Unit 2 Flashcards
What are Chemical Properties?
Reactivity
Synthetic Access
3D shape
Material Properties
What are the Physical properties of molecules?
Color and spectral properties Melting point Boiling point Solubility Partition coefficient Biological properties Toxicity Ability to bind to a protein
What is A functional group?
A common and specific arrangement of atoms that impart predictable reactivity and properties to a molecule
What is an Alkane?
A type of hydrocarbon that only contain sigma bonds
What is the general formula for an Alkane?
CnH2n + 2
What does it mean for an Alkane to be Saturated?
They can no longer gain anymore hydrogen
What are the 6 hydrocarbon functional groups?
Alkenes Alkynes Aromatics Cyclic Alkanes Cyclic Alkene Cumulenes
What is an Alkene?
A hydrocarbon containing double bonds
What is an Alkyne?
A hydrocarbon containing triple bonds
What is an Aromatic?
A hydrocarbon containing alternating double bonds
What is a Cyclic Alkane?
A hydrocarbon in a circle form with no double or triple bonds
What is a Cyclic Alkene?
A hydrocarbon that is kind of circular and contains double bonds
What is a Cumulene?
Cumulative 3 or more double bonds
What is a Heteroatom functional group?
A functional group that does not have exclusively C or H
What does the hydroxyl functional group look like?
-OH connected to an R group
What does the Amine functional group look like?
An N connected to 1 or more R groups
What does a Nitro group look like?
An positively charge N bonded to a charged Oxygen and another Oxygen double bonded and an R group
What is a Nitrile group?
A Carbon triple bonded to a nitrogen and an R groups
What is an Anhydride group?
An oxygen bonded to two separate carbons on each side and the carbons are double bonded to an Oxygen each which are each bonded to an R group