Name Date Class

INTRODUCTION TO FUNCTIONAL
GROUPS

Section Review

Objectives
 Explain how organic compounds are classified
 Identify the IUPAC rules for naming halocarbons
 Describe how halocarbons can be prepared

Vocabulary
 functional group  aryl halides
 halocarbons  substitution reaction
 alkyl halides

Part A Completion
Use this completion exercise to check your understanding of the concepts and terms that are introduced in this
section. Each blank can be completed with a term, short phrase, or number.
 The chemical reactions of most organic compounds involve 1.
_______
1 groups. Functional groups are the chemically _______
2 parts 2.
of an organic molecule. Common functional groups include the 3.
3
double and triple carbon-carbon bonds of _______ 4
and _______, 4.
5
respectively. _______ are a class of organic compounds containing 5.
one or more covalently bonded halogen atoms. 6.
6
A common type of organic reaction is a _______ reaction in 7.
which an atom or a group of atoms replaces another atom or group of 8.
atoms. For example, treating methane with bromine in the presence 9.
7
of a catalyst causes the substitution of a _______ atom with a 10.
8
_______ atom. Similarly, halogens on carbon chains are readily
9
replaced by hydroxide ions to produce an _______ and a _______.
10
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Part B True-False
Classify each of these statements as always true, AT; sometimes true, ST; or never true, NT.

11. A functional group is a specific arrangement of atoms in an organic compound that is capable of
characteristic reactions.

12. Many halocarbons are found in nature.

13. A product of a substitution reaction is a hydrogen halide.

14. The common name of CH3CH2CH2Br is propyl bromide.

Part C Matching
Match each description in Column B to the correct term in Column A.

Column A Column B
15. functional group a. the reaction of chlorine with ethane to produce ethyl chloride and
hydrogen chloride

16. alkyl halide b. CH3CH2CH2CH2I

17. substitution reaction c. a class of organic compounds in which one or more halogen atoms
are joined to a carbon of an arene ring

18. aryl halides d. a specific arrangement of atoms in an organic compound that is

capable of characteristic chemical reactions
Part D Problems
Answer the following in the space provided.

19. Identify the functional group in each of the following compounds.

a. c.

b. d.

20. Give the structural formula for each compound.

a. o-chlorotoluene b. 2,2-dichloropentane

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