| Chapter 15 : Alcohols, Diols and Thiols |
List of Oxygen Functional Groups
The more important oxygen containing
functional groups are shown below, with the key structural element and a 3D
JMOL image of a simple example.
| Alcohol | |
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| Diol | |
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| Epoxide | |
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| Ether | |
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| Aldehyde | |
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| Ketone | |
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| Carboxylic Acid | |
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| Acyl halide | |
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| Acid anhydride | |
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| Ester | |
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| Amide | |
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