Introduction to Organic Chemistry

Question 1

What is the formula of an AlkANE?

Answer 1

Cn H2n+2

Question 2

What is the formula for an AlkENE?

Answer 2

Cn H2n

Question 3

What are the prefixes for branches?

Answer 3

CH3 - methyl
CH2CH3 - ethyl
CH2CH2CH3 - propyl

Question 4

What is a Ketone?

Answer 4

they have a C=O functional group in the middle of the carbon chain

name ends in -one

Question 5

What is an Aldehyde?

Answer 5

they have a C=O functional group at the end of the carbon chain

name ends in -al

Question 6

What is a Carboxylic acid?

Answer 6

have —C—OH group at END of carbon
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name ends in -oic acid

Question 7

What is an Amine?

Answer 7

Has NH2 functional group ANYWHERE in the chain

name starts with amino
or ends in amine

Question 8

What is a nitrile?

Answer 8

Have CN functional group at END of carbon chain

name ends in -nitrile

Question 9

What is a structural isomerism?

Answer 9

same molecular formula but different structural formula

Question 10

What are the 3 types of Structural isomers?

Answer 10

chain
position
functional

Question 11

What id a Stereoisomerism?

Answer 11

Same structural but different arrangement in space

• geometric isomerism (E/Z) alkenes only
• optical isomerism

Question 12

What is a Chain isomerism?

Answer 12

molecules with the same molecular formula but a different length of carbon chain

Question 13

What is a position isomerism?

Answer 13

same molecular formula and same length of carbon chain but the function group is in a different position

Question 14

What is a functional group isomerism?

Answer 14

same molecular formula but different function group

Question 15

What are some examples of a function group isomers?

Answer 15

alkenes and cycloalkenes

ketones and aldehydes

carboxylic acids and esters