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Organic Chemistry
Important functional Groups
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| alkanes definition | just a carbon chain |
| alkanes suffix | an(e) |
| alkenes definition | carbon chain with double bond |
| alkenes suffix | en(e) |
| alkynes definition | carbon chain with triple bond |
| alkynes suffix | yn(e) |
| alkyl halides definition | carbon chain with either Br, I, F, Cl |
| alkyl halides prefix | Br: bromo, I: Iodo, F: fluro, Cl: chloro |
| alcohol defintion | carbon chain with oh |
| alcohol suffix | ol |
| alcohol prefix | hydroxy (hydroxyl group) |
| aldehyde definition | carbon chain with a double bond oxygen extending from it as well as a hydrogen at the end of the carbon chain |
| aldehyde suffix | al |