Topic 4- Core Organic Chemistry what’s

What’s the stem of a compound containing 1 carbon

Meth

What’s the stem of a compound containing 2 carbons

Eth

What’s the stem of a compound containing 3 carbons

Prop

What’s the stem of a compound contains 4 carbons

But

What’s the stem of a compound containing 5 carbons

Pent

What’s the stem of a compound contains 6 carbons

Hex

What’s the stem of a compound containing 7 carbons

Hept

What’s the stem of a compound containing 8 carbons

Oct

What’s the stem of a compound containing 9 carbons

Non

What’s the name of the set of rules to generate systematic names for chemical compounds

Chemical nomenclature

What’s an alkyl group

The name of a side chain

How are alkyl side-chains listed

In alphabetical order

What’s the suffix of alkenes

Ene

What’s the prefixes for halogenoalkanes

Chloro, fluoro, iodo and bromo

What’s the suffix of an alcohol

Ol

What’s the suffix of an aldehyde

Al

What’s the suffix of a ketone

One

What’s the suffix of a carboxylic acid

Oic acid

What’s the suffix of an ester

Alkyl oate

What’s the suffix of an amine

Alkyl amine

What’s the suffix of a nitrile

Nitrile

What’s a general formula

The formula that represents a homologous series of compounds using letters and numbers

What’s a homologous series

A group of organic compounds that have the same functional group, general formula and chemical properties and each successive member differs by CH2

What’s a structural formula

A formula showing how the atoms are bonded to each carbon in a molecule

What’s a displayed formula

A 2D representation of an organic molecule showing all the atoms and their bonds

What’s a skeletal formula

A simplified displayed formula with the carbon and hydrogen atoms removed

What’s organic chemistry

The chemistry of carbon compounds

What are the 3 categories of organic compounds

Aliphatic, alicyclic and aromatic

What’s an aliphatic compound

A compound containing carbon and hydrogen joined together in straight chains, branched chains or non-aromatic rings

What’s an alicyclic compounds

An aliphatic compound arranged in non-aromatic rings with or without side chains

What’s an aromatic compound

A compound containing a benzene ring

What’s a structural isomer

Compounds that have the same molecular formula but different structural formulae

What are the 3 types of structural isomerism

Chain isomers, positional isomers and functional group isomers

What’s chain isomerism

When compounds have the same molecular formula but their longest hydrocarbon chain is not the same

What’s positional isomerism

Where the position of a functional group in two compounds is different

What’s functional group isomerism

When compounds have the same molecular formula but have different functional groups which cause different chemical properties

What’s homolytic fission

The breaking of a covalent bond where each atom takes an electron forming two radicals

What’s a radical

A reactive chemical species with an unpaired electron

What’s heterolytic fission

The breaking of a covalent bond where the more electronegative atoms takes both electron forming an anion and a cation

What does a curly arrow in a reaction mechanism show

The movement of electrons

What does a single headed arrow show in a reaction mechanism

The movement of one electron

What’s a substitution reaction

Where an atom or group of atoms in a compound are replaced by another atom or group of atoms

What’s an addition reaction

Where two reactants combine to form one product

What’s an elimination reaction

Where a small molecule is removed from a larger molecule