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Organic Chemistry Flashcards

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Numbers

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meth- one
eth- two
prop- three
but- four
pent- five
hex- six
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Hydrocarbons

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Alkanes- Single Bonded Carbons
Alkenes- Double Bonded Carbons
Alkynes- Triple Bonded Carbons

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Alchohol

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OH bonded with a Carbon

Ends in -ol

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Organic Acids

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Carboxyl group (COOH) bonded to carbon
Ends in -ic acid
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Halides

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Halogen bonded to Carbon

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Amine

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NH2 bonded to Carbon

Start with amino

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Aldehyde

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(CO) bonded to Hydrogen

- Ends in Aldehyde/al

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Ketone

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CO bonded to a non hydrogen

ends in -one

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Ether

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Oxygen serves as connecter

ends in ether

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Ester

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COO serves as a link

ends in ate

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Isomer

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Having the same molecular formula but with different arrangements

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Addition

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A carbon carbon double bond is broken into a single bond

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Substitution

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One Atom or group in a compound is replaced with another group or compound

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Polymerization

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Two Smaller compounds are joined to form a larger third compound

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Cracking

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Larger compound is broken into smaller compounds

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Oxidation

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Combustion

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Esterification

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organic acid reacts with alcohol to form ester and water

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Fermentation

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An organic compound reacts in the absence of oxygen to produce an alcohol and carbon dioxide

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Lipids

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Made up of C, H, and O in long branching chains Ex. Fats/Oils
Triglycerides- Three long fatty acid chains
Not soluble in water, tend to form droplets when in water

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Nucleic Acids

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Contain C, H, O, N, P

Make up DNA and RNA- genetic material for all living things

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Proteins

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Made up of amino acid compounds

Amphoteric

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Polypeptides

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Chains of linked amino acids

Make up proteins when folded up

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Enzymes

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Biological catalysts that speed up the rate of cellular reactions

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Carbohydrates/Sugars

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Contain C, O, H

Can be straight chained or branched

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Enzymes

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Biological catalysts that seed up the rate of cellular reactions

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