Identifying and naming common organic functional groups from an intro organic chemistry course.
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- Alkane functional group
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Contains only C-C single bonds and C-H single bonds- What functional group has a C=C double bond?
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Alkene- Alkyne functional group
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Contains a carbon-carbon triple bond- Alkyl halide functional group
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A carbon bonded to a halogen atom (F, Cl, Br, or I), structure R-X- Alcohol functional group
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A hydroxyl group (OH) bonded to a carbon atom- What is the structure of an ether?
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An oxygen atom bonded to two carbon groups, R-O-R- Aldehyde functional group
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A carbonyl group at the end of a carbon chain, structure R-CHO- Ketone functional group
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A carbonyl group bonded to two carbon groups, structure R-CO-R- Carboxylic acid functional group
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A carbonyl group bonded to a hydroxyl group, structure R-COOH- Ester functional group
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A carbonyl bonded to an oxygen which is bonded to an alkyl group, structure R-COO-R- Primary amine functional group
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An NH2 group bonded to one carbon atom- Secondary amine functional group
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An NH group bonded to two carbon atoms- Tertiary amine functional group
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A nitrogen atom bonded to three carbon atoms, with a lone pair on nitrogen- Amide functional group
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A carbonyl bonded to a nitrogen, structure R-CO-NH2, R-CO-NHR, or R-CO-NR2- Nitrile functional group
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A carbon bonded to nitrogen with a triple bond, structure R-C#N
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