functional groups in carbon compounds

Summary - Study of the compounds of carbon is organic chemistry. They form the basis of living organisms and the things around us. An unique property of carbon is 'catenation'. It is the property of forming bonds with the atoms of the same element. The catenation prope..

Elemental carbon - Symbol: C Atomic number : 6 Atomic mass: 12 (most common isotope) Electronic configuration: 1s 2 ,2s 2 ,2p 2 Position in the periodic table: Period II Group IV Carbon occurs in the free state as well as combined state. The following schematic chart s..

Functional Groups - When an atom or group of atoms bonded to a carbon atom in the chain or ring of an organic compound, shown some characteristic properties of their own, they are termed as a functional group. Thus, a functi..

This chapter contains oxygen compounds in which oxygen is bonded to a carbon atom through a double bond. The functional unit >C = O, present in these compounds is called carbonyl group. We limit our study now to compounds having a..

When a molecule contains more than one similar functional groups, then, the word di (for 2), tri (for 3), etc., is added before the secondary suffix, of the functional group. While adding such words, the vowel 'e' of primary suffix is retained. For example: H..

Carbon forms the largest number of compounds, next only to hydrogen. It ranks seventeenth in the order of abundance in the earth's crust. Carbon occurs in the free native state as well as in the combined state. Carbon and its compounds are widely di..

When a molecule contains more than one similar functional groups, then, the word di (for 2), tri (for 3), etc., is added before the secondary suffix, of the functional group. While adding such words, the vowel 'e' of primary suffix is retained. For example: ..

When the molecule contains two or more dissimilar functional groups, the parent chain is so chosen so as to contain maximum possible number of functional groups. The numbering of the parent chain is done so that the functional group of hig..

Acetic acid is one of the commonest organic acids and has been known for quite a long time in the form of vinegar. It is also present free in a number of fruit juices. In the combined state it occurs in many oils and essential oils. Formula: CH 3 COOH, IUPAC Name: Ethanoic acid Acetic acid is a co..