Functional group recognition
What Functional group recognition means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definitions of Functional group recognition
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Reference: OCR
Naming the functional group or groups present in the given structure before predicting behaviour.
Identifying each functional group present in a displayed structure and naming them separately.
Topics that use Functional group recognition
Related terms
- Basicity of amines
- Carbonyl group distinction
- Comparison with literature data
- Distillation
- Distillation apparatus
- Filtration under reduced pressure
- Functional group identification
- Heating under reflux
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