Organic chemistry

• How many bonds can a carbon atom form

  4
• What are the 4 types of structures for organic compounds

  1. Molecular
  2. Structural
  3. Displayed
  4. Skeletal
• What is the functional group for an alkene 


  C=C
• What is the suffix for an alkane 


  -ane
• What is the suffix for an alkene 


  -ene
• What is the functional group for an alchohol 


  -oh
• What is the suffix for an alchohol


  -ol
• What is the functional group for a primary amine


  -NH2
• What is the functional group for a secondary amine 


  -NH
• What is the functional group for a tertiary amine 


  -N
• What is the suffix for amines 


  -amine
• What is the suffix for carboxylic acids 


  -anoic acid
• What is the functional group for carboxylic acids


  -COOH
• What is the suffix for ketones


  -anone
• What is the functional group for a ketone


  C=O
• What is the functional group for an aldehyde


  C=O - H
• What is the suffix for an aldehyde 


  -anal
• What is the functional group for an amide


  C=O - NH2
• What is the suffix for an amide


  -amide
• What is the functional group for an ester


  -COO
• How do you name esters

  1. Alcohol [-yl]
  2. Carboxylic acid [-anoate]
• What is an isomer


  Same molecular formula but a different structural formula.
• What are the 2 main groups of isomers

  • Structural
  • Sterioisomers
• What is a structural isomer


  Atoms are bonded in a different order.
• What is a stereoisomer. 


  Different structures in space [3D].
• What are the 3 types of structural isomers. 


  1. Position
  2. Chain
  3. Functional
• What is a positional isomer


  A functional group is in a different place.
• What is a chain isomer. 


  Different degree of branching.
• What is a functional isomer.


  Different functional group.
• What are the two types of stereoisomers.


  
  

  1. Geometric
  2. Optical
• What is an optical isomer


  Non-superimposable mirror images.
• What are the two types of E/Z isomers.

  • E = Cis
  • Z = Trans
• What is the requirement for a geometric isomer

  Is a C=C bond.
• What are the features of enantiomers.

  Identical properties but different optical activity.
• What is a racemic mixture


  Equal amounts of enantomers.
• Does a racemic mixture exhibit optical activity.

  No.