Chemistry 12 CPT

Alkane:

Any hydrocarbon with only single bonds

Example: butane

Alkene:

Any hydrocarbon with double bonds

Example: pent-2-ene

Alkyne:

Any hydrocarbon with triple bonds

Example: hex-3-yne

Aromatic:

Any hydrocarbon that contains benzene or benzene like properties

Example: benzene

Alcohol:

A hydrocarbon with a main hydroxyl (OH) branch

Example: propan-2-ol

Aldehyde:

A hydrocarbon with double bonded oxygen (=O), single bonded hydrogen (H)

Example: ethanal

Ether:

A hydrocarbon with an oxygen (O) between two alkyl groups

Example: 1-methoxypropane

Carboxylic acid:

A hydrocarbon with a carboxyl group (C(=O)OH) attached to an alkyl groups

Example: ethanoic acid

Ketone:

A hydrocarbon with a double bonded oxygen (C=O) attached to two alkyl groups

Example: pentan-2-one

Ester:

A hydrocarbon with a double bonded oxygen and a single bonded oxygen (O-C=O) attached to two alkyl groups

Example: propyl ethanoate

Amine:

A hydrocarbon with a bonded nitrogen (N) attached to 1 to 3 alkyl groups

Example: n-methylbutan-2-amine

Aminde:

A hydrocarbon with a bonded nitrogen with a double bonded oxygen (N-C=O) attached to 1 to 3 alkyl groups

Example: n,n-dimethylpropanamide