Families of Organic Compounds Exam Questions & Answers Scored A+

Families of Organic Compounds Exam
Questions & Answers Scored A+

Alkane - ANSWER-Example: CH₃CH₃

Functional Group: C-C (Single bond)

IUPAC Name: Ethane

Shape: Tetrahedral at each C

General Formula: CnH2n+2

Occurrence: Methane from natural gas; others from crude oil



Alkene - ANSWER-Example: CH₂=CH₂

Functional Group: C=C (Double bond)

IUPAC Name: Ethene

Shape: Planar

General Formula: C2H2n

Occurrence: Most from cracking of oil with a catalyst



Alkyne - ANSWER-Example: HCΞCH

Functional Group: CΞC (Triple bond)

IUPAC Name: Ethyne

Shape: Linear

General Formula: CnH2n-2

Occurrence: Some plants and fungi make long-chain alkynes. Only acetylene is
important economically.



Aromatic - ANSWER-Example: C₆H₆

Functional Group: Alternating double and single bonds

IUPAC Name: Benzene

, Shape: Planar

General Formula: ArH

Occurrence: Most comes from synthesis with crude oil. Other from distilling coal.



Alkyl halide - ANSWER-Example: CH₃CH₂Cl

Functional Group: Halogen

IUPAC Name: Chloroethane

Shape: Tetrahedral at C

General Forumula: R-Cl

Occurrence: Formerly used as aerosol propellant. still a main refrigerant. Used in
anesthetics.



Amine - ANSWER-Example: CH₃NH₂

Functional Group:

H

/

-N

\

H

IUPAC Name: Methanamine

Shape: Pyramidal at N

General Formula: R-NH₂

R₁R₂NH

R₁R₂R₃N

Occurrence: Has a fishy-ammonia-like odor.



Alcohol - ANSWER-Example: CH₃CH₂OH

Functional Group: -OH

IUPAC Name: Ethanol