intro to organic chem Flashcards
organic compounds
carbon atoms with at least one covalent bond with other atoms
hydrocarbons
molecule with only hydrogen and carbon atoms
saturated hydrocarbons
only single carbon carbon bonds
have most amount of hydrogen atoms
unsaturated hydrocarbons
at least one double or triple bond
simplest type of hydrocarbon
an alkane
2 types of alkanes
linear and branched
what type of hydrocarbons are cycloalkanes
saturated hydrocarbons
what structure do cycloalkanes form
circle ring structure
molecular formula
gives the actual number of atoms of each element in a molecule
displayed formula
each bond and element shown in molecule
structural formula
each group and part looked at and written in letter and number form
good about displayed formula
display every atom and bond in a molecule
bad about displayed formula
takes ages to draw
hard to interpret
skeletal formula
show arrangement of atoms and structure of molecule
skeletal formula for non hydrocarbon molecules
symbols for other atoms
H bonded to other atoms
how to draw branched chain molecule skeletal
add side chain carbon on top like plain line
steps of writing skeletal formula
write c-c bonds
atoms symbol of other ones
hydrogen bonds bonded to other
ass side chains
structural to skeletal
draw displayed then structural
skeletal to structural
skeletal to displayed to structural
skeletal to molecular
displayed to molecular to empirical if needed
naming alkanes
ending in ane
what does prefix tell in naming
how many carbons in the molecule eg eth
1 chain carbon prefix
meth
2 carbon chain prefix
eth
3 carbon chain prefix
prop
4 carbon chain prefix
but
5 carbon chain prefix
pent
6 carbon chain prefix
hex
pneumonic for prefix
monkeys eat proper bananas
naming chains in branched alkanes
suffix of chain for number of carbons
naming positions of side chains
number carbons and pt number of what carbon chain is on infront of written name
drawing molecules from IUCPAC name
draw longest carbon chain
check bonds if alkane or alkene
add other groups
naming cycloalkanes
name as normal and add cyclo in front
naming cycloalkanes with side chains
side chain first and then cyclo in front of longest chain name
alcohol group
OH
amine group
NH2
alkene group
double bond carbons
homologous series
group of compounds which are very similar
homologous series properties
same functional group different amount of saturated carbon atoms
same general formula
chemical reaction of homologous series
react in same way
chemically similar
unreactive homologous series
cycloalkanes
alkanes
physical properties of homologous series
gradual change as chain increases
general formula of cycloalkanes
CnH2n
general formula of alkanes
CnH2n+2