Orgo Lecture Functional Groups Flashcards
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alkyl
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any region of fully saturated carbon with only C–H bonds; sometimes called “aliphatic”
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alkene
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a C–C double bond, also called “olefins”
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alkynes
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a C–C triple bond
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alcohol
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phenol
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alcohol attached to an aromatic
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ether
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both substituents are carbon
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epoxide
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three-membered cyclic ether is special type
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amine
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substituents can be C or H
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alkyl halide
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X = F, Cl, Br, I
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aldehyde
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ketone
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carboxylic acid (“acid”)
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ester (technically carboxylic ester)
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(if part of a ring, technically called a lactone
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amide
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N substituents can be H or C (if part of a ring, technically called a lactam)
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aryl
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“aromatic ring” many types, this one is a “phenyl” when it is a subsituent
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acetal
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hemiacetal
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nitrile
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nitro
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guanidine
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subsituents can be H or C
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thiol
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sulfide
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sulfonate
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sulfonamide
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substituents can be H or C
