Organic Chemistry Flashcards
Organic molecules
Molecules containing carbon atoms with the exception of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, diamond, graphite, carbonates, carbides and cyanides
Hydrocarbons
A compound containing only carbon and hydrogen atoms
Saturated compound
A compound in which all bonds between carbon atoms are single bonds
Unsaturated compounds
A compound in which there is at least one double and/or triple bond between carbon atoms
Functional Group
An atom or a group of atoms that form the center of chemical activity in the molecule
Homologous series
A series of similar compounds which have the same functional group and have the same general formula, in which each member differs from the previous one by a single CH2 unit
Structural isomers
Compounds having the same molecular formula but different structural formulae