may 18 chem 11

Aldehydes

-Double bonded O, single bonded H at the end of a chain
-Naming: change the -e ending to -al
-similar to the ketones, but the oxygen is at the end of the chain

Carboxylic acids

-Found in insect bites
- Building blocks of fats/steroids

Ester

- found in flavoring, perfumes, fruits, vegetables oil etc.
- They are formed by esterfication of carboxylic acids
- Name the primary chain with -yl ending
- Secondary chain ends in -oate