Functional Groups of Organic Compounds

Functional group: Functional groups of structural features within a molecule that determine its reactivity. Thus a functional group is a group of atoms within a molecule that has a charateristic chemical behaviour. For illustration, the simplest functional group is the carbon-carbon double bond. Similarly carbon-carbon triple bond will be another functional group.


The important functional groups are:
Alkyl halide,
Alcohols,
Ethers,
Amines,

Thiol,
 Aldehyde,
Ketone,
Carboxylic acids,
Esters,
Acid halides,
Amides,
Nitriles.

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Updated on 11 Jan 2020
17 December 2011