making and purifying organic substances

Organic chemistry

Organic chemistry

________ is the study of carbon based compounds that are formed using covalent bonds.

Carbon

________ is unusual in that it can form bonds with other carbon atoms.

2carbons

eth-

3 carbons

prop-

4 carbons

but-

5 carbons

pent-

6 carbons

hex-

ch3

methyl

ch2ch3

ethyl

ch2ch2ch3

propyl

alkenes

these are hydrocarbons with a double c=c bond

haloalkenes

these are alkanes which one or more halogen atoms in group 7 replacing hydrocarbons

alkanes

these are hydrocarbons which contain single bond only

fluoro-

fluorine

chloro-

chlorine