Chemistry 12 CPT







Carboxylic acid:
A hydrocarbon with a carboxyl group (C(=O)OH) attached to an alkyl groups
Example: ethanoic acid

Ketone:
A hydrocarbon with a double bonded oxygen (C=O) attached to two alkyl groups
Example: pentan-2-one

Ester:
A hydrocarbon with a double bonded oxygen and a single bonded oxygen (O-C=O) attached to two alkyl groups
Example: propyl ethanoate

Amine:
A hydrocarbon with a bonded nitrogen (N) attached to 1 to 3 alkyl groups
Example: n-methylbutan-2-amine

Aminde:
A hydrocarbon with a bonded nitrogen with a double bonded oxygen (N-C=O) attached to 1 to 3 alkyl groups
Example: n,n-dimethylpropanamide
