Memorising Functional Groups

Question 1

OH attached on any carbon atom of the carbon chain

Answer 1

Alcohol

Question 2

C = O bond located on a terminal carbon

Answer 2

Aldehyde

Question 3

C = O bond located on a non-terminal carbon

Answer 3

Ketone

Question 4

A terminal C atom double bonded to an O atom and single bonded to an OH bond

Answer 4

Carboxylic acid

Question 5

O atom from alcohol functional group bonded to the C atom of a carboxylic acid functional group.

Answer 5

Ester

Question 6

NH2 single bonded to a non-terminal C atom

Answer 6

Amine

Question 7

NH2 single bonded to a terminal C atom and has an additional O atom double bonded to this C atom

Answer 7

Amide

Question 8

What is the suffix of alcohol

Answer 8

‘-ol’

Question 9

What is the suffix of aldehyde

Answer 9

“-al”

Question 10

What is the suffix of ketone

Answer 10

“-one”

Question 11

What is the suffix of carboxylic acid

Answer 11

“-oic acid”

Question 12

How do you name an ester

Answer 12

First name the alcohol group with suffix “-yl” and then carboxylic acid group with suffix “-oate”

Question 13

What is the suffix of amines

Answer 13

“-amine”

Question 14

What is the suffix of amides

Answer 14

“-amide”