Glossary
131.19 T
- Tautomers -
- Tertiary -
- Thioester -
- Thiol - A compound that contains the functional group composed of a sulfur atom and a
hydrogen atom (-SH). - Thiolate ion -
- Torisional strain -
- Tosylate -
- Transition state -
- Twist-boat conformation -
131.20 U
- Ultraviolet spectroscopy -
- Unsaturated - A situation in which a compound contains double or triple bonds.
- Upfield - A term used to describe the right direction on NMR charts. A peak to the right
of another peak is described as being upfield from the peak.
131.21 V
- Valence bond theory -
- Valence electrons -
- Valence shell -
- Van der Waals forces -
- Vicinal -
- Vinyl - An organic compound that contains a vinyl group (also called ethenyl),
−CH=CH2. - Vinylic -