Organic Chem Vocabulary Words Chapter 12, Mandy
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| Organic chemistry | The study of carbon compounds.
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| Functional group | An atom or group of atoms within a molecule that has a characteristic structure and chemical behavior.
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| Hydrocarbon | An organic compound that contains only carbon and hydrogen
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| Alcane | A hydrocarbon that has only single bonds.
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| Straight-chain alkane | An alkane that has all its carbons connected in a row.
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| Branched-chain alkane | An alkane that has a branching connection of carbons.
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| Isomers | Compounds with the same molecular formula but different structures.
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| Constitutional isomers | Compounds with the same molecular formula but different connections among their atoms.
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| Condensed structure | A shorthand way of drawing structures in which C--C and C--H bonds are understood rather than shown.
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| Conformation | The specific three-dimensional arrangement of atoms in a molecule.
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| Substituent | An atom or group of atoms attatched to a parent compound.
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| Alkyl group | The part of an alkane that remains when a hydrogen atom is removed.
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| Methyl group | The --CH3 alkyl group
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| Ethyl group | The -CH2CH3 alkyl group
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| Propyl group | The straight-chain alkyl group -CH2CH2CH3.
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| Isopropyl group | The branched-chain alkyl group -CH(CH3)2.
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| Primary carbon atom | A carbon atom with one other carbon attached to it.
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| Secondary carbon atom | A carbon atom with two other carbons attached to it.
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| Tertiary carbon atom | A carbon atom with three other carbons attached to it.
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| Quaternary carbon atom | A carbon atom with four other carbons attached to it.
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| Combustion | A chemical reaction that produces a flame, usually because of burning with oxygen.
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| Cycloalkane | An alkane that contains a ring of carbon atoms
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| Line structure | A shorthand way of drawing structures in which atoms aren't shown; instead, a carbon atom is understood to be at every intersection of lines and hydrogens are filled in mentally.
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