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First a bit of background: Organic compounds are those which contain carbon. Inorganic compounds are those that contain any of the other elements, but do not contain carbon. (Also, there are a few compounds that are often thought of as inorganic even though they do contain carbon, such as magnesium carbonate.) At first glance it would seem like there should be a lot more inorganic compounds, but each carbon atom is tetravalent and can bond to four other atoms, so there are a lot of different ways to hook carbon atoms together and therefore a lot of different organic compounds. Silicon is also tetravalent, but there's a catch: a silicon - silicon bond is quite a bit weaker than a silicon - oxygen bond, so silicon tends to bond to oxygen exclusively and not form long chains of silicon atoms. For everything else, it's even worse: either it's not tetravalent, or it bonds with oxygen much more tightly than it bonds with itself, or both.
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What is an acetylenediol?
An acetylenediol is the diol - an organic compound with two hydroxy functional groups - of acetylene.
Why functional group is a group but not a molecule?
Functional group is a part of an organic molecule which takes a part in chemical reaction for example in alcohols functional group is -OH , in carboxylic acids is -COOH and so on, but formaldehyde CH2O is a molecule and it is completely a functional group.
What is an amino aldehyde?
An amino aldehyde is an organic compound containing both an amino and an aliphatic aldehyde functional group.
What is an amic acid?
An amic acid is any organic compound which has both a carboxylic acid and an amide functional group.
What is an amino alcohol?
An amino alcohol is an organic compound containing both an amino and an aliphatic hydroxyl functional group.
The most important way to classify an organic compound is by?
Functional Group
Is CHO an organic compound?
CHO is the functional group for aldehydes.
What organic compound groups is characterized by not having a functional group?
hydrocarbon
What is chlorideBP?
An organic compound with the functional group -CO-CL. (acid chloride)
What is A specific arrangement of atoms in an organic compound that is capable of characteristic reactions?
A specific arrangement of atoms in an organic compound that is capable of characteristic chemical reactions is a functional group. Aryl halides is a class of organic compounds in which one of more halogen atoms are joined to a carbon of an arene ring.
Is p-toluidine and organic compound?
Yes, it contains C and H atoms, as well as the organic NH2 functional group.
What are the different definations of alchohol?
An alcohol is an organic compound containing the functional group -OH.
What is an acetylenediol?
An acetylenediol is the diol - an organic compound with two hydroxy functional groups - of acetylene.
Which compound has close to the same chemical properties as ethonoic acid?
It is on the organic functional group table
What are functional groups responsible for?
Functional groups are an aspect of organic chemistry that signifies the specific groups of atoms and bonds in molecules that are responsible for the characteristic behaviors of the class of compounds that the group is in.
Where is the special feature that determines the family name and chemical reactivity of the organic compound it is found?
Functional Group
Why functional group is a group but not a molecule?
Functional group is a part of an organic molecule which takes a part in chemical reaction for example in alcohols functional group is -OH , in carboxylic acids is -COOH and so on, but formaldehyde CH2O is a molecule and it is completely a functional group.
