Org Chem Intro
Org Chem Intro
ORGANIC
CHEMISTRY
Aim #1 What is an organic compound and
what are its properties ?
Organicchemistry is the study of carbon and its
compounds
found in fossil fuels, plants, animals
Examples include: gasoline, oil, sugars
Ex. Propane =
Types of Chemical Formulas
Condensed/Collapsed Formula- combination of both
structural and molecular formulas
-each carbon is written with its constituent
hydrogens followed by the proper subscript
Ex. Propane = CH3CH2CH3
Structural Formula Condensed Formula
CH3C2CH3
HOMOLOGOUS SERIES
Table Q shows the general formulas and structures for 3 families of
hydrocarbons
1. Alkanes- single bonded hydrocarbons contains ONLY (C-
C)
These bonds are considered saturated. They have the
maximum number of hydrogens attached.
Remember that each bond represents 1 pair of shared
electrons (2 e- total per bond)
General formula: CnH2n+2
Example: Methane
2. Alkenes- double bonded hydrocarbons, contains
(C=C)
These bonds are considered unsaturated
General formula: CnH2n
Example: Butene
3. Alkynes – triple bonded hydrocarbons, contains (C- C
triple bonds)
These bonds are considered unsaturated
General formula CnH2n-2
Example: Propyne
How can we name hydrocarbons? -IUPAC
To name simple hydrocarbons (straight chain, only C
and H), we will put information from Table P and Table
Q together
Table P shows the prefix to determine how
many carbons are in a compound
chloromethane
How can we name and draw
substituted hydrocarbons?
dichloromethane
How can we name and draw
substituted hydrocarbons?
F H
H-C–C–H
H H
1-fluoroethane
How can we name and draw
substituted hydrocarbons?
1,1 -difluoroethane
How can we name and draw
substituted hydrocarbons?
F H
H-C–C–H
H F
1,2 - difluoroethane
How can we name and draw
substituted hydrocarbons?
1-fluoro, 1,2 – dibromo ethane
How can we name and draw
substituted hydrocarbons?
1,2 – dichloropropane
How can we name and draw
substituted hydrocarbons?
1,3 - dicholoropropane
How can we name and draw
substituted hydrocarbons?
2-methylpropane
How can we name and draw
substituted hydrocarbons?
2, 2, 3 – trimethyl pentane
Aim # 5 What are functional groups?
Although hydrocarbons are the most basic organic
compounds, many other organic compounds form when
other atoms replace one or more hydrogen atoms in a
hydrocarbon
These atoms or groups of atoms, called functional groups,
replace hydrogen atoms in a hydrocarbon and give the
compound distinctive physical and chemical properties
The naming of these compounds is made easy because
they derive their names from the hydrocarbon with the
corresponding number of carbon atoms
Halides- Have one of the halogens as a
branched group
F (fluoro)
Cl (chloro)
Br (bromo)
I (iodo)
Chloromethane Fluoromethane
1, 2 dibromo ethane
Alcohols
a) Have an –OH group
b) Flammable, soluble
c) NOT bases (covalently bonded) and NOT electrolytes
d) Has the suffix “-ol” and must also state the location of the –OH
along the carbon chain (using lowest # location)
Organic Acids
a) Have a carboxyl group (-COOH) at the last carbon
b) Also known as carboxylic acids: weak acids/weak electrolytes
because they generate H+ ions in solution
c) Has the suffix “-oic acid”
Aldehydes
a) CHO group found at the end of the hydrocarbon chain
b) Soluble and reactive
c) Has the suffix “-al”
Ketones
a) CO group located on an interior carbon atom
a) Can NEVER be a terminal carbon, or it
would be an aldehyde!
b) Has the suffix “-one”
c) Somewhat soluble, needs at least 3 carbons
Ester
a) Contains COO
connecting parent chain to branch
a) Smell nice! Found in perfumes, foods
b) Has the suffix -anoate
Amine
a) Nitrogen is present
b) Used in dyes, found in proteins, DNA
c) Has the suffix -amine
Amide
a) Contains
b) Used in dyes
c) Has the suffix -amide
propanamide
Ether
Dimethyl ether
c) It is very stable
d) Can be substituted
In limited oxygen:
A hydrocarbon and oxygen produce CO and Water
2. Substitution
a) Involves a saturated hydrocarbon
b) One or more H gets replaced by another atom or group
c) Compare the number of H on the reactant and product side
Addition Polymerization:
• Unsaturated monomers join by breaking their double or triple
bonds to bond with one another, making long chains
• Several monomers combine to make the polymer
5CH2=CH2 → ( CH2-CH2 ) 5
Condensation Polymerization:
• Creation of a polymer plus water as a product