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Functional Groups

YGK These Functional Groups

QuestionAnswer
Simplest functional groups of carbon and hydrogen Hydrocarbons
Only single bonds Alkanes
Carbon-carbon double bond Alkenes
Carbon-carbon triple bond Alkynes
Reaction reducing alkynes to alkenes to alkanes Hydrogenation
Fats with no double bonds Saturated
Fats with an alkene double bond Unsaturated
Alkene with non-hydrogen groups on same side Cis
Alkene with non-hydrogen groups on opposite sides Trans
Alkyne with triple bond at the end Terminal
Alkyne with triple bond in the middle Internal
Simplest alkene (fruit ripening) Ethylene
Simplest alkyne (welding fuel) Acetylene
–OH bonded to a carbon Alcohol
Name of the –OH group Hydroxyl
One-carbon alcohol (wood alcohol/blindness) Methanol
Two-carbon alcohol in drinks Ethanol
Three-carbon alcohol in rubbing alcohol Isopropanol
Molecule with two alcohol groups Diol
Antifreeze primary ingredient Ethylene glycol
Building block for fats with three alcohol groups Glycerol
Carbon-oxygen double bond Carbonyl
Carbonyl at the end of a chain Aldehyde
Carbonyl in the middle of a chain Ketone
Aldehyde used in tissue preservation Formaldehyde
Ketone used in nail polish remover Acetone
Charge of carbonyl carbon Partial positive
Carbonyl carbon reactivity type Electrophile
Oxygen atom bonded to two alkyl groups Ether
First-developed anesthetic Diethyl ether
Synthesis of ether from alcohol and alkyl halide Williamson ether synthesis
Solvent used to stabilize Grignard reagents Ether
Carbon singly bonded to one oxygen and doubly bonded to another Carboxylic acid
Two-carbon acid in vinegar Acetic acid
One-carbon acid in ants Formic acid
Three-carbon acid from strenuous exercise Lactic acid
Negatively charged ion of a carboxylic acid Carboxylate
Bond formed between carboxylic acid and amine Peptide bond (amide)
Protein end with free carboxylic acid C-terminus
Functional group with fruity smells Ester
Ester linkage in fats Triglyceride
Reaction combining carboxylic acid and alcohol Fischer esterification
Halogen bonded to a hydrocarbon Alkyl halide
"Forever chemicals" (Teflon, PFOA) PFAs
Sulfur analogue of an alcohol (R–SH) Thiol (mercaptan)
Thiol characteristic smell Rotten eggs
Amino acid with a thiol side chain Cysteine
Antioxidant thiol that protects cells Glutathione
Six-membered ring in aromatic compounds Benzene (phenyl)
Aromaticity criteria Planar and Hückel’s rule
Hückel’s rule formula 4n + 2 pi electrons
NMR peak for aromatic compounds 7 ppm
Nitrogen singly bonded to carbons and hydrogens Amine
Amine smell Fishy
Specific amines in rotting fish Putrescine and cadaverine
Product of amine plus carboxylic acid Amide
Amine geometry Square pyramidal
Quantum tunneling "flip" in amines Nitrogen inversion
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