Organic Chemistry Functional Groups

Alkene

double bonded carbons

Alkyne

triple bonded carbons

Arene (aromatic ring)

a ring of 6 carbons with alternating double bonds

Halide

A halide at the end of a chain

Alcohol

An OH group at the end of a chain

Ether

One oxygen in a chain

Amine

A nitrogen in line

Nitrile

Nitrogen with a triple bond to carbon

Aldehyde

One double bonded O with a hydrogen off the carbon it's attached to

Ketone

One double bonded oxygen off a chain

Carboxylic Acid

One double bonded oxygen with an OH group adjacent

Ester

One double bonded oxygen and an oxygen in line

Amide

One double bonded oxygen and a nitrogen in line

Acid Chloride

A carbonyl group (carbon attached to a and oxygen with a double bond) and a chlorine atom attached to the carbon atom.