Unit 10 – Organic Chemistry

a chemical reaction in which one molecule is added to another

any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation

any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds

an aliphatic cyclic hydrocarbon such as a cycloalkane or cycloalkene

having carbon atoms linked in open chains

An unsaturated hydrocarbon in which two pairs of carbon atoms possess double bonds.

a non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbon with the general formula CnH(2n+2)

any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon

any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons

a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis

(chemistry) of or relating to or containing one or more benzene rings

this consists of a parent chain and a substituent

an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals

any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions

formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water

The formation of an ester from a carboxylic acid and an alcohol, and the elimination of a molecule of water, in the presence of an acid catalyst..

a colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic

any of a class of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids that form part of a lipid molecule and can be derived from fat by hydrolysis

a chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances

fractionation of a liquid by distillation

group of atoms within a molecule that interacts in predictable ways with other molecules

Series of organic compounds having the same functional group but with each successive member differing by CH₂

an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen

the amount by which something increases

a compound that exists in forms having different arrangements of atoms but the same molecular weight

An organisation known as International union of pure and applied chemistry that determines the system for naming organic compounds.

any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals

An alcohol with only one hydroxyl group.

any alkane in which all the caron atoms are algiend in a continuous chain

any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon

Exercise is when the distal end of the moving segment moves freely

the chemistry of compounds containing carbon (originally defined as the chemistry of substances produced by living organisms but now extended to substances synthesized artificially)

another name for alkanes

a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers

an alcohol that has one alkyl group bonded to the carbon atom with the -OH

a chemical reaction in which an ester is heated with an alkali (especially the alkaline hydrolysis of a fat or oil to make soap)

An organic compound in which all the carbon atoms are joined by single bonds is called a(n) ________.

What type of alcohol is produced by the attachment of the hydroxyl group to a carbon atom that is joined directly to two other carbon atoms in the chain?

a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats

an expanded molecular formula showing the arrangement of atoms within the molecule

Any atom or group of atoms that can take the place of a hydrogen atom on a parent hydrocarbon molecule

Any atom or group of atoms that can take the place of a hydrogen atom on a parent hydrocarbon molecule

one atom or a group of atoms in a molecule is replaced by another atom of group of atoms

an alcohol that has three alkyl groups bonded to the carbon atom with the -OH

An alcohol having three hydroxyl groups. Example: glycerol.

An organic compound with at least one double or triple bond between carbon atoms is called a(n) ________.