ORGANIC CHEMISTRY Flashcards
How does carbon catenate
It can form chains (rings)
Aliphatic hydrocarbon
This is where the carbon atoms are joined together in straight or branched chains or non-aromatic rings
Alicyclic hydrocarbon
This is an aliphatic compound arranged in non-aromatic rings with or without side chains.
Aromatic hydrocarbon
A compound containing a benzene ring
True or False. Alicyclic compounds are aliphatic
True
What is a functional group
The part of the organic molecule responsible for its chemical properties
What is a homologous series
A family of compounds with the same functional group, similar chemical properties and each successive member of the series differing by one carbon and two hydrogen atoms
General formula
The simplest algebraic formula of a member of a homologous series
Structural formula
The minimal details that shows the arrangement of atoms in a molecule
Displayed formula
The relative positioning of atoms and the bonds between them
Skeletal formula
The simplified organic formula shown by removing hydrogen atoms from alkyl chains, just leaving a carbon skeleton and associated functional groups
Saturated hydrocarbons
single carbon carbon bonds only
Unsaturated hydrocarbons
the presence of multiple carbon carbon bonds
