Name: Geometrical Isomerism in Organic Compounds
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 6 min 28 s
Description: Two molecules having the same formula can have different spatial arrangements of atoms giving rise to geometrical isomers. Let's learn what they are and how...

Question

Give an example with IUPAC name and chemical formula, for the following class.

Alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acid.

Accepted Answer

A group of atoms present in a molecule that is responsible for the characteristic chemical properties of an organic compound is termed as a functional group. The functional groups containing oxygen as the heteroatom are listed below along with examples.

Alcohols are the group of organic compounds with the functional group hydroxyl, $- OH$ . Propan-2-ol with the chemical formula $H_{3} C - CH (OH) - {CH}_{3}$ is an example of an organic compound with the hydroxyl group.

Aldehydes are the group of organic compounds with a functional group $- CHO$ . Ethanal with the molecular formula $H_{3} C - CHO$ is an example of an aldehyde with the functional group $- CHO$ .

Ketones are organic compounds with the carbonyl functional group, $> CO$ . Butanone or butan-2-one with the chemical formula $H_{3} C - CO - {CH}_{2} - {CH}_{3}$ is an example of ketone with the carbonyl functional group $> CO$ .

Carboxylic acids are organic acids with the carboxylic functional group, $- COOH$ . Ethanoic acid with the chemical formula ${CH}_{3} COOH$ is an example of a carboxylic acid with the acid functional group. Vinegar is the diluted aqueous solution of ethanoic acid.

Give an example with IUPAC name and chemical formula, for the following class.

Alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acid.

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