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A More Detailed Look at Functional Groups
- To study organic chemistry in a systematic way we need to be able to look at a molecule and find common fragments (called functional groups) which we can the generalize to all organic molecules.
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Example: Functional Groups of Vitamin C
The structural formula of vitamin C is shown below. What are the functional groups in vitamin C?
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Example: Identifying Functional Groups
Identify all of the functional groups in the following molecule.
Practice: Identifying Functional Groups
Which of the following functional groups are present in the molecule shown below?
Practice: Functional Group Identification
Match the structures with the correct functional group.
A.
carboxylic acid
B.
alcohol
C.
ether
D.
aldehyde
E.
amide
F.
amine
G.
ketone
