Functional Groups, Assignment, Chemistry B: Functional Groups
Classifying Compounds Based on Their Functional Groups: Use the drop-down menus to identify the class of compounds to which each structure belongs?
1. Carboxylic acid 2. Ether 3. Alkyl halide 5. Amine
Classifying Compounds Based on Their Names: Use the drop-down menus to identify the class to which the named compounds belong? 2-Heptanol = ? Triethylamine = ? Benzoic acid = ? Decanal = ?
= Alcohol = Anime = Carboxylic acid = Aldehyde
Matching Uses with Classes of Organic Compounds: Use the drop-down menus to classify each of these substances? perfume = ? fuel = ? anesthetic = ? weak base = ? weak acid = ?
= Ester = Alcohol = Ether = Amine = Carboxylic acid
Classifying Compounds Based on Their Structures: Use the drop-down menus to identify the compounds shown here?
1. 3-heptanone 2. buutyl propanoate
Use the drop-down menus to identify the class to which the named compounds belong? 3-octanone = ? 1-bromopropane = ? methylpentanoate = ? propylbutylether = ?
= Ketone = Alkyl halide = Ester = Ether
Based on the reading, what can you infer about aspirin's ester group?
It makes the compound more digestible.
Which general formula represents the functional group in a carboxylic acid?
RCOOH
Which title is most appropriate for this table?
Uses of Functional Groups Involving Oxygen
carbonyl group
a carbon atom bonded to an oxygen atom through a double bond
Examine the general structure of a molecule. Which functional groups are in this molecule?
a carboxylic acid and an amine
functional group
a particular group of atoms that form the same structural pattern from one organic molecule to another
Which class of organic compound is commonly used in fuels?
alcohol
Which functional group is found in salicylic acid but not in aspirin? Which functional group is found in aspirin that is not found in salicylic acid?
alcohol ester
What is the name of the functional group that is attached to this hydrocarbon backbone?
alkyl halide
What is the name of the functional group that is attached to this hydrocarbon?
alkyl halide
aldehyde
an organic compound containing a carbonyl group bonded to a carbon atom on one side and to a hydrogen atom on the other
carboxylic acid
an organic compound containing a carbonyl group bonded to a carbon atom on one side and to an O-H functional group on the other
ketone
an organic compound containing a carbonyl group bonded to carbon atoms on both sides
alkyl halide
an organic compound containing a halide bonded to a carbon atom
ether
an organic compound containing an oxygen atom bonded between two carbon atoms in a hydrocarbon chain
amine
an organic compound containing an −NH2 group
alcohol
an organic compound containing the O-H functional group
ester
an organic compound in which a carbonyl group bonded to an oxygen atom has been inserted into a hydrocarbon chain
Which functional group is found in an amine?
b
Which functional group is found in methyl ethanoate?
b
The structure of acetyl salicylic acid, or aspirin, is shown to the right. Which functional groups does an aspirin molecule contain? Check all that apply.
carboxylic acid ester
What is the name of this compound?
ethylamine
Which headings should be used to complete this table?
functional group (top row); sources in nature (bottom row)
Which property does aspirin have that salicylic acid does not have?
lower acidity
