organic molecules Flashcards
isomers
compounds with the same molecular formulas but different structures and thus different properties
structural isomers
compounds that differ in the covalent arrangements of their atoms
geometric isomers
compounds that are identical in covalent bond arrangement but differ in spatial arrangement of atoms or groups of atoms
enantiomers
isomers with mirror images of each other
hydrocarbons
insoluable in water and tend to cluster in hydrophibic interactions “water fearing”
hydrophilic
polar and ionic functional groups are hydrophilic “water loving”
becuase associate strongly with polar water molecules
aldehyde
carbonyl group positioned at end of skeleton
ketone
carbonyl group positioned in middle
macromolecules
giant molecules
polymers
linking of small organic compounds called of monomers
condensation reaction
monomers become covantently linked