Organic Chemistry
4 terms
Free Radical
Organic Chemistry
Dimensionless
A highly reactive species containing an unpaired electron.
R·
Friedel–Crafts Reaction
Organic Chemistry
Dimensionless
The introduction of an alkyl or acyl group onto an aromatic ring using a Lewis acid catalyst.
ArH + RCl + AlCl₃ → ArR + HCl
Functional Group
Organic Chemistry
Dimensionless
An atom or group of atoms within a molecule that determines its characteristic chemical behaviour.
Functional Group Isomerism
Organic Chemistry
Dimensionless
Structural isomerism in which compounds of the same formula contain entirely different functional groups.