Functional Groups

Question 1

What functional group is formed by methane

Answer 1

Methyl

Question 2

Is methyl polar or nonpolar?

Answer 2

Nonpolar

Question 3

Is methyl reactive or non reactive

Answer 3

Realistically non reactive

Question 4

CH3

Answer 4

Methyl

Question 5

What is hydroxyl formed from?

Answer 5

Water

Question 6

OH

Answer 6

Hydroxyl

Question 7

The oxygen in hydroxyl is highly…

Answer 7

Electronegative

Question 8

What does hydroxyl attract?

Answer 8

Positive protons of other molecules

Question 9

Is hydroxyl polar or nonpolar?

Answer 9

Polar

Question 10

What reaction takes place with hydroxyl?

Answer 10

Dehydration and hydrolysis

Question 11

O

Answer 11

Ether

Question 12

How is ether formed?

Answer 12

When 2 hydroxyl or other groups react to join ‘r’s together.

Question 13

Is ether polar or nonpolar

Answer 13

Slightly polar

Question 14

Is ether reactive or not?

Answer 14

Slightly reactive

Question 15

What two types are of carbonyl?

Answer 15

Adehyde and ketone

Question 16

Is carbonyl reactive or non reactive

Answer 16

More reactive than ether

Question 17

Is carbonyl polar?

Answer 17

Yes

Question 18

What is the characteristic of carbonyl?

Answer 18

Double bonded oxygen

Question 19

What does an aldehyde look like?

Answer 19

Double bonded hydrogen found on the end of a molecule

Question 20

What does a ketone look like?

Answer 20

Double bonded oxygen found in inner regions of the molecule

Question 21

What is a variation of an aldehyde?

Answer 21

Carboxyl

Question 22

What does carboxyl form?

Answer 22

An organic acid

Question 23

Is carboxyl reactive?

Answer 23

It’s more reactive due to the electronegative oxygen

Question 24

Is carboxyl polar?

Answer 24

Yes

Question 25

What does carboxyl look like?

Answer 25

Cooh

Question 26

Define an acid

Answer 26

A proton donor

Question 27

COOH= ?

Answer 27

Coo- + H+

Question 28

How does an ester form?

Answer 28

When carboxyl and hydroxyl are bonded together.

Question 29

Is ester polar?

Answer 29

Somewhat polar

Question 30

How do you identify ester

Answer 30

C double bonded o and single bonded o in the middle

Question 31

What’s another name for sulfhydryl?

Answer 31

Thiol

Question 32

What do sulfhydryls do?

Answer 32

Help hold protein shapes together

Question 33

Is sulfhydryls polar?

Answer 33

Slightly

Question 34

Is sulfhydryl a strong or week connector?

Answer 34

Weak

Question 35

What does sulfhydryl connect?

Answer 35

Hydrogen or other thiols

Question 36

SH

Answer 36

Sulfhydryl

Question 37

HS

Answer 37

Sulfhydryl

Question 38

What connects in a disulfide bridge?

Answer 38

Sulfhydryl

Question 39

NH2

Answer 39

Amine

Question 40

NH

Answer 40

Amide

Question 41

What is amine derived from?

Answer 41

Ammonia

Question 42

Is amine polar or nonpolar?

Answer 42

Somewhat polar

Question 43

What is a weak base?

Answer 43

Amine

Question 44

What is an important component of all amino acids?

Answer 44

Amine

Question 45

PO4^2-

Answer 45

Phosphate

Question 46

What is an important component of nucleic acids

Answer 46

Phosphate

Question 47

Which functional group transfers energy within cells?

Answer 47

Phosphate

Question 48

Is phosphate acidic or basic?

Answer 48

Acidic as it releases hydrogen ions

Question 49

What does phosphate look like?

Answer 49

A phosphate with 3 single bonded oxygens and one double bonded oxygen