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LEC 9: Organic Chemistry Flashcards

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study of compounds containing carbon

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organic chemistry

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only element present in the organic compound

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carbon

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properties of organic compounds

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  • peculiar nature of carbon (catenation)
  • non-ionic character
  • similarity in behavior
  • complexity
  • isomerism
  • rate of organic reactions
  • solubility
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property to link with other carbon atoms, where carbon can form long chains and rings

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catenation

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compounds with the same chemical formula and different structural formulas

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isomers

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organic compounds reaction is _____

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slow

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unique ability of carbon

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bond to itself

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carbon can form:

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  • unsaturated compounds
  • saturated compounds
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all carbon atoms have four single bonds

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saturated compounds

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at least one carbon has a double or a triple bond

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unsaturated compounds

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4 ways a molecule can be represented

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  • molecular
  • structural
  • condensed structural
  • skeletal or line diagram
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3 types of hydrocarbons

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  • alkanes
  • alkenes
  • alkynes
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substituent or an alkane with one less carbon is also called

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alkyl

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14
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group of atoms that have specific behavioral characteristics in organic compounds

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functional groups

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other classifications of hydrocrabons

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  • aliphatic
  • aromatic
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hydrocarbons without benzene rings

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aliphatic

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hydrocarbons with benzene rings

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aromatic

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kinds of aliphatic

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  • alkanes
  • alkenes
  • alkynes
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general formula of alkane

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CnH2n+2

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general formula for alkene

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CnH2n

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general formula for alkynes

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CnH2n-2

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how do chemist name organic compounds, which is a set of rules that allow for a systematic and uniform method of naming compounds

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IUPAC System

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IUPAC means?

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international union of pure and applied chemistry

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general formula for alkyl groups

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R = CnH2n+1

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general formula of cycloalkanes

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CnH2n

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