Organic Chemistry Flashcards
What is a hydrocarbon?
A compound of hydrogen and carbon ONLY
What is general formula?
An algebraic formula describing any member in a homologous series
What is empirical formula?
The simplest whole number ratio of atoms in each element in a compound
What is molecular formula?
The actual number of atoms of each element in a molecule
What is displayed formula?
Show how atoms are arranged and the bonds between them
What is structural formula?
Shows the arrangement of atoms carbon by carbon
What is a homologous series?
- similar chemical properties
- same functional group
- same general formula
What is a functional group?
A group of atoms that determine how a compound typically reacts
What is a isomer?
compounds with the same molecular formulae but different structural formulae
What the prefixes for naming compounds?
1 meth
2 eth
3 prop
4 but
5 pent
6 hex
What are the suffixes when naming organic compounds?
