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halide (halocarbon)
Cl (chloro-) Br (bromo-) I (iodo-)
OH
CH3CHClCH3 2-chloropropane
CH3CH2CH2OH 1-propanol
O
CH3CH2C H propanal
O
CH3CCH2CH2CH3 2-pentanone
O
CHCHC OH 32
propanoic acid
alcohol ether
O OO
CH3OCH2CH3 methyl ethyl ether
(X represents any halogen)
R OH
R O R′
The Ester Functional Group
aldehyde
ketone
organic acid
CH RCH OO
C R C R′ OO
R C OH
Reffy, Table R (p. 8)
C OH
ester
O CO
O
R C O R′
O
CH3CH2COCH3 methyl propanoate
R′
• Esters have a double bond between C and O.
amine
CH3CH2CH2NH2 1-propanamine
N R N R′′
• They also have a single bond between C and another O in the middle of the
chain.
amide
O OR′ C NH R C NH
O
CH3CH2C NH2 propanamide
Note: R represents a bonded atom or group of atoms.
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