Introduction to Organic Chemistry (AQA A-Level Chemistry): Flashcards

Specific groups of atoms responsible for characteristic chemical reactions

Family of compounds with same functional group, differ by repeating unit

$-CH_2$ group

$-C=C-$ (carbon-carbon double bond)

$-OH$ (hydroxyl group)

$-COOH$ (carbonyl $C=O$ and hydroxyl $-OH$)

$-NH_2$ (amino group)

Addition reactions

Dehydration reactions

$C_nH_{2n+2}$