Ch 4 Organic Chem
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| 212613856 | organic chemistry | the chemistry of compounds containing carbon (originally defined as the chemistry of substances produced by living organisms but now extended to substances synthesized artificially) | |
| 212613857 | tetravalence | having 4 valence electrons | |
| 212613858 | functional group | group of atoms within a molecule that interacts in predictable ways with other molecules | |
| 212613859 | hydrocarbons | organic molecules that are composed of only carbon and hydrogen | |
| 212613860 | isomer | compounds with the same simple formula but different three-dimensional structures resulting in different physical and chemical properties | |
| 212613861 | geometric isomers | Compounds that have the same molecular formula but differ in the spatial arrangements of their atoms. | |
| 212613862 | enantiomers | molecules that are mirror images of each other, but not used for the same thing | |
| 212613863 | hydroxyl group | the monovalent group -OH in such compounds as bases and some acids and alcohols | |
| 212613864 | alcohols | organic compounds containing hydroxyl groups | |
| 212613865 | carbonyl group | an organic molecule, a functional group consisting of a carbon atom linked to a double bond to an oxygen atom | |
| 212613866 | aldehyde | An organic molecule with a carbonyl group located at the end of the carbon skeleton. | |
| 212613867 | ketone | An organic compound with a carbonyl group of which the carbon atom is bonded to two other carbons. | |
| 212613868 | carboxyl group | A functional group present in organic acids and consisting of a single carbon atom double-bonded to an oxygen atom and also bonded to a hydroxyl group. | |
| 212613869 | carboxylic acids | a compund that contains the -COOH functional group | |
| 212613870 | amino group | A functional group that consists of a nitrogen atom bonded to two hydrogen atoms | |
| 212613871 | amine | R-NH2 | |
| 212613872 | sulfhydrl group | A chemical group consisting of a sulfur atom bonded to a hydrogen atom. | |
| 212613873 | thiols | organic compounds containing sulfhydryls (-SH) group bonded to a tetrahedral carbon | |
| 212613874 | phosphate group | a functional group consisting of a phosphorus atom covalently bonded to four oxygen atoms |