Functional Groups

Functional Groups

Classification of Smells:

• Putrid- repulsive, gross
• Camphor- pungent, medicinal
• Sweet- flowery or fruity 🏳️‍🌈
• Minty- green herbal smell
• Fishy- very distinctive, like seafood

Organic Molecules contain a carbon backbone and one or more functional group

• Hydrocarbon- backbone for functional groups. They include:
  • Alkanes- only single bonds
  • Alkenes- contains double bonds
  • Alkynes- contains triple bonds
• Functional group- a group of atoms bonded together in a specific way
  • define the chemical and physical properties of a compound

Types of Functional Groups:

• Alcohol
  • Functional group: -OH
  • Smell: Camphor/Medicinal
  • Compound names end in: -ol
• Amine
  • ​​​​​​​​​​​Functional group: -N
  • Smell: Fishy
  • Compound names end in: -amine
• Carboxylic Acid​​​​​​​
  • ​​​​​​​​​​​Functional group: -COOH
  • Smell: Putrid
  • Compound names end in: -ic acid
• Ketone
  • ​​​​​​​​​​​Functional group: -COOC
  • Smell: Sweet
  • Compound names end in: -one​​​​​​​
• Amino Acids
  • ​​​​​​​Contain two functional groups- amine and carboxylic acids
  • Building blocks of protein
  • "R" group: represents a sidechain