Organic families
Family | Family Name | Defining feature | Polarity | Intermolecular Interaction | State at Room Temp | Boiling Point | Reactions |
Alkane | ane | C/H | Nonpolar | London Disperson | gas | low | None |
Alkene | ene | C/H/double bond(s) | Nonpolar | London Disperson | gas | low |
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Alkyne | yne | C/H/triple bond(s) | Nonpolar | London Disperson | gas | low | We didn't cover them |
Alcohol | ol | C/H/OH | Polar | Hydrogen Bond | liquid | very high |
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Ether | ether | C/H/O ie: CH3OCH3 | Polar | Dipole-dipole | liquid | high | We didn't cover them |
Thiol | Didn't Name | SH | Polar | Dipole-dipole | liquid | high | We didn't cover them |
Aldehyde | al | C=O (at the end next to a Hydrogen atom) | Polar | Dipole-dipole | liquid | high |
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Ketone | one | C=O anywhere | Polar | Dipole-dipole | liquid | high |
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Amine | amine | N | Polar | Hydrogen Bond | liquid | very high |
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Carboxylic Acid | oic | C=O and OH together | Polar | Hydrogen Bond and Dipole Dipole | liquid | very high |
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Ester | Didn't Name | C=O and O with C/H | Polar | Dipole-dipole | liquid | high | We didn't cover them |
Benzene | benzene | ring with double bonds | nonpolar | London dispersion | liquid | low | Resonance stabilized (not a reaction) |