Chemistry- functional groups

Alcohol

Alcohol

Hydroxyl group, hydrogen atom bonded to an oxygen atom, the hydrocarbon part of the molecule

alcohol

R-O-H

carboxylic acids

Oxygen atom double, bonded to carbon also bonded to a hydroxyl group

carboxylic acids

O

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R-C-O-H

Esters

Derived from carboxylic acids in which the -OH of the carbonyl group has been replaced with an- or from an alcohol

esters

Ether

Oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups

ether

R-O-R

Ketones and aldehydes

Carbonyl group (-CO) carbon atom double bonded to an oxygen atom

ketones and aldehydes

amines and amides

amino group, two hydrogen atoms bonded to a nitrogen atom which is bonded to the hydrocarbon part of the molecule

amines and amides

alkenes

Double bond

alkynes

Triple bond

alkanes

Single bond