Organic chemistry Flashcards
What are organic compounds?
Compounds with carbon atoms
What are inorganic compounds?
Compounds that lack carbon atoms
What is a compound with a carbon atom that is inorganic?
CO2
What are homologous compounds in a series?
Compounds that are within the same functional group with the successive compound having an additional CH2
Meaning of nomeclature?
Naming of organic compounds
Why do IUPAC have rules on having an international language of chemistry?
To make it easier for scientists across the world to test each other’s work
What are the purpose of mechanisms?
To break down a reaction into individual stages
What do curly arrows in mechanisms show
?
They show how electron pairs move around during a reaction
What are the 2 types of isomers?
- Structural
- Stereoisomer
What are the 3 different types of structural isomers?
- Chain Isomers
- Positional Isomers
- Functional group Isomers
What is an isomer?
It is compounds with the same chemical formula but different structural formula
What are the 2 types of stereoisomer?
- E isomer
- Z isomer
