Monday, May 24, 2010

May 14 - Functional Groups

Halides
  • Halogen atoms replace a hydrogen
  • bromo, chloro, floro

Alcohols
  • OH/ hydroxyl group
  • change the ending to -ol


Ketones
  • oxygen atom double bonded to carbon
  • change the ending to (an) - one


Ethers

  • Have an O joining 2 carbon chains together
  • Name each carbon chain with -yl ending and add 'ether.'

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