Introduction to Functional Groups

TERMS:

1. Hydrogen bond is the weakest bond because oxygen is easily attracted.
2. Carbon skeleton is the skeletal formula of an organic compound.
3. Organic compound are molecules with the element of carbon.
4. Isomer is the same number of molecules but has different molecular structure.
5. Isomerization is the chemical process in which a compound is transformed into any of its isomeric forms.

Variations of Carbon Skeleton

1. Length
2. Branching - carbon on top of another carbon
3. Double bond - represented by two connecting lines in a carbon skeleton
4. Ring type - carbons form a ring

Types of Isomer

1. Structural isomers are isomers with the same molecular formula but has different structure
2. Geometric isomers are isomers with the same molecular formula but differ in spacial arrangement
3. Enantiomer are isomers which are mirror images.