Classifying and Naming Organic Compounds

Organic Chemistry

The study of carbon and its compounds, including their structures, properties, and chemical reactions.

Functional Group

A specific arrangement of atoms in organic compounds that determines the types of reactions the compound will undergo.

Organic Compounds

Compounds that contain carbon, often with hydrogen, and can include other elements such as oxygen, nitrogen, or chlorine.

Reactive Groups

The parts of organic compounds that participate in chemical reactions, often represented by functional groups.

C-C Skeleton

The backbone of carbon atoms in an organic molecule that typically does not change during chemical reactions.

Alkenes

A class of organic compounds that contain at least one carbon-carbon double bond (C=C).

Alkynes

A class of organic compounds that contain at least one carbon-carbon triple bond (C≡C).

Alcohols

Organic compounds characterized by the presence of one or more hydroxyl (-OH) groups.

Aldehydes

Organic compounds that contain a carbonyl group (C=O) with at least one hydrogen atom attached to the carbon.

Carboxylic Acids

Organic compounds that contain a carboxyl group (-COOH), which is a carbonyl and hydroxyl group combined.

Esters

Organic compounds formed from the reaction of an alcohol and a carboxylic acid, characterized by the functional group -COO-.

Amides

Organic compounds that contain a carbonyl group (C=O) linked to a nitrogen atom (N).

Alkyl Halides

Organic compounds in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by halogen atoms (F, Cl, Br, I).

Aromatic Compounds

Organic compounds that contain a benzene ring or similar structure, characterized by resonance and stability.

What is the suffix for alkenes

-ene.

what is the suffix for alkynes

-yne.

what is the suffix for aromatic compounds

-benzene

what is the suffix for alcohols

-ol

what is the suffix for ethers

-ether

what is the suffix for amines

-amine

what is the suffix for ketones

-one.

what is the suffix for aldehydes

-al.

what is the suffix for carboxylic acids

-oic acid

what Is the suffix for esters

-ate

what is the suffix for amides

-amide.