Basic Concepts of Organic Compounds

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What is organic chemistry?
Chemistry based on carbon compounds
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Why is carbon unique?
Can form multiple bonds, always needs 4 bonds and can form chains and rings
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What does molecular formula show?
Number of atoms of each type of element in a compound
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What kind of formula shows the simplest whole number ratio of atoms of each type of element in a compound
Empirical Formula
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What is the structural formula?
Shows arrangements of atoms in a molecule
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What does displayed formula show?
Shows bonds between atoms in molecule
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What does skeletal formula show?
Shape of carbon skeleton
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What are isomers?
Molecules with same molecular formulae but different structural formulae
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What does the stem of the name show?
Amount of carbons in longest chain bearing functional group
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When is prefix added and what does it show
Before stem and tells us position of side chains and/or functional groups
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What are side chains often?
Alkyl groups
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What is an alkyl group and how is it often denoted?
An alkane with a H removed, R
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When is the suffix added and what does it tell us?
After the stem and the functional group present
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What type of alkanes can be branched or straight?
Aliphatic
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What is the stem of cyclic alkanes?
Cyclo
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Why is carbon unique?

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