Functional groups Flashcards
What is the functional group?
This explains the chemical and physical properties of compounds
Name the 26 functional groups…
- alkane
- alkene
- alkyne
- alcohol
- carbamate
- caboxylic acid
- carboxylic ester
- lactone
- ether
- phenol
- ketone
- aldehyde
- hemi-acetal
- acetal
- amine
- imine
- nitrile
- amide
- urea
- thiourea
- thiol
- thioether
- disulphide
- thioester
- phosphoric acid
- phosphoric ester
Whats an alkyne?
It is an unsaturated molecule that contains a carbon-carbon triple bond
Whats a carbamate? Draw the general tertiary structure
Whats a lactone and draw its general structure?
it is a cyclic ester
Draw an ether
Draw a hemi-acetal group
Draw an acetal group
Draw a primary, secondary and tertiary amine and a quaternary ammonium salt
Draw an imine, and what type of base is it?
Imine is a schiff base
Draw a nitrile functional group
What is the name of the cyclic amide and draw it?
The cyclic amide is known as a lactam
Draw a primary, secondary, tertiary and cyclic amide.
Draw urea
Draw thiourea
Draw thiol
Draw thioether
Draw a disulphide bond
Draw a thioester
Draw phosphoric acid, pyrophosphoric acid and triphosphoric acid
