1. Identifying Functional Groups in City and Islington College
Natural Molecules
David Martin
City and Islington College
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2. Topic Aims Method Equipment Duration
Organic – Naming Functional Groups in Natural Compounds
Aims
The ability to recognise functional groups in natural compounds is a good method of applying organic chemistry to the real world – this exercise helps to do this
Level
Level 3
Method
PowerPoint slides (hand-out) from Slide 3 to 6 – ANSWERS from slide 8 to 11.
Equipment
Laptop & Projector
Hand-out
Pens
Duration
>5-10 minutes
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3. Natural Molecules Fructose
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Cocaine
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4. Natural Molecules Aspirin
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LSD
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5. Natural Molecules Styrene
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Oil of Wintergreen
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6. Natural Molecules Morphine
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7. ANSWERS
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8. Natural Molecules An alcohol groups and a ketone group
Fructose
An alcohol groups and a ketone group
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Cocaine
a 3oamine, two ester groups and a benzene ring

9. Natural Molecules
Aspirin
a carboxylic acid group, an ester group and a benzene ring
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LSD
an amide group, a 3oamine, 2oamine and a benzene ring

10. Natural Molecules a benzene ring and an alkene group
Styrene
a benzene ring and an alkene group
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Oil of Wintergreen
an alcohol group, an ester group and a benzene ring

11. Natural Molecules an ether group, two alcohol groups, a 3oamine
Morphine
an ether group, two alcohol groups, a 3oamine
and a benzene ring
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