Abstract
When the elements which are present in an organic compound have been determined, it is then necessary to ascertain how these are arranged in the molecule, that is, what functional group(s) it contains. For this purpose, use is made of the chemical reactions which are characteristic of each function. The saturated hydrocarbons contain no functional group but the number of such groups in other compounds may be one (monofunctional) or more (difunctional, trifunctional, etc.).
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Criddle, W.J., Ellis, G.P. (1967). Functional Group Analysis. In: Qualitative Organic Chemical Analysis. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6383-3_2
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