Lecture 4 Flashcards
Aldehyde
Organic compound formed by oxidation of alcohol
Amine
Organic compound derived from ammonia by replaced of one or more hydrogen atoms by organic groups
Amino group
Chemical group consisting of a nitrogen atom bonded by two hydrogen atoms.
Carboxyl group
A chemical group present in organic acids and consisting of a single carbon atom double bonded to an oxygen atom and also bonded to a hydroxyl group
Carbonyl groups
A chemicals group present in aldehydes and ketones and consisting of a carbon atom double bonded to an oxygen atom
Carboxylic acid
n organic acid containing a carboxyl group. The simplest examples are methanoic (or formic) acid and ethanoic (or acetic) acid.
Enantiomer
One of two compounds that are mirror images of each other.
Functional group
A specific configuration of atoms commonly attached to the carbon skeletons of organic molecules and usually involved in chemical reactions.
Geometric isomer
One of several compounds that have the same molecular formula and covalent arrangements but differ in spatial arrangements of their atoms owing to the inflexibility of double bonds
Hydrocarbon
An organic molecule consisting only of carbon and hydrogen
Hydroxyl group
A chemical group consisting of an oxygen atom joined to a hydrogen atom.
Isomer
One of several compounds with the same molecular formula but different structures and Therefore different properties
Ketone
Produced when the body burns fat for energy or fuel
Phosphate group
A chemicals group consisting of a phosphorus atom bonded to four oxygen atoms, important in energy transfer
Structural isomer
One of several compounds that have the same molecular formula but differ in the covalent arrangements of their atoms
