5 - Organic Chemistry

Roots

• 1 Carbon - meth 2 Carbons - eth 3 Carbons - prop
• 4 Carbons - but 5 Carbons - pent 6 Carbons - hex

Functional Groups

• Haloalkanes - Chloro, Bromo etc.. as a prefix
• Alcohols (OH) - ol
• Aldehydes (CHO) - al
• Ketones (COR) - one
• Carboxylic acids (COOH) - oic acid

Structural Isomerism

• Same molecular formula but different structural formula

Positional Isomerism

• The functional group is attached to the chain at a different point

Functional Group Isomerism

• Same molecular formula, but there are different functional groups