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