Organic Chemistry Flashcards
Saponification
Soap (-COON)
Polymerization
Formation of a polymer from monomers
Ethanoic acid
-COOH
Cis vs. trans
same side vs. opposite sides
Aromatic compounds
Contain hydrocarbon rings
Ketone
Carboxyl acid which -oh is replaced by -or from an alcohol
Resonance
2+ valid structures can be drawn for a molecule
Isomer
Same formula, different structure
Ester
Double bonded o
Ether
R-o-r
Substituent
Atom or group that take place of a hydrogen in a hydrocarbon
Alkyl group
Hydrocarbon subsituent
Structural isomers
Same molecular formula, different order
Asymmetric carbon
Four different groups attached
Cracking
Broken down to smaller molecules
Petroleum
Fossil fuel
Distillation
Petroleum is separated into fractions
Lignite
Brown coal
Anthracite
Hard coal
Functional group
Class
Alkyl halide
CH3CH2CH2CH2I
Fatty acids
Long continuous chain