Burton Organic Chemistry Vocab (Chem 2)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 carbohydrate | Compounds that contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen where the ratio of hydrogen to oxygen is 2:1 |
| hydrocarbons | Organic compounds that contain only the elements hydrogen and carbon |
| alkanes | Hydrocarbons where all the carbon to carbon bonds are single bonds (-) |
| alkynes | Hydrocarbons that contain at least one triple bond (≡) between the carbons |
| alkenes | Hydrocarbons that contain at least one double bond (=) between the carbons |
| photosynthesis | A process in which plants chemically combine CO2 and H2O into carbohydrates, a process associated with plants containing chlorophyll |
| saturated hydrocarbons | A compound where more hydrogen atoms are present due to only single bonds |
| monomers | Small organic compounds which are the building blocks of polymers |
| unsaturated hydrocarbons | A compound where less hydrogen atoms are present due to more double and/or triple bonds |
| hydroxyl group | The group - OH often associated with alcohol |
| aromatic hydrocarbons | hydrocarbons that contain a ring arrangement similar to benzene |
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