organic chemistry Flashcards
formula of carboxylic acids
COOH
structure of alcohols
have a structure of OH
how does a secondary alcohol turn into an ketone
heating with acidified potassium dichromate
how does a primary alcohol turn into a carboxylic acid
through heating with reflux acid to make an aldehyde
then heating again
or using acidified potassium dichromate
how does a primary alcohol turn into a aldehyde
heating with reflux acid
what is an alkyl group
has a formula C^n H^2n+1
how does an ester form
mixing a carboxylic acid and an alcohol
formula COOC
what are alicyclic hydrocarbons
Compounds in which the carbon atoms are joined in a ring structure
what are aromatic hydrocarbons
Atleast one Benzene ring in the structure
what are aliphaticx hydrocarbons
Carbon atoms are joined in straight or unbranched chains
what is the homologous series
Where substances have similar structure and the same functional groups
same properties
formula for methane, ethane,propane,butane
CH4,C2H6,C3H8
general formula for alkanes and alkenes
CnH2n+2 / CnH2n
what are functional groups
They are what controls the characteristic chemical reactions
what is tye suffix
satuerated hydrocarbon / The simple worded detail of a substance (aldehyde has -al)
what is the prefix
indicate which carbon atom they are attched to
what is the stem
longest chain of carbon atoms
formula for alcohols
suffix, prefix
-OH / -OL / -HYDROXYL
formula for aldehydes
suffix, prefix
-CHO / -AL
formula of alkanes
C-C / -Ane
formula of alkene
suffix, prefix
C=C / -ENE
formula of carboxylic acids
-COOH / -OIC ACID
formula of haloalkane
suffix, prefix
-F,-CL,-BR,-I / -FLOURO, -CHLORO, -BROMO, -IODO
formula of ketone
suffix, prefix
C-C=O-C / -ONE
saturated and unsaturated hydRocarbons
saturated= no double bond / unsaturated=double bond (less hydrogen atoms)
Different types of formulas
Empirical, skeletal, displayed, structural, general,molecular
structural formula
minimum detail for the arrangement of atoms in compounds
empirical formula
smallest number ratio of atoms in a compound
molercular formula
shows the numbers and types of atoms in a compound
skeletal formula
briefest way of representing organic molecules
isomers definition
atoms of elements with same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons
structural isomers
same molecular formula but different structural formula
stereoisomers
isomers with same structural formula and same molecular formula but different arrangement