PRELIM 01 - Introduction to Organic Compounds Flashcards
Is the study of compounds that contain the element carbon
Organic chemistry
4 common products of organic chemistry used in medicine
Oral contraceptives, Plastic syringes, Antibiotics, Synthetic heart valves
Compounds that are derived from living things and are impossible to synthesize
Organic compounds
A compound known to be excreted by mammals by heating ammonium cyanate, an inorganic mineral
Friedrich Wöhler produced urea
The linkage of atoms of the same element into longer chains
Catenation
Any atom that is not carbon or hydrogen
Heteroatom
3 most common heteroatoms
Nitrogen, Oxygen, Halogens (F, Cl, Br, and I)
Is an atom or a group of atoms with characteristic chemical and physical properties
Functional group
Contains C and H only
Hydrocarbons
Have only C-C single bonds and no functional group
Alkanes
Example of a simple alkane
Ethane
Have a C-C double bond as their functional group
Alkene
Example of a simple alkene
Ethylene
Have a C-C triple bond as their functional group
Alkyne
Example of a simple alkyne
Acetylene
Contain a benzene ring, a six-membered ring with three double bonds
Aromatic hydrocarbons
Naming: -ane
Alkane
Naming: -ene
Alkene
Naming: -yne
Alkyne
Naming: -ol
Alcohol
Naming: -oxy -ane / -ether
Ether
Naming: -ene oxide
Epoxide
Naming: halo-
Haloalkane/Alkyl halide
Naming: -al
Aldehyde
Naming: -one
Ketone
Naming: -oic acid
Carboxylic acid
Naming: -oic anhydride
Acid anhydride / Carboxylic acid anhydride
Naming: -yl -oate
Ester
Naming: -amide
Amide
Naming: -oyl halide/-oyl chloride
Acyl halide/Acid chloride
Naming: -amine
Amine
Naming: -nitrile
Nitrile
Naming: -imine
Imine/Schiff base
Naming: -yl isocyanate
Isocyanate