Chapter 1.3: Functional Groups

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Front (Question)

What is a compound containing a carboxyl, -COOH group (carbonyl + hydroxyl)?

Back (Answer)

carboxylic acid

Front (Question)

Define  Secondary (2°) amine

Back (Answer)

an amine in which nitrogen is bonded to two carbons and one hydrogen

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Define aldehyde

Back (Answer)

a compound containing a -CHO group

Front (Question)

What is an atom or group of atoms within a molecule that shows a characteristic set of physical and chemical properties?

Back (Answer)

functional groups

Front (Question)

Define ketone

Back (Answer)

a compound containing a carbonyl group bonded to two carbons

Front (Question)

Define alcohol

Back (Answer)

a compound containing an -OH (hydroxyl) group bonded to a carbon atom

Front (Question)

What is an amine in which a nitrogen is bonded to one carbon and two hydrogens?

Back (Answer)

 Primary (1°) amine

Front (Question)

Define carboxylic amides

Back (Answer)

a derivative of a carboxylic acid in which the -OH is replaced by an amine

Front (Question)

What is a compound containing a carbonyl group bonded to two carbons?

Back (Answer)

ketone

#10

Front (Question)

Define secondary (2°) alcohol

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2 carbons bonded to carbon bearing the -OH group

#11

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What is a derivative of a carboxylic acid in which the -OH is replaced by an amine?

Back (Answer)

carboxylic amides

#12

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What is 2 carbons bonded to carbon bearing the -OH group?

Back (Answer)

secondary (2°) alcohol

#13

Front (Question)

What is an amine in which nitrogen is bonded to two carbons and one hydrogen?

Back (Answer)

 Secondary (2°) amine

#14

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Define  Primary (1°) amine

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an amine in which a nitrogen is bonded to one carbon and two hydrogens

#15

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Define functional groups

Back (Answer)

an atom or group of atoms within a molecule that shows a characteristic set of physical and chemical properties

#16

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Define  Tertiary (3°) amine

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an amine in which nitrogen is bonded to three carbons

#17

Front (Question)

Define tertiary (3°) alcohol

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3 carbons bonded to carbon bearing the -OH group

#18

Front (Question)

Define primary (1°) alcohol

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1 carbon bonded to a carbon bearing the -OH group

#19

Front (Question)

Define carboxylic esters (esters)

Back (Answer)

a derivative of a carboxylic acid in which the hydrogen of the carboxyl group is replaced by a carbon

#20

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Define carboxylic acid

Back (Answer)

a compound containing a carboxyl, -COOH group (carbonyl + hydroxyl)

#21

Front (Question)

What is a hydroxyl group?

Back (Answer)

-OH

#22

Front (Question)

What is the functional group of both aldehydes and ketones?

Back (Answer)

o The functional group of both aldehydes and ketones is the C=O (carbonyl) group

#23

Front (Question)

What is a carboxyl group?

Back (Answer)

-COOH or -CO2H

#24

Front (Question)

Define amino group

Back (Answer)

a compound containing an sp3-hybridized nitrogen atom bonded to one, two, or three carbon atoms