Functional Groups

<< Introduction to Organic Chemistry

 

Identify functional groups in an organic compound

 

Prerequisite Knowledge

• Types of functional groups

 

Notes

• Alkane is not a functional group

• When 2 'functional groups' are part of a larger one, name the overall functional group e.g. phenol and not benzene or alcohol

 

Practice

 

Identify the functional groups present in the antibiotic tetracycline.