Functional Group ID Worksheet with structures of organic molecules for identifying and naming functional groups.
Worksheet showing 15 organic compounds with labeled functional groups to identify and name.
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Let's go through each of the 15 organic compounds in the worksheet and identify, circle, and name the functional groups present. I'll explain each one step by step.
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#### 1.
```
H O H
| | |
H-C-C-C-H
| |
H H
```
- Structure: A three-carbon chain with an oxygen atom between the middle and end carbon.
- The central carbon is bonded to two carbons and one oxygen (–O–), and the terminal carbon has an OH group.
- This is ethanol, but actually, it’s a primary alcohol.
- Functional group: Alcohol (–OH)
- ✔ Circle the –OH group on the rightmost carbon.
- Name: Alcohol
---
#### 2.
```
H H
| |
H-C-C-N-H
| |
H H
```
- Nitrogen attached to carbon and hydrogen.
- This is a amine group: nitrogen bonded to two hydrogens and one carbon → primary amine
- Functional group: Amine (specifically primary amine, –NH₂)
- ✔ Circle the N–H₂ group
- Name: Amine
---
#### 3.
```
H O
| ||
H-C-C-O-H
|
H
```
- Central carbon double-bonded to O, single-bonded to OH.
- This is a carboxylic acid.
- Functional group: Carboxylic acid (–COOH)
- ✔ Circle the C=O and –OH together
- Name: Carboxylic acid
---
#### 4.
```
H H
| |
H-C-C-O-H
| |
H H
```
- Terminal carbon with –OH group.
- This is ethanol, a primary alcohol.
- Functional group: Alcohol (–OH)
- ✔ Circle the –OH
- Name: Alcohol
---
#### 5.
```
H
|
C=O
|
H
```
- Carbon double-bonded to oxygen, bonded to two H atoms.
- This is formaldehyde.
- Functional group: Aldehyde (–CHO)
- ✔ Circle the C=O at the end of the chain
- Name: Aldehyde
---
#### 6.
```
H
|
C=O
|
H
```
- Same as #5: formaldehyde.
- Functional group: Aldehyde
- ✔ Circle the C=O
- Name: Aldehyde
> Note: #5 and #6 are identical structures — both are aldehydes.
---
#### 7.
```
O
║
/ \
/ \
/ \
/ \
```
- Cyclohexanone: six-membered ring with a C=O double bond.
- Functional group: Ketone
- ✔ Circle the C=O inside the ring
- Name: Ketone
---
#### 8.
```
H S H
| | |
H-C-C-C-H
| | |
H H H
```
- Sulfur bonded to two carbon atoms.
- This is a thioether or sulfide (R–S–R').
- Functional group: Thioether (or sulfide)
- ✔ Circle the S atom and its bonds
- Name: Thioether
---
#### 9.
```
H H O
| | ||
N-C-C-O-H
| | |
H H H
```
- Nitrogen bonded to two H and one C.
- Carbon adjacent to carbonyl (C=O) and OH → carboxylic acid.
- So this is an amino acid.
- Two functional groups:
- Amino group (–NH₂)
- Carboxylic acid (–COOH)
- ✔ Circle both –NH₂ and –COOH
- Names: Amine and Carboxylic acid
---
#### 10.
```
H O H
| | |
H-C-C-C-S-H
| | | |
H H H H
```
- Terminal sulfur bonded to H → thiol (–SH)
- Also has an alcohol (–OH) group.
- Functional groups:
- Alcohol (–OH)
- Thiol (–SH)
- ✔ Circle both –OH and –SH
- Names: Alcohol and Thiol
---
#### 11.
```
H H O
| | ||
H-C-C-C-H
| | |
H H H
```
- Terminal carbon with C=O and H → aldehyde
- Functional group: Aldehyde
- ✔ Circle the C=O at the end
- Name: Aldehyde
---
#### 12.
```
O
║
/ \
/ \
/ \
```
- Five-membered ring with a carboxylic acid group (–COOH) attached.
