Cliffs AP Chemistry, 3rd Edition

Key Terms

Words that can be used as topics in essays:

Part II: Specific Topics

addition reaction

alcohol

aldehyde

aliphatic hydrocarbon

alkane

alkene

alkyne

amine

aromatic hydrocarbon

aryl group

branched-chain hydrocarbon

carboxylic acid

chiral center

condensation reaction

cycloalkane

dimer

elimination reaction

enantiomer

ester

ether

free radical

functional group

hydrocarbon

isomerization

isomers (functional, geometric,

positional, structural, optical)

ketone

saturated hydrocarbon

substitution reaction

thiols

unsaturated hydrocarbon

Key Concepts

Equations and relationships that you need to know:

• Functional Groups
  Functional Group General Formula Example

Acids

Alcohol

Aldehyde

formaldehyde

O

H C H

O

R C H

O

C H

methanol

H

H

O H ROH H C OH

acetic acid

H

H

O

H C C OH

O

R C O H

O

C O H