Topic 10. Organic chemistry Flashcards
What is the functional group, and name of that functional group for alkanes?
They have no functional group and therefor no name for the functional group
What is the functional group, and name of that functional group for alkenes?
Functional group: Double bond
Name: Alkenyl group
What is the functional group, and name of that functional group for alkynes?
Functional group: Triple bond
Name: Alkynyl group
What is the functional group, and name of that functional group for arenes?
Functional group: Delocalised electrons in a ring
Name: Phenyl group
What is the functional group, and name of that functional group for alcohols
Functional group: R-OH
Name: Hydroxyl group
What is the functional group, and name of that functional group for ethers
Functional group: R-O-R¹
Name: Ether group
What is the functional group, and name of that functional group for aldehydes
Functional group: O
= or RCHO
R-C-H
Name: Aldehyde group
What is the functional group, and name of that functional group for ketones
Functional group: O
= or R-CO-R¹
R-C-R¹
Name: Carbonyl group
What is the functional group, and name of that functional group for carboxylic acids
Functional group: O
= or R-COOH
R-C-OH
Name: Carboxyl group
What is the functional group, and name of that functional group for esters
Functional group: O
= or R-COO-R¹
R-C-O-R¹
Name: Ester group
What is the functional group, and name of that functional group for Amides
Functional group: O O
= or =
R-C-NH₂ R-C-NH-R¹
Name: Carboxy amine group
What is the functional group, and name of that functional group for amines
Functional group: R-NH₂ or R-NH-R¹
Name: Amino group
What is the functional group, and name of that functional group for nitriles
Funcional group: R-CN or R-C-=N
Its a triple bond
Name: Nitrile group
