organic chemistry Flashcards
what are the ways of representing organic compounds
general formula, empirical formula,molecular formula, structural, displayed, skeletal
what is a functional group
the part of the molecule responsible for chemical reactions
what is a homologous series
series of organic compounds having the same functional group but with each successive member differing by CH2
what is what is a aliphatic organic compound
straight chains or rings, no benzene rings
what is an alicylic organic compound
rings of aliphatic compounds
what is an aromatic organic compound
contains benzene rings
what are the different kinds of organic compound
alkanes
alkenes
alcohols
carboxylic acids
esters
haloalkanes
aldehydes
ketones
what is an isomer
same molecular formula but different arrangement of atoms
what are the two kinds of isomerism
structural and sterioisomerism
what is structural isomerism
same molecular formula but different structural formula
what are the different types of structural isomerism
chain, positional and functional
what is chain isomerism
can have branched chains
what is positional isomerism
functional group is in a different place
what is functional group isomerism
functional group is different
