Organic Chemistry Flashcards

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Hydrocarbon

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An organic compound that contains only carbon and hydrogen

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Alkane

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A hydrocarbon in which there are only single covalent bonds

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Straight-chain alkane

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A saturated hydrocarbon that contains any number of carbon atoms arranged one after the other in a chain

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Homologous series

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A group of compounds in which there is a constant increment of change in molecular structure from one compound in the series to the next

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Condensed Structural Formula

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A structural formula that leaves out some bonds and/or atoms; the presence of these atoms or bonds is understood

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Substituent

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

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Alkyl Group

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A hydrocarbon substituent; the methyl group (-CH3) is an alkyl group

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Branched-Chain Alkane

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An alkane with one or more alkyl groups attached to the parent structure

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Saturated Compound

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An organic compound in which all carbon atoms are joined by single covalent bonds; it contains the maximum number of hydrogen atoms per carbon atom

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Unsaturated compound

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An organic compound with one or more double or triple carbon-carbon bonds.