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Functional Groups Revision

Hi!
I am currently doing A-Level Chemistry and I am seriously struggling to remember the functional groups, which I feel has delayed me in some aspects of classes, such as in nomenclature. Any tips?
Thank you :smile:

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charco

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Original post by hellish-question

Repetition.
Start slowly and develop in the order below
Hydrocarbons straight chain then branched
Unsaturated hydrocarbons
Haloalkanes
Alcohols
Ethers
Aldehydes and ketones
Carboxylic acids
Esters
Acid chlorides and acid anhydrides
Nitrogen containing compounds
Amines (1º, 2º and 3º)
Amides
Aromatic compounds

There's really not that many ...