the suffix ending for an ester functional group?
-oate
What is the suffix ending for an aldehyde functional group?
-al
What is the suffix ending for a ketone functional group?
-one
What is the functional group for a triple bond?
Alkyne
What is the functional group for a double bond?
Alkene
What does an amide functional group look like?
C=O with an NH at the end
What is an Allene?
A functional group that has two adjacent double bonds like this: C=C=C
What is an enol?
It is a ketone molecule which tautomerizes and forms a double bond at the alpha carbon in relation to ketone.
What is formic acid?
HCOOH
What is acetic acid?
CH3COOH
What is C6H5?
Benzene
What is benzoic acid?
C6H5COOH
What is formaldehyde?
HCHO
What is acetylaldehyde?
CH3CHO
What is acetone?
CH3COCH3
Phenol
benzene ring with alcohol group attached
toulene
benzene ring with 1 methyl group attached
Hydroxyquinone
Hydroquinone
benzene ring (aromatic)
Quinone
Conjugated, not aromatic!!
lactone
cyclic ester
lactam
cyclic amide
Adenine
Guanine
Cytosine
Uracil
Thymine
HARD Question IUPAC Naming question
Pyrrole structure
C4H5N
