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What Is A Functional Group?: Alkene
What Is A Functional Group?: Alkene
*Definition taken from Lecture Supplement, First Edition by Steven Hardinger, Copyright 2008
by Steven Hardinger, Hayden-McNeil Publishing, Inc.
The figures were computer drawn using ChemBioDraw Ultra, Copyright 1986-2007 by
Cambridge Soft.
C :O:H
C C
C
C C
C C
C
Alkyne: defined by the C-C triple bond
:O:
X
C C C
C
C C H
O:
C : C
:O:
C C :O:H
Amine: a carbon molecule bound to a nitrogen. The
nitrogen typically has a lone pair of electrons.
C :N
:O:
Nitrile:
C C :O: C
C N:
:O:
C C N:
Acid Chlorine:
:O:
C C ::Cl:
Imine:
C N: