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Organic Chemistry

study of carbon and carbon compounds

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Allotropes

different forms of the same element in the same state

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What are the 3 allotropes of carbon?

diamonds, graphite, fallerene

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What are the 2 categories of hydrocarbons?

Aliphatic and Aromatic

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Aliphatic

hydrocarbons with the carbon atoms arranged in chains

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Aromatic

hydrocarbons with the carbon atoms arranged in rings

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What are the 3 types of Aliphatic Hydrocarbons?

alkanes, alkenes, alkynes

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What Aliphatic hydrocarbon is saturated?

alkanes

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What Aliphatic hydrocarbons are unsaturated?

alkenes and alkynes

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Molecular Formula

actual composition of a molecule of a compound

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Structural Formula

shows the arrangement of atoms and their bonds

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Isomers

structural formulas that have the same molecular formula but different arrangements

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prefix for 1:

meth

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prefix for 2:

eth

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prefix for 3:

prop

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prefix for 4:

but

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What are the 3 most common Alkyl groups?

methyl, ethyl, propyl

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Alkanes

only single bonds

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Alkenes

a double bond somewhere in the structure

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Alkynes

a triple bond somewhere in the structure

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Alcohols

Chain + Oxygen + Hydrogen

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Ethers

Chain + Oxygen + Chain

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Alkyl Halide

Chain + Halogen

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Aldehydes

Chain + Carbon + Hydrogen, double bonded Oxygen on Carbon

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Ketones

Chain + Carbon + Chain, double bonded Oxygen on Carbon

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Amines

Chain + NH2

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Carboxlyic Acid

Chain + Carbon + Oxygen + Hydrogen, double bonded Oxygen on Carbon

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Esters

Chain + Carbon + Oxygen + Chain, double bonded Oxygen on the Carbon

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Aromatic Hydrocarbons

contains benzene rings (alternating double bonds)

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Cyclo Alkanes

ring of single bonds, at least 3 carbons