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Organic Chemistry
Important functional Groups
Question | Answer |
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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 |