Organic Review ANSWERS

Chemistry

alkane

alkene

Alkyne

radical

branch

substituent

saturated hydrocarbon

unsaturated hydrocarbon

alcohol

saponification

 

1.         What are the general (generic) formulas for the following?

            Alkanes

            CNH2N+2

            Alkenes

            CNH2N

            Alkynes

            CNH2N-2

 

2.         What are the general structures for the following?

            Alcohol

            R – OH

            Aldehyde

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            Carboxylic acid

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3.         What differentiates the following when naming? How do you identify them when you have the structure?

            Alkane

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            Alkene

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            Alkyne

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            Alcohol

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            Aldehyde

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            Carboxylic acid

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            Cycloalkane

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4.         Write out the structure, then complete the combustion reaction

            Heptane is burned in air

            Structure

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            Balanced equation

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            Butanol is burned in air

            Structure

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