Concept: Functional Groups

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What is functional group?

A way of describing a collection of atoms that have an characteristic behaviour in any molecules.

What makes it a functional group?

A functional group has an predictable behaviour and reacts in a typical way, generally independent of the rest of the molecule.

What are Carbonyl groups?

Functional Groups with a Carbon-Oxygen Double Bond
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What is specific to the carbonyl: Thioester?

The carbon where the oxygen atom is bonded, is also bonded to a sulfur-carbon molecule.

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