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TOrganK eF
he
unctional
R OH
R O R′
Class of Functional General
Example
Compoun
halide (halocarbon)
alcohol ether
Gr
Fo
a
d
Group
oup
F (fluoro-) Cl (chloro-) Br (bromo-) I (iodo-)
OH
rmul
Table R
ic Function
eton
(X re
pr
al G
ese
CH CHClCH 33
roups
R X
nts any halogen)
2-chloropropane
aldehyde
O OO
CH3CH2CH2OH 1-propanol
CH3OCH2CH3 methyl ethyl ether
O
CH3CH2C H propanal
O CH3CH2C OH
CH RCH Reffy, Table R (p. 8)
ketone
O C
O
R C R′
O
CH3CCH2CH2CH3 2-pentanone
• A ketone is never terminal.
organic acid
OO
C OH R C OH
• It has a double bond with an O on top of a C.
ester
amine
OO
propanoic acid O
CH3CH2COCH3 methyl propanoate
CH3CH2CH2NH2 1-propanamine
O
R C O R′ R′
N
O OR′
C O
R N R′′
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amide
CHCHC NH