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alkane

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single bond hydrocarbon

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alkene

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a hydrocarbon containing a double bond

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alkyne

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a hydrocarbon containing a carbon carbon triple bond

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cycloalkanes

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Hydrocarbons forming cyclic single bonded molecules

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cycloakenes- aromatic ring

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cyclic hydrocarbons with double bonds

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halogenoalkane (haloalkane)
alkyl halide

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halogens attached to alkanes

functional group: R-X
R: hydrocarbon chain
X: halogen
Cl, Br, F, I

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Ether

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Oxygen attached to 2 R groups
Functional group: R-O-R
R groups can be methyl, ethyl groups etc
Ethers are polar due to the oxygen
If hydrocarbon chain not big then relatively polar molecule

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Alcohol

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Functional group: R-OH
OH group attached to a hydrocarbon chain

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Ketone

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Functional group: R-CO-R
carbon is double bonded to oxygen
carbonyl group in the middle of chain

carbonyl

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aldehyde

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Functional group: R-CHO
the functional group always at the end

suffix- al
e.g. hexanal

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Carboxylic acid

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Functional group: RCOOH
one oxygen bonded with a double bond to the carbon

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ester

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Functional group: RCOOR
e.g.
methyl ethanoate

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Amine

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Functional group: R-N:H2
hydrogen bonding like alcohol or carboxylic acid

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Amide

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Functional group: R-CONH2
e.g. butanamide

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Nitrile

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Functional group: R-C|||N
triple bond between carbon and nitrogen atom
e.g. ethane nitrile

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Thiol -alcohol
Thioether- ether
Thioester- ester

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Functional group: SH

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enol

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alcohol and alkene together

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enamine

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Nitrogen with 2 R groups next to double bond

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Imine

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carbon double bonded to nitrogen atom

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Organic peroxide

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R-O-O-R

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peroxy acid

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carboxylic acid and peroxide

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Nitro group

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R- NO2

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carbocation

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C+

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Radical

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C°

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Carbanion

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C: -

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Carbene

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C:

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