Organic molecule bonding functional group

The carbon bond mechanism (64—66), a variation of a lumped mechanism, spHts each organic molecule into functional groups using the assumption that the reactivity of the molecule is dominated by the chemistry of each functional group. 

Alkene An organic molecule whose functional group is a carbon-carbon double bond. 

Nrtrene. An intermediate in the Hofmann rearrangement having a neutral electron-deficient nitrogen atom. Nitrile An organic molecule whose functional group is a carbon-nitrogen triple bond. 

Structure, Size, and Orientation of the Adsorbed Organic Molecule. In general, hydrocarbon chains, whether linear or branched, are expected to interact relatively weakly, both with water molecules and with the electrode material. Aliphatic molecules with functional groups (e.g., diols, sugars, or thiourea) may interact strongly with water molecules via H bonds and this interaction affects... 

A cursory glance at a recent volume of any journal or book which covers organic synthesis will convince the reader of the central importance of double-bonded functional groups as sources of starting materials, as key intermediates and as synthetic target molecules. In particular, the reader is referred to the excellent Art in Organic Synthesis1 which chronicles key syntheses that have been successfully completed over the last several decades. 

One of the major uses of double-bonded functional groups in organic synthesis is the preparation of heterocyclic compounds. These compounds are either target molecules of a particular synthetic sequence, or are key intermediates in organic synthesis. This section covers the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds by carbon-heteroatom bond formation or by C—C bond formation. Epoxidation of alkenes is not covered here, but in Section II.A. Subdivision, for ease of reading, is by ring size, for the most part. 

Ester In organic chemistry, a molecule whose functional group is —C—O—, oxygen singly bonded to a carbonyl group. 

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