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The Ether Functional
Table R
Group
General Formula
Class of Compound
halide (halocarbon)
Functional Group
F (fluoro-) Cl (chloro-) Br (bromo-) I (iodo-)
Organic Functional Groups
Example
CH3CHClCH3 2-chloropropane
CH3CH2CH2OH 1-propanol
O
CH3CH2C H
• The functional group column shows an O with lpinroepsaonnal each side to show
Reffy, Table R (p. 8)
R
(X represents any halogen)
R OH
X
alcohol OH
ether
O
OO
Etahledrehyadsean O smack in middle of the C chain. CH RCH
that the O interrupts the chain of C atoms.
O
R O R′
OO
• The general formula shows that the hydrocarbon atoms are on the right and
ketone
CH3CCH2CH2CH3 2-pentanone
O
CH3CH2C OH propanoic acid
O CH3CH2COCH3
C R C R′ left of the O molecule.
organic acid
ester
OO
C OH R C OH
OO
C O R C O R′
CH3OCH2CH3 methyl ethyl ether
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methyl propanoate