A Closer Look into Functional Groups

Vocabulary flashcards covering common organic functional groups, including hydrocarbons, heteroatom-containing groups, and carbonyl-containing compounds.

Alkane

A compound that contains ONLY carbon and hydrogen single bonds

Alkene

A compound that contains a carbon-carbon double bond

Alkyne

A compound that contains a carbon-carbon triple bond

Aromatic

A compound that contains a 6 membered carbon ring with alternating double bonds

Alkyl halide

A compound that contains a carbon-halogen bond (halogens: F, Cl, Br, I)

Alcohol

A compound that contains a carbon bonded to an $O-H$

Ether

A compound that contains an oxygen atom bonded between two carbon atoms

Amine

A compound that contains a carbon bonded to a nitrogen

Aldehyde

A compound containing a $C=O$ with a hydrogen attached

Ketone

A compound containing a $C=O$ surrounded by carbon atoms

Carboxylic Acid

A compound containing a $C=O$ bonded to an $O-H$

Anhydride

A compound containing an oxygen atom between two $C=O$

Ester

A compound containing a $C=O$ attached to an oxygen

Amide

A compound containing a $C=O$ attached to a nitrogen