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MCAT Organic Chemistry: Functional Groups

Organic functional group identification and their characteristic reactivity trends, foundational to the named-reagent reactions deck.

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Which functional group consists of an -OH bonded to a saturated (sp3) carbon?
Alcohol
Which functional group is an -OH bonded directly to an aromatic ring?
Phenol
Which functional group has an oxygen bonded to two carbon groups with no carbonyl?
Ether
Which functional group has a carbonyl carbon bonded to at least one hydrogen, usually at the end of a chain?
Aldehyde
Which functional group has a carbonyl carbon bonded to two other carbon groups?
Ketone
Which functional group has a carbonyl carbon bonded to an -OH?
Carboxylic acid
Which functional group has a carbonyl carbon bonded to an alkoxy oxygen (-O-R)?
Ester
Which functional group has a carbonyl carbon bonded to a nitrogen?
Amide
Which functional group has a carbonyl carbon bonded to a halogen?
Acyl halide (acid chloride)
Which functional group has two carbonyl (acyl) groups joined through a single oxygen?
Anhydride
Which functional group is a nitrogen atom with a lone pair bonded to one or more carbons?
Amine
Which functional group has a carbon triple-bonded to a nitrogen?
Nitrile
Which functional group has a carbon double-bonded to a nitrogen?
Imine
Which functional group is an -SH bonded to carbon?
Thiol
Which functional group has a sulfur bonded to two carbon groups?
Thioether (sulfide)

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