Organic Chem, Ch. 17 Word Scramble
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Organic Chem, Chapter 17 | Organic Chem, Chapter 17 |
Carboxylic acid | A compound that has a carbonyl group bonded to a carbon atom and an -OH group, RCOOH. |
Ester | A compound that has a carbonyl group bonded to a carbon atom and an -OR group, RCOOR'. |
Amide | A compound that has a carbonyl group bonded to a carbon atom and a nitrogen atom group, RCONR'2, where the R' groups may be alkyl groups or hydrogen atoms. |
Carbonyl-group substitution reaction | A reaction in which a new group replaces (substitutes for) a group attached to a carbonyl-group carbon in an acyl group. |
Acyl group | An RC=O group. |
Carboxyl group | The -COOH functional group. |
Acetyl group | A CH3C=O group. |
Carboxylate anion | The anion that results from the ionization of a carboxylic acid, RCOOˉ |
Carboxylic acid salt | An ionic compound containing a corboxylic acid anion and a cation. |
Esterification | The reaction between an alcohol and a carboxylic acid to yield an ester plus water. |
Saponification | The reaction of an ester with aqueous hydroxide ion to yield an alchoho and the metal salt of a carboxylic acid. |
Phosphate ester | A compound formed by reaction of an alcohol with phosphoric acid; may be a monoester, ROPO2H2; a diester, (RO)2PO3H; or a triester, (RO)3PO; also may be a di- or triphosphate. |
Phosphoryl group | The -PO32- group in organic phosphates. |
Phosphorylation | Transfer of a phosphoryl group, -PO32, between organic molecules. |
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