- Functional group: Carboxylic acid
- ✔ Circle the –COOH group
- Name: Carboxylic acid
---
#### 13.
```
O
║
/ \
/ \
/ \
```
- Five-membered ring with aldehyde group (–CHO)
- Functional group: Aldehyde
- ✔ Circle the C=O at the end
- Name: Aldehyde
---
#### 14.
```
H
|
H-C-O-H
| |
H-C-C-N-H
| | |
H H H
```
- Carbon with –OH → alcohol
- Nitrogen bonded to two H and one C → amine
- Functional groups:
- Alcohol (–OH)
- Amine (–NH₂)
- ✔ Circle both –OH and –NH₂
- Names: Alcohol and Amine
---
#### 15.
```
O-H
|
/ \
/ \
/ \
```
- Six-membered ring with –OH group.
- This is cyclohexanol.
- Functional group: Alcohol
- ✔ Circle the –OH
- Name: Alcohol
---
| # | Structure | Functional Group(s) | Name(s) |
|---|----------|---------------------|---------|
| 1 | H₃C–CH(OH)–CH₃ | Alcohol | Alcohol |
| 2 | CH₃–CH₂–NH₂ | Amine | Amine |
| 3 | CH₃–COOH | Carboxylic acid | Carboxylic acid |
| 4 | CH₃–CH₂–OH | Alcohol | Alcohol |
| 5 | H–C=O | Aldehyde | Aldehyde |
| 6 | H–C=O | Aldehyde | Aldehyde |
| 7 | Cyclohexanone | Ketone | Ketone |
| 8 | CH₃–CH₂–S–CH₃ | Thioether | Thioether |
| 9 | H₂N–CH₂–COOH | Amine, Carboxylic acid | Amine, Carboxylic acid |
|10 | HO–CH₂–CH₂–SH | Alcohol, Thiol | Alcohol, Thiol |
|11 | CH₃–CH₂–CHO | Aldehyde | Aldehyde |
|12 | Cyclopentane–COOH | Carboxylic acid | Carboxylic acid |
|13 | Cyclopentane–CHO | Aldehyde | Aldehyde |
|14 | HO–CH₂–CH₂–NH₂ | Alcohol, Amine | Alcohol, Amine |
|15 | Cyclohexanol | Alcohol | Alcohol |
---
- For each compound, circle the functional group(s).
- Write the name of the functional group next to it.
- If multiple groups exist, identify all.
---
✔ Final Answer:
You should now be able to complete the worksheet by circling the correct parts and labeling them accordingly based on the above analysis.
Let me know if you'd like a visual version or printable answer key!
---
Functional Group Identification
#### 1.
```
H O H
| | |
H-C-C-C-H
| |
H H
```
- Structure: A three-carbon chain with an oxygen atom between the middle and end carbon.
- The central carbon is bonded to two carbons and one oxygen (–O–), and the terminal carbon has an OH group.
- This is ethanol, but actually, it’s a primary alcohol.
- Functional group: Alcohol (–OH)
- ✔ Circle the –OH group on the rightmost carbon.
- Name: Alcohol
---
#### 2.
```
H H
| |
H-C-C-N-H
| |
H H
```
- Nitrogen attached to carbon and hydrogen.
- This is a amine group: nitrogen bonded to two hydrogens and one carbon → primary amine
- Functional group: Amine (specifically primary amine, –NH₂)
- ✔ Circle the N–H₂ group
- Name: Amine
---
#### 3.
```
H O
| ||
H-C-C-O-H
|
H
```
- Central carbon double-bonded to O, single-bonded to OH.
- This is a carboxylic acid.
- Functional group: Carboxylic acid (–COOH)
- ✔ Circle the C=O and –OH together
- Name: Carboxylic acid
---
#### 4.
```
H H
| |
H-C-C-O-H
| |
H H
```
- Terminal carbon with –OH group.
- This is ethanol, a primary alcohol.
- Functional group: Alcohol (–OH)
- ✔ Circle the –OH
- Name: Alcohol
---
#### 5.
```
H
|
C=O
|
H
```
- Carbon double-bonded to oxygen, bonded to two H atoms.
- This is formaldehyde.
- Functional group: Aldehyde (–CHO)
- ✔ Circle the C=O at the end of the chain
- Name: Aldehyde
---
#### 6.
```
H
|
C=O
|
H
```
- Same as #5: formaldehyde.
- Functional group: Aldehyde
- ✔ Circle the C=O
- Name: Aldehyde
> Note: #5 and #6 are identical structures — both are aldehydes.
---
#### 7.
```
O
║
/ \
/ \
/ \
/ \
```
- Cyclohexanone: six-membered ring with a C=O double bond.
