Question

FUNCTIONAL GROUPS:

Carbon forms bonds with other elements

such as halogens, oxygen, nitrogen and

sulphur. In a hydrocarbon chain, one or

more hydrogens can be replaced by these

elements, such that the valency of carbon

remains satisfied. In such compounds, the

element replacing hydrogen is referred to

as a heteroatom.

These heteroatoms are also present in

some groups. These heteroatoms and the

group containing these confer specific

properties to the compound, regardless of

the length and nature of the carbon chain

and hence are called functional groups

Heteroatom Functional Group Formula of Functional

Group

Cl/Br Halo-

(Cholro/Bromo)

-Cl, -Br

(substitutes for Hydrogen

atom)

Oxygen Alcohol -OH

Oxygen Aldehyde O

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-C-H or -CHO

Oxygen Ketone O

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-C-

Oxygen Carboxylic acid O

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-C-OH




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