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Introduction To Organic Chemistry 11 Flashcards

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Displayed formula

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Shows every atom and every bond in the molecule

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Structural formula

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Each carbon is written separately with the atoms or groups that are attached

CH3CH3

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Skeletal formulae

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Only draw lines carbon to carbon

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Number of carbons 
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Meth
Eth
Prop
But
Pent
Hex
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Functional group

Alkane

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-ane

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Functional group

Alkene

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-ene

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Functional group

Halogenalkene

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None

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Functional group

Alcohols

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-ol

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Functional group

Aldehydes

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-al

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Functional group

Ketones

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-one

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Functional group

Carboxylic acid

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-oic acid

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Carbon

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Four electrons in outer shell
Four covalent bonds
Carbon-carbon bonds relatively strong

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Prefix

Side chain

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Added to the beginning

Methyl
Ethyl
Propyl
Butyl

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Structural isomerism ( positional)

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-same functional group attached to the main chain at different points

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Structural isomerism ( functional group)

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Different functional group

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Structural group ( chain isomerism)

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Different arrangement of the hydrocarbon chain such as branching

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Stereoisomerism

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Two or more compounds have the same stuctural formula

E ( looks like a z)
Z ( looks like a E)

Have limited rotation with a double bond

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Prefix halogenalkane

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Fluoro
Chloro
Bromo
Iodo

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Homologous series

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A set of organic compounds with the same functional group. The compounds differ in the length of their carbon chains

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Structural isomer

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Structural isomers are defined as having the same molecular formula but different structural formulae

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empirical formula

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a formula giving the proportions of the elements present in a compound but not the actual numbers or arrangement of atoms

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molecular formula

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A chemical formula that shows the total number and kinds of atoms in a molecule, but not their structural arrangement

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general formula

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A general formula is a type of empirical formula that represents the composition of any member of an entire class of compounds

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