Organic 101
Which element is necessary for a compound to be considered organic
Carbon
How many carbon atoms does pentane have?
5
What is the prefix for a compound containing Cl?
Chloro
A process which takes numerous subunits and connnects them in a long chain
Polymerization
Saturated Hydrocarbons come from this series only
Alkanes
What is the name of the side chain -CH3
methyl
Butanal is a(n) __________ with __________ carbons
aldehyde, 4 carbons
The reaction which makes soap
Saponification
What is the functional group which contains R-COO-R'?
Esters
Compounds that contain only carbons and hydrogens are called what? Give an example
Hydrocarbon; Methane, ethane, propane
These series exhibit unsaturation
Alkenes and alkynes
Which two groups have C=O
Ketone and aldehyde
What are the reactants required to make an ester?
Alcohol and carboxylic acid
Which group is an isomer of an ether
Alcohol
How many electrons are shared between the carbons of nonyne
6
If an alkane has 3 carbons, how many hydrogens will it have?
8
Draw Pentyl Ethyl ether
CCCCC - O - CC
Name the products of combustion
Carbon dioxide and water
Draw dimethylamine
H3C - NH -CH3
What happens to the boiling point as the number of carbon atoms increases in a hydrocarbon chain?
Increases
Compounds with different chemical and physical properties but the same molecular formulas are _____ .
Structural isomers
Draw 1,2 dichloro-3-hexene
C(Cl)-C(Cl)-C=C-C-C
When adding a halogen to a hydrocarbon, how can we predict which reaction will happen?
Single bonds - saturated - substituion
Double/Triple Bonds - Addition
Kelsey builds a model of a hydrocarbon and names it 1-methyl pentane. Why is she wrong?
Hexane