- Functional group: Ketone
- ✔ Circle the C=O inside the ring
- Name: Ketone
---
#### 8.
```
H S H
| | |
H-C-C-C-H
| | |
H H H
```
- Sulfur bonded to two carbon atoms.
- This is a thioether or sulfide (R–S–R').
- Functional group: Thioether (or sulfide)
- ✔ Circle the S atom and its bonds
- Name: Thioether
---
#### 9.
```
H H O
| | ||
N-C-C-O-H
| | |
H H H
```
- Nitrogen bonded to two H and one C.
- Carbon adjacent to carbonyl (C=O) and OH → carboxylic acid.
- So this is an amino acid.
- Two functional groups:
- Amino group (–NH₂)
- Carboxylic acid (–COOH)
- ✔ Circle both –NH₂ and –COOH
- Names: Amine and Carboxylic acid
---
#### 10.
```
H O H
| | |
H-C-C-C-S-H
| | | |
H H H H
```
- Terminal sulfur bonded to H → thiol (–SH)
- Also has an alcohol (–OH) group.
- Functional groups:
- Alcohol (–OH)
- Thiol (–SH)
- ✔ Circle both –OH and –SH
- Names: Alcohol and Thiol
---
#### 11.
```
H H O
| | ||
H-C-C-C-H
| | |
H H H
```
- Terminal carbon with C=O and H → aldehyde
- Functional group: Aldehyde
- ✔ Circle the C=O at the end
- Name: Aldehyde
---
#### 12.
```
O
║
/ \
/ \
/ \
```
- Five-membered ring with a carboxylic acid group (–COOH) attached.
- Functional group: Carboxylic acid
- ✔ Circle the –COOH group
- Name: Carboxylic acid
---
#### 13.
```
O
║
/ \
/ \
/ \
```
- Five-membered ring with aldehyde group (–CHO)
- Functional group: Aldehyde
- ✔ Circle the C=O at the end
- Name: Aldehyde
---
#### 14.
```
H
|
H-C-O-H
| |
H-C-C-N-H
| | |
H H H
```
- Carbon with –OH → alcohol
- Nitrogen bonded to two H and one C → amine
- Functional groups:
- Alcohol (–OH)
- Amine (–NH₂)
- ✔ Circle both –OH and –NH₂
- Names: Alcohol and Amine
---
#### 15.
```
O-H
|
/ \
/ \
/ \
```
- Six-membered ring with –OH group.
- This is cyclohexanol.
- Functional group: Alcohol
- ✔ Circle the –OH
- Name: Alcohol
---
✔ Summary Table:
| # | Structure | Functional Group(s) | Name(s) |
|---|----------|---------------------|---------|
| 1 | H₃C–CH(OH)–CH₃ | Alcohol | Alcohol |
| 2 | CH₃–CH₂–NH₂ | Amine | Amine |
| 3 | CH₃–COOH | Carboxylic acid | Carboxylic acid |
| 4 | CH₃–CH₂–OH | Alcohol | Alcohol |
| 5 | H–C=O | Aldehyde | Aldehyde |
| 6 | H–C=O | Aldehyde | Aldehyde |
| 7 | Cyclohexanone | Ketone | Ketone |
| 8 | CH₃–CH₂–S–CH₃ | Thioether | Thioether |
| 9 | H₂N–CH₂–COOH | Amine, Carboxylic acid | Amine, Carboxylic acid |
|10 | HO–CH₂–CH₂–SH | Alcohol, Thiol | Alcohol, Thiol |
|11 | CH₃–CH₂–CHO | Aldehyde | Aldehyde |
|12 | Cyclopentane–COOH | Carboxylic acid | Carboxylic acid |
|13 | Cyclopentane–CHO | Aldehyde | Aldehyde |
|14 | HO–CH₂–CH₂–NH₂ | Alcohol, Amine | Alcohol, Amine |
|15 | Cyclohexanol | Alcohol | Alcohol |
---
🔍 Instructions for Worksheet Completion:
- For each compound, circle the functional group(s).
- Write the name of the functional group next to it.
- If multiple groups exist, identify all.
---
✔ Final Answer:
You should now be able to complete the worksheet by circling the correct parts and labeling them accordingly based on the above analysis.
Let me know if you'd like a visual version or printable answer key!
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of functional groups worksheet.