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Families of organic compounds - Coggle Diagram
Families of organic compounds
alkanes
All alkenes are hydrocarbons
All alkenes contain a carbon-carbon double bond. This is their functional group
Because of their carbon double bonds, they are called unsaturated
Their general formula is CnH2n
Test for unsaturation
reagent: bromine water
If unsaturated, colour changes from orange to colourless
If saturated, no colour change
alcohols
They are the family of organic compounds that contain the OH group
General formula CnH2n+1 OH
OH is the functional group
-1- means that the OH is attached to either the first or last carbon of the chain.
insomers
Structures with the same general formula but different structures
Alkanes
simplest family of organic compounds
They are hydrocarbons containing only hydrogen and carbon
Their carbons are all single bonds
Their general formula is CnH2n+2
homologues series
all compounds fit the same general formula
all compounds for the sane functional group
the chain length increases by one every time
As chain becomes longer, compounds show gradual change in properties