by Rajan Gupta | Aug 29, 2020 | Carbon Compounds
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...
by Rajan Gupta | Aug 29, 2020 | Carbon Compounds
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...
by Rajan Gupta | Aug 29, 2020 | Carbon Compounds
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’...
by Rajan Gupta | Aug 29, 2020 | Carbon Compounds
Physical Properties It is a colourless, volatile liquid with characteristic pleasant odour. It has boiling point of 351 K. Chemical Properties Following are the important chemical properties of ethanol. 1. Combustibility Ethanol can easily burn in air to produce...
by Rajan Gupta | Aug 29, 2020 | Carbon Compounds
1. Methanol (CH3OH) Methanol is the simplest alcohol present. It is also known as wood spirit or wood alcohol because it was originally prepared from wood. It is also called as methyl alcohol. Structural Formula 2. Ethanol (C2H5OH) It is known as ethyl alcohol or...
by Rajan Gupta | Aug 29, 2020 | Carbon Compounds
According to IUPAC nomenclature alcohols are named by replacing ‘e’ in the name of parent alkane by ‘ol’. In this system following rules are followed: The longest continuous chain containing the carbon bonded to OH group is selected as the parent chain. The carbon...
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