Polymers

Polymers are very important products of chemical industry which have a great impact on our modern life. Plastics, synthetic fibres, synthetic rubber etc. are common examples of polymers. Polymers are also present in all living organisms. For example, proteins,...

Esters

Esters () are the derivative of carboxylic acids in which the –OH group of the carboxylic acids has been replaced by –OR group. There general formula is CnH2n+1COOCnH2n+1. For example, Name Mol. Formula Structural Formula Methyl acetate CH3COOCH3 Ethyle acetate...

Carboxylic acids

Carboxylic acids are the compounds containing the carboxyl functional group    in their molecule. Their general formula is CnH2n+1COOH. The simplest carboxylic acid is methanoic acid (formic acid) having molecular formula HCOOH. Fatty Acids Fatty acids are the...

Ketones

Ketones are the compounds which contain carbonyl group. The structure of ketone is:     Where R and R’ represents two alkyl groups which may be same or different. This functional group is also known as ketonic group. The general formula of ketone...

Aldehydes

CARBONYL COMPOUNDSThe compounds containing carbonyl group () are called carbonyl compounds. The majority of biologically important compounds contain carbonyl group. For example, Name Structural Formula Structural Formula Aldehydes or RCHO Ketones or RCOR’...