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Functional Groups
Ochem
| Term | Picture |
|---|---|
| Alkane | - Hydrocarbon Family - C-C and C- H bonds only - Saturated - aliphatic compound - CnH2n+2 - non-polar |
| Alkene | - Hydrocarbon Family - C=C - unsaturated - olefin - CnH2n (same as cycloalkanes) - non-polar |
| Alkyne | - Hydrocarbon Family - C triple bond C - unsaturated - CnH2n-2 (same as cycloalkenes) - non-polar |
| Arene | - Hydrocarbon Family - C6H6 - unsaturated - benzene - non-polar |
| Haloalkane or Alkyl Halide | - Heteroatom-Substituted Hydrocarbon Family - R-X (Carbon-halogen; alkyl/cycloalkyl - halogen) - polar |
| Alcohol | - Heteroatom-Substituted Hydrocarbon Family - R-OH - polar |
| Ether | - Heteroatom-Substituted Hydrocarbon Family - R-O-R' or R-O-R |
| Amine | - Heteroatom-Substituted Hydrocarbon Family - R-N |
| Nitrile | - Heteroatom-Substituted Hydrocarbon Family - R-C triple bond N (R-CN) - polar |
| Nitro | - Heteroatom-Substituted Hydrocarbon Family - R-NO2 - polar |
| Sulfide | - Heteroatom-Substituted Hydrocarbon Family - R-S-R' or R-S-R |
| Sulfoxide | - Heteroatom-Substituted Hydrocarbon Family - O=S-R R |
| Sulfone | - Heteroatom-Substituted Hydrocarbon Family R - O=S=O R |
| Thiol | - Heteroatom-Substituted Hydrocarbon Family - R-S-H |
| Aldehyde | Carbonyl Family R-C(=O)-H |
| Ketone | - Carbonyl Family - O II R - C - R' |
| Carboxylic Acid | - Carbonyl Family - O II R - C - OH - polar - weak acid |
| Acid Halide | - Carbonyl Family - O II R-C- X |
| Anhydride | - Carbonyl Family - O O II II R-C-O-C-R' |
| Ester | - Carbonyl Family - O II R-C-OR' - polar |
| Lactone | - Carbonyl Family - cyclic esters |
| Amide | - Carbonyl Family------O--------------------------- - R-C-NH2 |
| Lactame | - Carbonyl Family - cyclic amides |