Chapter 11 BASIC ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

• What do homologous series of compounds have in common?

  Same functional group and general formula
• How do compounds in a homologous series differ?

  They differ by $CH_2$
• What do aromatic compounds contain?

  Benzene ring
• What are aliphatic compounds characterized by?

  Straight, branched, or non-aromatic structures
• What defines alicyclic compounds?

  Cyclic structures without benzene rings
• What occurs during homolytic fission?

  Covalent bond breaks evenly, forming radicals
• What is formed during heterolytic fission?

  Cation and anion
• How does heterolytic fission differ from homolytic fission?

  Electrons are distributed unequally in heterolytic
• What are structural isomers?

  Same molecular formula, different structural formula