functional groups Flashcards
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alkyl
-any region of fully saturated carbon with only C-H bnds sometimes called “aliphatic”
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alkene
a C-C double bond also called “olefins”
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alkynes
C-C triple bond
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alcohol
if attached to an aromatic, it’s caled a phenol
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ether
both substitients are carbon
three-membered cyclic ether is a special type of ether called an epoxide
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amine
substituents can be C or H
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alkyl halide
X= F, Cl,Br, I
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aldehyde
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ketone
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carboxylic acid
or often just acid
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ester
technically carboxylic ester / if a part of a ring called a lactone
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amide
N substituents can be H or C (if part of a ring, called a lactam)
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aryl
aromatic ring, this is a phenyl when it is a substituent
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acetal
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hemiacetal
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nitrile
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nitro
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guanidine
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thiol
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sulfide
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sulfonate
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sulfoamide
substituents cab be H or C
