Function Groups of Molecules Flashcards
1
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Functional Groups
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Atoms that affect the functioning of organic compounds by participating in chemical reactions in characteristic ways
2
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Hydroxyl group
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Consists of a hydrogen bonded to an oxygen which is in turn bound to a carbon skeleton
3
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Carbonyl group
A
A carbon linked by a double bond to an oxygen atom at the end of the carbon skeleton or within the carbon skeleton
4
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Carboxyl group
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Consists of a carbon double-bonded to both an oxygen atom and a hydroxyl group
5
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Amino group
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A nitrogen bonded to 2 hydrogen atoms and the carbon skeleton
6
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Phosphate group
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A phosphorus atom bonded to 4 oxygen atoms
7
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Methyl group
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A carbon bonded to 3 hydrogens
