Organic Chemistry

Question 1

Organic Compounds

Answer 1

Natural or synthetic compound that contains carbon

Question 2

Alkane (Saturated Hydrocarbon)

Answer 2

Molecule consisting of only carbon and hydrogen atoms connected by single bonds

Question 3

Skeletal Structure

Answer 3

Shorthand method of drawing organic molecules in which carbon atoms are represented by the ends of lines and bends in between lines, and hydrogen atoms attached to the carbon atoms are not shown (but are understood to be present by the context of the structure)

Question 4

Substitutents

Answer 4

Branch or functional group that replaces hydrogen atoms in a larger hydrocarbon chain

Question 5

Alkyl Group

Answer 5

Substituent, consisting of an alkane missing one hydrogen atom, attached to a larger structure

Question 6

Substitution Reaction

Answer 6

Reaction in which one atom replaces another in a molecule

Question 7

Funtional Group

Answer 7

Part of an organic molecule that imparts a specific chemical reactivity to the molecule

Question 8

Alkene

Answer 8

Molecule consisting of carbon and hydrogen containing at least one carbon-carbon double bond

Question 9

Addition Reaction

Answer 9

Reaction in which a double carbon-carbon bond forms a single carbon-carbon bond by the addition of a reactant. Typical reaction for an alkene

Question 10

Alkyne

Answer 10

Molecule consisting of carbon and hydrogen containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond

Question 11

Aromatic Hydrocarbons

Answer 11

Cyclic molecule consisting of carbon and hydrogen with delocalized alternating carbon-carbon single and double bonds, resulting in enhanced stability

Question 12

Alcohols

Answer 12

Organic compound with a hydroxyl group (-OH) bonded to a carbon atom

Question 13

Ether

Answer 13

Organic compound with an oxygen atom that is bonded to two carbon atoms

Question 14

Aldehyde

Answer 14

Organic compound containing a carbonyl group bonded to two hydrogen atoms or a hydrogen atom and a carbon substituent

Question 15

Ketones

Answer 15

Organic compound containing a carbonyl group with two carbon substituents attached to it

Question 16

Carbonyl Group

Answer 16

Carbon atom double bonded to an oxygen atom

Question 17

Carboxylic Acid

Answer 17

Organic compound containing a carbonyl group with an attached hydroxyl group

Question 18

Ester

Answer 18

Organic compound containing a carbonyl group with an attached oxygen atom that is bonded to a carbon substituent

Question 19

Amine

Answer 19

Organic molecule in which a nitrogen atom is bonded to one or more alkyl group

Question 20

Amide

Answer 20

Organic molecule that features a nitrogen atom connected to the carbon atom in a carbonyl group