IB Chemistry S3.2 Definitions

This page contains our IB Chemistry definitions for S3.2. By learning each one of these definitions, you will fully cover the content for IB Chemistry 'Functional groups'.
organic compound

A compound containing carbon

primary carbon

A carbon bonded to one other carbon

primary nitrogen (amine)

A nitrogen bonded to one carbon

quaternary carbon

A carbon bonded to four other carbons

secondary carbon

A carbon bonded to two other carbons

secondary nitrogen (amine)

A nitrogen bonded to two carbons

skeletal formula

Simplified stuctural formulas that only show lines and assume a carbon at each junction is fully saturated with hydrogens

structural isomer

A molecule with the same molecular formula but a different structural formula than another molecule

tertiary carbon

A carbon bonded to three other carbons

tertiary nitrogen (amine)

A nitrogen bonded to three carbons

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