Tuesday, May 24, 2011

More Functional Groups

Alcohols, halides, aldehyde, ketone
-organic compounds can contain elements on the than C and H
-those are known as functional groups
-carbon chains without functional groups are written as R-
1. Alcohols
2. halides
3.aldehyde
4.ketone
5.carboxylic acid
6.ethers
7.amines
8.amides
9.esters

Alcohols
an alcohol is a hydrocarbon with a -OH bonded to it
same naming rules apply but the parent chain ending to -ol

http://www.askiitians.com/iit-jee-chemistry/organic-chemistry/images2/isobutyl-alcohol.jpg

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