Functional groups to know

Alkane (all c-c bonds)

Alkene (one double c-c bond)

Alkyne, aka acetylene (triple c-c bond)

Aromatic (hexagon looking thing)

Alkyl Halide (carbon group w a halide)

Alcohol (OH group)

Phenol (hexagon with OH group)

Ether (carbon chain with O or R-O-R)

Thiol (carbon group with SH)

Sulfide (Carbon with S, R-S-R)

Amine (Has NH or N attached to an H)

Ketone (Double bond O)

Aldehyde (Double bond O with H or 2 H’s)

Imine (Same as ketone bu replace with N)

Acetal (Carbon bonded to. two O’s)

Carboxylic Acid (OH bonded to double bond O)

Ether (O double bond O)

Amide (NH with an double bond O)

Acid Chloride (double bond O with chlorine)

Anhydride (3 O’s)

Nitrile (triple bond N)