Question

Write structural formulae of following functional groups and also write examples with structural formula of each
(i) alcohol
(ii) aldehyde
(iii) carbonyl
(iv) carboxyl acid group​

Answer 1

(i)alcohol: R- OH Example:- CH3OH, C2H5OH

(ii)aldehyde: R- CHO Example:- CH3CHO

(iii)carbonyl:. O

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R- C -R'

Example:- CO2, Carbonyl Sulfide(COS)

(iv)carboxyl acid grp: O

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R-C-OH

Example:- C2H5COOH, CH3COOH