Functional Groups in Organic Compounds
Chemistry ⇒ Carbon and Organic Chemistry
Functional Groups in Organic Compounds starts at 10 and continues till grade 12.
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Describe the functional group present in aniline.
Explain the difference between a primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohol.
Explain why carboxylic acids are more acidic than alcohols.
Explain why ethers are less reactive than alcohols.
Identify the functional group in the following compound: CH3CH2NH2.
Name the functional group present in phenol.
Name the functional group present in the compound CH3COOCH2CH3.
State the difference between an aldehyde and a ketone in terms of their functional group location.
What is the functional group in amides?
Which functional group is present in the compound CH3COCH3?
Which functional group is present in the following compound: CH3CH2COOH?
A compound has the molecular formula C3H7NO2. It reacts with sodium hydroxide to produce a gas with a fishy odor and a salt. Identify the functional group present in the compound and explain your reasoning.
A student is given two colorless liquids: one is an aldehyde and the other is a ketone. Describe a chemical test that can be used to distinguish between them, and explain the result you would expect for each compound.
Arrange the following functional groups in order of increasing priority according to IUPAC nomenclature rules: carboxylic acid, alcohol, aldehyde, ketone, amine.
Describe the structural difference between a thioether and an ether, and provide an example of each.
Explain how the presence of an electron-withdrawing group, such as a nitro group (-NO2), attached to the benzene ring affects the acidity of phenol. Support your answer with reasoning based on resonance and inductive effects.
