Functional groups, suffix and structure

Question 1

What is a homologous series?

Answer 1

A group of organic compounds that have the same functional group and general formula but differ by CH2.

Question 2

What is the suffix for a haloalkane?

Answer 2

chloro-
bromo-
iodo-

Question 3

What is the suffix for an aldehyde?

Answer 3

-al

Question 4

What is the suffix for a keton?

Answer 4

-one

Question 5

What is the suffix for a carboxylic acid?

Answer 5

-oic acid

Question 6

What is the suffix for an ester

Answer 6

alkyl -oate

Question 7

What is the suffix for an amine?

Answer 7

alky - amine

Question 8

What is the suffix for a nitrile?

Answer 8

-nitrile

Question 9

Whats the suffix for an acyl chloride?

Answer 9

-oyl chloride
(identify the parent carboxylic acid and replace -oic with -oyl chloride).

Question 10

What is the functional group of an alkene?

Answer 10

C=C

Question 11

What is the functional group of an adlehyde?

Answer 11

R - COH

Question 12

What is the functional group of a ketone?

Answer 12

R - CO - R

Question 13

What is the functional group of a carboxylic acid?

Answer 13

R - COOH

Question 14

What is the functional group of an ester?

Answer 14

R - COO - R

Question 15

What is the functional group of a primary amine?

Answer 15

R - NH2

Question 16

What is the functional group of a nitrile?

Answer 16

R - CN (triple bond)

Question 17

What is an aliphatic compound?

Answer 17

A compound which has C-H bonds in a straight, branched chains or non-aromatic rings

Question 18

What is an alicyclic compound?

Give an example.

Answer 18

A compound arranged in a non-aromatic ring, it can be branched e.g. cyclohexane.

Question 19

What is an aromatic compound?

Answer 19

A compound containing a benzene ring.

Question 20

What is unsaturated?

Answer 20

C=C (double carbon bonds)

Question 21

What is saturated?

Answer 21

C-C (single carbon bonds)

Question 22

How to identify a polyester?

Answer 22

Ester link

Question 23

How to identify a polyamide?

Answer 23

Amide bond C=O and N-H