Functional Groups PDF
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This document explains different functional groups in chemistry, describing their properties and smells. The groups include ketones, esters, carboxylic acids, amines, alcohols, and alkanes.
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functional group - a group of atoms in a molecule that is responsible for the molecule’s properties, including smell Ketone: – Double bond oxygen – Minty smell – Name ends in -one Ester: – Double bond oxygen with single bond oxygen in middle – Sweet smell – Name ends in -yl -ate...
functional group - a group of atoms in a molecule that is responsible for the molecule’s properties, including smell Ketone: – Double bond oxygen – Minty smell – Name ends in -one Ester: – Double bond oxygen with single bond oxygen in middle – Sweet smell – Name ends in -yl -ate Carboxylic acid: – Double bond oxygen with -OH at end of molecule – Putrid smell – Name ends in -ic acid Amine: – Contains nitrogen – Fishy smell – Name ends in -amine Alcohol: – Contains -OH at end – Medicine smell – Name ends in -ol Alkane: – Contains only carbon & hydrogen – Gasoline smell – Name ends in -ane
