Introduction To Organic Chemistry Flashcards
How many bonds does carbon form
Four covalent bonds
Name some feature of a carbon-carbon bond
Relatively strong
Non-polar
What is the molecular formula definition
Shows the actual number of atoms of each element in the molecule
Define /explain the displayed formula
Shows every atom and every bond within the molecule
Define / explain the structural formula
Shows the unique arrangement of atoms in a simplified form without showing all of the bonds
Define / explain the skeletal formula
Shows the structure of a molecule using straight lines to represent carbon-carbon bonds (simplifies the molecule)
Define isomer
Molecules that have the same molecular formula but whose atoms are arranged differently
What is a structural isomer
Same molecular formula but different structural formula
What is a position isomer
When there is a functional group which has been attached to the main carbon chain , but at a different point
What is a functional group isomer
When the functional group within the carbon chain changed however the molecular formulae remains the same
Define a chain isomer
When the hydrocarbon chain is arranged is different way
What is a stereoisomer
When compounds have the same structural formula but the bonds are arranged differently within the space.
Define E - isomer
When the two substituents are on opposite sides of the double bond
Define Z - isomers
When the two substituents are on the same sides of the double bond
