Functional Groups Flashcards

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1
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What is a geminal diol?

A

It is a molecule that has two alcohols (OH) attached to the same carbon.

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2
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What is the suffix ending for a carboxylic acid functional group?

A

-oic acid

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3
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What is the suffix ending for the anhydride functional group?

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Simply “anhydride”

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4
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What is the suffix ending for an ester functional group?

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-oate

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5
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What is the suffix ending for an aldehyde functional group?

A

-al

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6
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What is the suffix ending for a ketone functional group?

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-one

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7
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What is the functional group for a triple bond?

A

Alkyne

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8
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What is the functional group for a double bond?

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Alkene

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9
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What does an amide functional group look like?

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C=O with an NH at the end

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10
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What is an Allene?

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A functional group that has two adjacent double bonds like this: C=C=C

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11
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What is an enol?

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It is a ketone molecule which tautomerizes and forms a double bond at the alpha carbon in relation to ketone.

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12
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What is formic acid?

A

HCOOH

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13
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What is acetic acid?

A

CH3COOH

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14
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What is C6H5?

A

Benzene

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15
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What is benzoic acid?

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C6H5COOH

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16
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What is formaldehyde?

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HCHO

17
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What is acetylaldehyde?

A

CH3CHO

18
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What is acetone?

A

CH3COCH3

19
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Phenol

A

benzene ring with alcohol group attached

20
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toulene

A

benzene ring with 1 methyl group attached

21
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Hydroxyquinone

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22
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Hydroquinone

A

benzene ring (aromatic)

23
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Quinone

A

Conjugated, not aromatic!!

24
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lactone

A

cyclic ester

25
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lactam

A

cyclic amide

26
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Adenine

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27
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Guanine

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28
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Cytosine

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29
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Uracil

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30
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Thymine

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31
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HARD Question IUPAC Naming question

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32
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Pyrrole structure

A

C4H5N