organic chemistry Flashcards

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aliphatic hydrocarbons

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the hydrocarbons consisting of a linear chain of carbon atoms

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alkanes

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a molecules that contains only single bonds between carbon atoms
- contains only single c to c bonds
- the name of the hydrocarbon indicates the number of carbons and ends in -ane

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alkenes

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a molecule that contains one double bond between carbon atoms
- contains only one double c to c bond
- are considered to be unsaturated
- when naming they usually end in -ene

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alkynes

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a molecule that contains one triple bond between carbons atoms
- contains one triple c to c bond
- are considered to be unsaturated
- when naming they usually end in -yne

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5
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what is the general formula for an alkane

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C(n) H(2n +2)

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6
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what does saturated mean

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a substance that contains all single bond (alkaneS)

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7
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what is the naming procedure for a branched alkane

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1) find the longest continuous chain of carbon atoms
2) label the carbon chain so the sub groups are on the lowest numbers possible
3) name each of the sub groups
- use dash between numbers and words
- use commas between numbers and number
- always order the sub groups by alphabetical order (ignore the prefixes)
- always list the number twice if there is more then one sub group that comes off of it
- the last sub group if there is any gets attached to the prefix for the longest chain

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what is the general formula for an Alkenes

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C(n) H(2n)

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9
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what is a primary carbon alcohol

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when the OH is bonded to primary carbon

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what is the general formula of an alkynes

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C(n) H(2n-2)

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9
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what is an alcohol

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a compound where one or more hydrogens of a parent hydrocarbon have been replaced with a functional group (OH)

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what is a secondary carbon alcohol

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when the OH is bonded to secondary carbons

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what is a tertiary carbon alcohol

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when the OH is bonded to tertiary carbons

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what is an ether

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a compound in which two hydrocarbon groups are bonded to one oxygen.

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13
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what is a aldehyde

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a compound that contains a carbonyl group (c double bonded to o). that attaches to the primary carbon (when named they end in -al)

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what is a primary carbon

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a carbon that is only bonded to one other carbon

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what is a secondary carbon

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a carbon that is only bonded to two other carbons

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what is a tertiary carbon

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a carbon that is bonded to three other carbons

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What is a ketone

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when a compound contains a Carbonyl group (c double bonded to o) attached to a secondary carbon (when named they end in -one)

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What is a carboxylic acid

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organic acids that have carboxyl groups attached to the primary carbon (they have a o double bonded to a carbon and a OH bonded to the same carbon)

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What is an ester

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a compound where the H atom of the carboxylic acid is replaced by a carbon containing group (has a o that is double bonded to a carbon and the carbon is bonded to a different o atom and a different carbon group is bonded to the o that is single bonded in the first structure)

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What is the name method of a carboxylic acid

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the name of the acid will end in -oic acid

21
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what is the naming method of an ester

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the e in the parent chain is removed and an ending of -oate is added

22
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what is an amine

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it is an ammonia where one or more alkyl group replaces the hydrogen atom in the ammonia molecule (alkyl is bonded directly to a nitrogen)

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what is a primary amine

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when one alkyl group is attached to the nitrogen atom (contains two hydrogen)

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what is a secondary amine

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when two alkyl groups attach to the nitrogen (still contains one hydrogen)

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what is a tertiary amine

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when three alkyl groups attach to the nitrogen atom

26
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What is an alkyl group

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is a chain or molecule of a alkane where on of the hydrogens are removed to connect to a different molecule

27
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What is an amide

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An organic compound that have a carbonyll group attached to the nitrogen atom directly

28
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What is a primary amide

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when the nitrogen is not bonded to an alkyl group (the nitrogen is just attached as an ammonia molecule not a connector)

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What is a secondary amide

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when the nitrogen is bonded to a single alkyl group

30
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what is a tertiary amide

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when the nitrogen is bonded to two alkyl groups