Unit 4: Functional Groups/IUPAC Naming Flashcards
Functional groups are ____________ within a molecule that have characteristic sets of _________
an atom or groups of atoms
properties
Alcohol (-OH) is an oxygen atom bound to _________ on one side and _________ on the other side
hydrogen, carbon atom
“R” =
rest of molecule
R — OH
Alcohol (-OH)
Oxygen atom bound to hydrogen on one side and carbon atom on the other side
Alcohol (-OH)
OH
hydroxyl group
hydroxyl group
OH
Alcohols are classified as primary (1º), secondary (2º) or tertiary (3º), depending on…
the number of atoms that are bound to the carbon that bears the hydroxyl (-OH) group
Amine is a _________ atom (amino group) bound to ___________
nitrogen, 1+ carbon atoms
Amines are classified as primary (1º), secondary (2º) or tertiary (3º), depending on…
the number of atoms that are bound to the nitrogen atom
Aldehyde is a carbon atom with a double bond to ________ (carbonyl), a single bond to _________, and a single bond to __________
oxygen
hydrogen
another carbon
(-CHO)
Carbon atom with a double bond to oxygen (carbonyl), a single bond to hydrogen, and a single bond to another carbon
Aldehyde (-CHO)
C == O
carbonyl group
carbonyl group
C == O
Ketone is a carbon atom with a double bond to _______ (carbonyl) and two single bonds to two other _________
oxygen, carbons
Ketones are similar to aldehydes, but with ________ on both sides of the carbonyl group
carbons
Carbon atom with a double bond to oxygen (carbonyl) and two single bonds to two other carbons
Ketone
Carboxylic acid is a carbon atom with a __________, a single bond to a ___________, and a single bond to ____________
carbon double bond to oxygen (carbonyl), hydroxyl group (-OH), another carbon
O == C – OH
carboxyl group
carboxyl group
O == C – OH
Carbon atom with a double bond to oxygen (carbonyl), a single bond to a hydroxyl group (-OH), and a single bond to another carbon
Carboxylic acid
Ester is a derivative of a carboxylic acid, but…
with a carbon-containing group bound to the other side of
oxygen instead of a hydrogenà (-OR) instead of (-OH)
Ester is a derivative of a carboxylic acid, but with a _______ bound to the other side of oxygen instead of a __________
carbon-containing group, hydrogen
derivative of a carboxylic acid, but with a carbon-containing group bound to the other side of oxygen instead of a hydrogenà (-OR) instead of (-OH)
Ester
ROR
Ether