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Chapter 4 : Alcohols and Alkyl Halides |  |
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List of Functional Groups
The more important functional groups are shown below, with the key structural element and a JSMOL image of a simple example. It is important that you are able to recognise these functional groups because they are the key to being able to recognise the patterns within organic chemistry.
| Alkane |
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| Alkene |
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| Alkyne |
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| Arene |
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| Alcohol |
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| Alkyl halide |
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| Amine |
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| Epoxide |
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| Ether |
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| Nitrile |
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| Nitroalkane |
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| Thiol |
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| Aldehyde |
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| Ketone |
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| Carboxylic Acid |
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| Acyl halide or Acid halide |
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| Acid anhydride |
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| Ester |
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| Amide |
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