Functional Groups (Also Unit 1)

Question 1

What is the functional group of an alcohol? How do you figure out whether it’s primary, secondary, or tertiary?

Answer 1

The functional group of alcohol is an OH group. That OH group is attached to a carbon and however many carbons that atom is connected to determines the class

Question 2

What is the functional group of an Amine? How do you figure out whether it’s primary, secondary, or tertiary?

Answer 2

The functional group of an amine is a N atom. However many carbons are attached to the N tells you the class

Question 3

What is the functional group of an Aldehyde?

Answer 3

The functional group of an aldehyde is a Carbonyl group (CHO) (C is double bonded to oxygen)

Question 4

What is the functional group of an ketone?

Answer 4

The functional group of an ketone is a Carbonyl group (CO) (C is double bonded to oxygen) (Basically just aldehyde without the hydrogen)

Question 5

What is the functional group of carboxylic acid?

Answer 5

The functional group of an aldehyde is a Carbonyl acid group (COOH) (C is double bonded to oxygen) (C is also bonded to an OH group)

Question 6

What is the functional group of an ether?

Answer 6

The functional group of an O (Think about a OH group without the hydrogen)

Question 7

What is the functional group of an ester?

Answer 7

The functional group of an ester is an ester group (COO) (C is double bonded to oxygen)

Question 8

What is the functional group of an Amide? How do you figure out whether it’s primary, secondary, or tertiary?

Answer 8

The functional group of an amide is a amide group (CON) (C is double bonded to oxygen) However many carbons are attached to the N tells you the class