Chapter 11- Basic concepts of Organic Chemistry

Question 1

What is a hydrocarbon?

Answer 1

A compound containing carbon and Hydrogen only

Question 2

What is a saturated hydrocarbon?

Answer 2

A hydrocarbon with single bonds only.

Question 3

What is an alcohol functional group?

Answer 3

-OH

Question 4

What is an amine functional group?

Answer 4

-NH2

Question 5

What is an alkene functional group?

Answer 5

C=C

Question 6

What is an haloalkane functional group?

Answer 6

-Cl, -Br, -I

Question 7

What is an aldehyde functional group?

Answer 7

-CHO

Question 8

What is a ketone functional group?

Answer 8

-C(CO)C-

Question 9

What is an carboxyl functional group?

Answer 9

-COOH

Question 10

What is an acyl chloride functional group?

Answer 10

-COCl

Question 11

What is an nitrile functional group?

Answer 11

-CN

Question 12

What is the suffix for an alkene functional group?

Answer 12

-ene

Question 13

What is the suffix for an alcohol functional group?

Answer 13

-ol

Question 14

What is the suffix for an aldehyde functional group?

Answer 14

-al

Question 15

What is the suffix for a ketone functional group?

Answer 15

-one

Question 16

What is the suffix for a carboxyl functional group?

Answer 16

-oic acid

Question 17

What is the suffix for an ester functional group?

Answer 17

-oate

Question 18

What is an ester functional group?

Answer 18

-COOC-

Question 19

What is the suffix for an acyl chloride functional group?

Answer 19

-oyl chloride

Question 20

What is the suffix for an amine functional group?

Answer 20

-amine

Question 21

What is the suffix for a nitrile functional group?

Answer 21

-nitrile

Question 22

What is the prefix for an alcohol functional group?

Answer 22

hydroxyl-

Question 23

What is the prefix for an haloalkane functional group?

Answer 23

chloro-, bromo-, Iodo-

Question 24

What is the prefix for an amine functional group?

Answer 24

amino-

Question 25

What are aliphatic hydrocarbons?

Answer 25

Carbon atoms are joined to each other in unbranched (straight) or branched chains.

Question 26

What are alicyclic hydrocarbons?

Answer 26

Carbon atoms are joined to each other in ring structures, with or without branches

Question 27

What are aromatic hydrocarbons?

Answer 27

Some or all of the carbon atoms are found in a benzene ring.

Question 28

What are alkynes?

Answer 28

A homologous series of Hydrocarbons containing at lest one triple carbon to carbon bond..

Question 29

Name this Compound:

Answer 29

2,2 dimethylpropane