functional groups Flashcards
Aldehydes
carbon double bonded to an oxygen and single bonded to a hydrogen
Carboxylic Acids
doubly bonded carbon to oxygen which also has an OH group
Amines
a nitrogen atom with three bonds to carbon or hydrogen
Esters
single and doubly bonded oxygen to carbon
Amides
doubly bonded oxygen to carbon with nitrogen
alkanes
a hydrocarbon containing only single covalent bonds
Alkenes
Hydrocarbons with one or more carbon-carbon double bonds
Alkynes
a carbon compound with a carbon-carbon triple bond.
Alkyl Halide
An alkane in which one of the hydrogens has been replaced by a halogen.
Ethers
oxygen bonded to two carbon atoms
Ketone
carbon doubly bonded to an oxygen and single bonds to two other carbons
Thiols
sulfur analogues of alcohols
alcohols- C bonded to OH