Crash Course Organic Chemistry #4 – Flashcards
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Why do we have to know functional groups?
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Because we know how functional group function we can build or make those compounds in a predictable way.
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R represents what? and why do we use it?
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R means rest. When we talk about functional group we are focused on one small part of the molecule and other part don't matter, so we represents the other part with R.
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Alcohol
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Terminal OH. Terminal because it ends the carbon chain.
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What happens if you dehydrogenate an alcohol?
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Removing hydrogen from the oxygen and creating a double bond with a carbon. It makes Aldehyde
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Are hydrocarbons electronegative?
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Not really, if you look at the electronegativity of hydrogen and carbon the difference is really low. They are nonpolar. Which is why water and oil don't mix.
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Are alcohol and Aldehyde electronegative?
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Yes, if you look up the electronegativity of Oxygen and Hydrogen, the difference is 1.22 . This makes Alcohol more soluable in the water.
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Amine
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stinky
