ALDEHYDES AND KETONES
What are aldehydes and ketones?
Aldehydes and ketones as carbonyl compounds
Aldehydes and ketones compounds which contain a carbonyl group ,i.e., a carbon-oxygen double bond. In aldehydes, the carbonyl […]
ACID CHLORIDES
What are acid chlorides?
acid chlorides as “acid derivatives”
A carboxylic acid such as ethanoic acid has the structure:
There are a number of related compounds in which the -OH group in the acid is replaced by something else. Compounds like this are described as acid derivatives.
Acid chlorides are one example of […]
ALKENES
What are alkenes?
Alkenes are a family of hydrocarbons (compounds containing carbon and hydrogen only) containing a carbon-carbon double bond. The first two are:
ethene
C2H4
propene
C3H6
The general formula being: CnH2n
Isomerism exhibited by the alkenes
Structural isomerism
All the alkenes with 4 or more carbon atoms in […]
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