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Details Title: chapter 21- key terms Description: other organic compounds Total Flash Cards: 24 Created: 03/23/2004 07:26:34	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term functional group Definition an atom or group of atoms that is responsible for the specific properties of an organic compound Term alcohols Definition organic compounds that contain one or more hydroxyl groups Term alkyl halides Definition organic compounds in which one or more halogen atoms-flourine, chlorine, bromine, or iodine are substitued for one or more hydrogen atoms in a hydrocarbon Term ethers Definition organic compounds in which two hydrocarbon groups are bonded to the same atom of oxygen Term aldehydes Definition organic compounds in which the carbonyl group is attached to a carbon atom at the end of a carbon-atom chain Term ketones Definition organic compounds in which the carbonyl group is attached to acarbon atoms within the chain Term carboxylic acids Definition organic compounds that contain the carboxyl functional group Term esters Definition organic compounds with carboxylic acid groups in which the hydrogen of the hydroxyl group has been replaced by an alkyl group Term amines Definition organic compounds that can be considered to be derivatives of ammonia Term primary amine Definition one hydrogen atom of an ammonia molecule has been replaced by an alkyl group Term secondary amine Definition two hydrogen atoms of an ammonia molecule have been replaced by alkyl groups Term tertiary amine Definition all three hydrogen atoms of an ammonia molecule have been replaced by alkyl groups Term substitution reaction Definition one in which one or more atoms replace another atom or group of atoms in a molecule Term addition reaction Definition one in which an atom or molecule is added to an unsaturated moelcule and increases the saturation of the molecule Term condensation reaction Definition one in which two molecules or parts of the same molecule combine Term elimination reaction Definition one in which a simple molecule such as water or ammonia is removed from adjacent carbon atoms of a larger molecule Term polymers Definition large molecules made of many small units joined to each other through organic reactions Term monomers Definition the small units Term copolymer Definition a polymer made from two or more different monomers Term thermoplastic polymer Definition melts when heated and can be reshaped many times Term thermosetting polymer Definition does not melt when heated but keeps its original shape Term addition polymer Definition a polymer formed by chain addition reactions between monomers that contain a double bond Term vulcanization Definition a cross-linking process between adjacent polyisoprene molecules that occurs when the molecules are heated with sulfur atoms Term condensation polymer Definition a polymer formed by condensation reactions