Organic Structures - Organic Chemistry Concepts: An EFL Approach - page 4

FIGURE 1.2
Acyclic and cyclic classifications.

Compounds that have the same functional group are classified together in the
same functional class . Table 1.2 provides some common examples. Chapter 2
provides a detailed account of these subclassifications.

Table 1.2 Common Functional Groups and Compound Classes
Functional group Description Compound class

Carbon-carbon double bond Alkene

Carbon-carbon triple bond Alkyne

Halogen atom Alkyl halide

Hydroxyl group Alcohol

Alkoxy group Ether

Amino group Amine

Carbonyl group Aldehyde/ketone

Carboxyl group Carboxylic acid

Acyl group Carboxylic acid derivatives