Organic Chemistry - Functional Groups

For Professor Cohen’s OChem Class (CHEM 40A)

Functional Groups

Alkane

Hydrocarbon with SINGLE BOND

Alkene

Hydrocarbon with DOUBLE BOND

Alkyne

Hydrocarbon with TRIPLE BOND

Arene

Double bond benzene ring attached to main R group

Alcohol

OH group attached to main molecule

Aldehyde

Carbon atom with a double bonded Oxygen and single bond H

Ketone

Carbon with a double bonded Oxygen

Carboxylic Acid

Carbon with a double bonded Oxygen and single bonded OH group

Acid Anhydride

Two Carbons connected via an Oxygen, each with a double bonded Oxygen

Acyl Halide

Carbon w/ double bonded Oxygen and single bonded Halogen

Ester

Carbon with double bonded Oxygen and single bonded Oxygen

Ether

Single Oxygen between R groups

Amide

Carbon with double bonded Oxygen and NH2 group

Tertiary Amine

Nitrogen with THREE Single Bonded R Groups

Secondary Amine

Nitrogen with TWO Single Bonded R Groups

Primary Amine

Nitrogen with ONE Single Bonded R Group

Nitrile

Carbon Triple Bonded to Nitrogen

Imine

Carbon with double bonded Nitrogen, both bonded to other R groups

Thiol

SH group bonded to R group

Sulfide

Sulfur with two single bonds to R groups

Disulfide

Two Sulfurs bonded together and to their own R groups