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Topic 10: Organic Chemistry - Coggle Diagram
Topic 10: Organic Chemistry
10.1 Fundamentals of organic chemistry
Homologous series: A series of compounds of the same family, with the same general formula, differs by a common structural unit
similar chemical properties as all compouds in the series have the same functional group
differ by -CH2-group
a gradation in physical properties due to the increase in sizes and weights
prefix# of carbon atoms in the longest chain
3: pro
4: but
2: eth
5: pent
1: meth
6: hex
Suffix: Homologous series to which compound belongs
Alkanes- Saturated hydrocarbons containing carbon-carbon single bonds
CnH2n+2
Alkenes- unsaturated hydrocarbon containing carbon-carbon double bonds
CnH2n
Alkynes-Unsaturated hydrocarbon-carbon triple bonds
CnH2n-2
Organic compound classes
