organic molecules Flashcards

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isomers

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compounds with the same molecular formulas but different structures and thus different properties

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2
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structural isomers

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compounds that differ in the covalent arrangements of their atoms

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3
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geometric isomers

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compounds that are identical in covalent bond arrangement but differ in spatial arrangement of atoms or groups of atoms

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4
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enantiomers

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isomers with mirror images of each other

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5
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hydrocarbons

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insoluable in water and tend to cluster in hydrophibic interactions “water fearing”

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6
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hydrophilic

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polar and ionic functional groups are hydrophilic “water loving”
becuase associate strongly with polar water molecules

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7
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aldehyde

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carbonyl group positioned at end of skeleton

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8
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ketone

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carbonyl group positioned in middle

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9
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macromolecules

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giant molecules

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10
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polymers

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linking of small organic compounds called of monomers

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11
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condensation reaction

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monomers become covantently linked

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