AP Chem - Ch 24 Vocab

organic chemistry

the study of carbon compounds

functional group

sites of reactivity in an organic compound

alkanes

a compound composed of only C-C and C-H single bonds

alkenes

a compound containing one or more C-C double bond

alkynes

a compound containing one or more C-C triple bond

aromatic hydrocarbons

a compound containing a cyclic arrangement of carbon atoms

structural isomers

when the bonding arrangements of atoms differ for the same chemical formula

alkyl group

a carbon chain that branches off the longest continuous chain of carbon atoms

cycloalkanes

an alkane with a ring structure

geometric isomers

the bonds are the same, but the molecules have different geometries, which occur in alkenes

alcohol

a hydrocarbon containing one or more -OH groups

ether

a hydrocarbon containing an oxygen in between two carbon chains (R groups)

amine

a hydrocarbon containing a nitrogen atom at one end

ketone

a hydrocarbon containing a C=O in between two carbon chains (R groups)

carboxylic acid

a hydrocarbon containing a C=O, C-OH at one end

ester

a hydrocarbon containing a C=O, C-O in between two carbon chains (R groups)