Medical Chemistry Skills Assessment Formula Collection

Practice vocabulary flashcards matching chemical formulas, systematic names, common names, and functional group families from the Medical Chemistry competency assessment collection.

Hydrogen fluoride ($HF$)

An inorganic acid commonly referred to as etching acid (Hungarian: folysav; German: Fluorwasserstoff).

Hydrogen cyanide ($HCN$)

A toxic compound whose common name is prussic acid (Hungarian: kéksav; German: Cyanwasserstoff / Blausäure).

Sodium hydrogencarbonate ($NaHCO_3$)

An inorganic salt commonly known as sodium bicarbonate (Hungarian: szódabikarbóna; German: Natriumhydrogenkarbonat / Natriumbikarbonat).

Sodium sulfate ($Na_2SO_4$)

An inorganic sulfate salt commonly known as Glauber salt (Hungarian: Glaubersó; German: Natriumsulfat).

Sodium nitrate ($NaNO_3$)

An inorganic salt commonly known as Chile salpeter (Hungarian: chilei salétrom; German: Natriumnitrat).

Potassium aluminium sulfate ($KAl(SO_4)_2$)

A double sulfate salt commonly known as alum (Hungarian: timsó; German: Alaun).

Calcium sulfate ($CaSO_4$)

An inorganic calcium salt commonly known as gypsum (Hungarian: gipsz; German: Gips).

Calcium carbonate ($CaCO_3$)

An inorganic salt commonly known as limestone (Hungarian: mészkő; German: Kalkstein).

Calcium chloride hypochlorite ($CaClOCl$)

A mixed calcium salt commonly known as chlorinated lime (Hungarian: klórmész; German: Chlorkalk).

Formic acid

The common name for methanoic acid ($HCOOH$) (Hungarian: hangyasav; German: Ameisensäure).

Acetic acid

The common name for ethanoic acid ($CH_3COOH$) (Hungarian: ecetsav; German: Essigsäure).

Butyric acid

The common name for butanoic acid ($CH_3(CH_2)_2COOH$) (Hungarian: vajsav; German: Buttersäure).

Palmitic acid

The common name for hexadecanoic acid ($CH_3(CH_2)_{14}COOH$) (Hungarian: palmitinsav; German: Palmitinsäure).

Stearic acid

The common name for octadecanoic acid ($CH_3(CH_2)_{16}COOH$) (Hungarian: sztearinsav; German: Stearinsäure).

Oxalic acid

The common name for ethanedioic acid ($HOOC-COOH$) (Hungarian: oxálsav; German: Oxalsäure).

Malonic acid

The common name for propanedioic acid ($HOOC-CH_2-COOH$) (Hungarian: malonsav; German: Malonsäure).

Succinic acid

The common name for butanedioic acid ($HOOC-(CH_2)_2-COOH$) (Hungarian: borostyánkősav; German: Bernsteinsäure).

Glutaric acid

The common name for pentanedioic acid ($HOOC-(CH_2)_3-COOH$) (Hungarian: glutársav; German: Glutarsäure).

Adipic acid

The common name for hexanedioic acid ($HOOC-(CH_2)_4-COOH$) (Hungarian: adipinsav; German: Adipinsäure).

Lactic acid

The common name for 2-hydroxypropionic acid ($CH_3-CH(OH)-COOH$) (Hungarian: tejsav; German: Milchsäure).

Pyruvic acid

The common name for 2-oxopropanoic acid ($CH_3-CO-COOH$) (Hungarian: piroszőlősav; German: Brenztraubensäure).

Fumaric acid

The (2E)-isomer of butenedioic acid (trans-butenedioic acid) (Hungarian: fumársav; German: Fumarsäure).

Maleic acid

The (2Z)-isomer of butenedioic acid (cis-butenedioic acid) (Hungarian: maleinsav; German: Maleinsäure).

Oleic acid

The common name for (9Z)-octadecenoic acid ($CH_3(CH_2)_7CH=CH(CH_2)_7COOH$) (Hungarian: olajsav; German: Ölsäure).

Vinyl group

The unsaturated monovalent hydrocarbon group with the formula $CH_2=CH-$.

Allyl group

The unsaturated monovalent hydrocarbon group with the formula $CH_2=CH-CH_2-$.

Phenyl group

The aromatic monovalent group derived from a benzene ring attached directly at a ring carbon.

Benzyl group

The monovalent aromatic substituent group consisting of a benzene ring linked via a methylene group ($-CH_2-$).

Alkene

A hydrocarbon family defined by the presence of a carbon-carbon double bond functional group ($C=C$), exemplified by ethylene ($H_2C=CH_2$).

Alkyne

A hydrocarbon family defined by the presence of a carbon-carbon triple bond functional group ($C\equiv C$), exemplified by acetylene ($HC\equiv CH$).

Thiol

An organic compound family containing a thiol functional group ($-SH$) attached to a carbon atom, exemplified by ethanethiol ($H_3C-CH_2-SH$).

Thioether (Sulfide)

An organic compound family characterized by a sulfur atom linked between two carbons (sulfide bond), exemplified by dimethyl sulfide ($H_3C-S-CH_3$).

Aldehyde

A family of organic compounds characterized by a formyl group ($-CH=O$), exemplified by acetaldehyde.

Ketone

A family of organic compounds characterized by an internal carbonyl group ($C=O$) bonded to two carbons, exemplified by acetone.

Carboxylic acid

An organic family characterized by a carboxyl group ($-COOH$), exemplified by acetic acid.

Ester

An organic compound containing an ester bond ($-COO-$), exemplified by methyl acetate.

Amide

An organic compound characterized by an amide bond ($-CONH-$ or substituted equivalents), exemplified by acetamide.

Anhydride

An organic compound characterized by an anhydride bond ($-CO-O-CO-$), exemplified by acetic anhydride.