Module 4 Flashcards
organic chemistry
study of all carbon compounds
.all non-metals so bond covalently
alkane
only C-C and C-H bonds
alkene
has C=C bonds
alcohol
has C-O-H bonds
haloalkane
has C-X bonds
x = halogens
carboxylic acid
.end carbon double bonded to an oxygen and single bonded to an OH group
aldehyde
.end C double bonded to O
Ketone
middle C double bonded to O
suffixes
.alkene -ene
.alcohol -anol
.aldehydes -anal
.carboxylic acids -anoic acid
.ketone -anone
order of prefixes
in alphabetaical order
molecular formula
number of atoms of each element in a molecule
emprical formula
.simplest whole number ratio between atoms
general formula
alkanes - CnH2n+2
structual formula
how the atoms are drawn out
propane - CH3CH2CH2CH3
2-methyl-propane - CH3CH(CH3)CH3
display formula
.shows every single bond in a molecular formula
.OH = O-H
homologous series
.series of chemicals all with the same functional group but differening by CH2
functional group
.group of atoms which is responsible for the molecules reactivity