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What distinguishes primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohols?
Which functional group characterizes carboxylic acids?
Which statement correctly describes amines?
What is the structural representation of a carbonyl group?
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How is a carboxylic ester formed?
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Study Notes
Alcohols
- Contain an -OH (hydroxyl) group bonded to a tetrahedral carbon atom.
- Classified as primary (1°), secondary (2°), and tertiary (3°) based on the number of carbon atoms bonded to the carbon bearing the -OH group.
Aldehydes
- Contain a carbonyl group (C=O) bonded to a hydrogen; a -CHO group.
Amides
- Functional derivatives of carboxylic acids where an amino group replaces the -OH of the carboxyl group.
Amines
- Organic compounds with one, two, or three hydrogens in ammonia replaced by carbon groups (RNH2, R2NH, or R3N).
- Classified as primary (1º), secondary (2º), and tertiary (3º) based on the number of carbon groups bonded to the nitrogen atom.
Amino Group
- A nitrogen atom bonded to one, two, or three R groups (RNH2, R2NH, or R3N) where R represents a carbon group.
Carbonyl Group
- A C=O group.
Carboxyl Group
- A combination of carbonyl and hydroxyl groups: a -COOH group.
Carboxylic Acids
- Compounds containing a -COOH group.
Carboxylic Esters
- Derivatives of carboxylic acids where a carbon group replaces the H of the carboxyl group; -COOR or -CO₂R.
Condensed Structural Formula
- A shorthand method for writing organic structures grouping hydrogens with the atom they're attached to.
Functional Group
- The group of atoms that defines a compound's identity.
- It causes predictable physical and chemical behaviors within a molecule.
Hydroxyl Group
- An -OH group bonded to a tetrahedral carbon atom.
Ketones
- Compounds containing a carbonyl group (C=O) bonded to two carbon groups.
Organic Chemistry
- The study of carbon compounds.
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Test your understanding of organic chemistry with this quiz on functional groups, including alcohols, aldehydes, amides, amines, and carboxylic acids. Learn to differentiate between primary, secondary, and tertiary classifications. Perfect for students studying organic chemistry topics.
