Organic Chemistry Functional Groups

Basic Functional groups for intro to organic chemistry 

21 cards   |   Total Attempts: 189
  

Cards In This Set

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Alkane
Answer 1
Saturated Hydrocarbon
Alkene
Answer 2
Like an alkane but with a double bond between the carbons
Alkyne
Answer 3
Like an alkane but with a triple bond between carbons
Arene
Answer 4
The hexagonal shaped carbon, aromatic, think benzene
Halide
Answer 5
Like an alkane, but replace a hydrogen with a halogen
Alcohol
Answer 6
Like an alkane but with a hydroxyl group to replace a hydrogen
Ether
Answer 7
An oxygen flanked by two carbons on both sides
Amine
Answer 8
Like an alkane but with a nitrogen to replace a hydrogen
Imine
Answer 9
Like an amine but with a double bond with the nitrogen (that nitrogen can be bonded to something else as well)
Nitrile
Answer 10
Like an amine but with a triple bond between the carbon and nitrogen
Thiol
Answer 11
Like an alcohol but with an SH group instead of OH
Sulfide
Answer 12
Like an ether but with a sulfur instead of oxygen
Disulfide
Answer 13
Like a sulfide but with two sulfurs bonded and flanked by two carbons
Sulfoxide
Answer 14
Like a sulfide with an oxygen bonded to the sulfur in addition to the carbons
Aldehyde
Answer 15
A carbon double bonded to an oxygen and single bonded to a hydrogen + qqch