Organic Chemistry Flashcards
Tetrahedral shaped
Contains only single bonds
Hydrocarbons
Compounds that contain only hydrgogen + carbon
Eg Methane found in slurry pits
Planar shaped
does not only contain single bonds
Homologous series
A series of compouns of uniform chemicak type
Showing graduation in physical properties
Having a general formulae for each if it’s members
Each member having a simular method of preperation
Each member differing from the previous member by a single CH2 unit
Groups that areHydrocarbons
Alkanes
Alkenes
Alkynes
Alcohols
Structural isomers
Compounds with the same molecular formulae but a different STRUCTURAL formulae
Isomers of butene
But-1-ene
But-2-ene
Ethyne
Alyne
Found in oxyacetylene wich is used in the welding + cutting of metal
Chloroalkanes yses
Used in the dry cleaning of clothes
Functional group
An atom or group of atoms responsibke for the characteristic properties of a series of organic compounds
eg hydroxyl group for alcohols
Primary alcohol
One where the C atom joined to the OH group is attatched to only 1 other C atom eg butan-1-ol
Secondary alcohol
One where the C atom joined to the OH group is attatched to 2 other C atoms eg butan-2-ol
Tertiary alcohol
One wgere the C atom joined to the OH group is attatched to 3 other C atoms
Source of methane
Slurry pits
Methanal
Used in preserving biological soecimeb