Core organic chemistry

Cards (10)

  • Functinal group
    A group of atoms responsible for the characteristic reactions of a compound
  • Homologous series
    A series of organic compounds that have the same functional group
  • Emperical formula
    The simplest whole number ratio of atoms in each element present in a compound
  • Molecular formula
    The actual number of atoms of each element in a molecule
  • Structrual formula
    Shows the arrangment of atoms in a compound in written form
  • Displayed formula
    Shows the arrangment of atoms in a compound visually
  • Isomer
    Different compounds with the same molecular formula
  • Structrual isomers
    They have the same molecular formula but a different arrangment of atoms in space
  • Nucleophile
    Lone pair doner
  • Curly arrows
    Curly arrows show the movment of electron pairs