Carbon Compounds Chapter 4 Section 2 Carbon Chemistry Carbon Compounds Chapter 4 Section 2
Organic Compounds Compounds that contain carbon 90% of all Compounds Propane Olive Oil Wax Cotton
“Organic” Means “of living things” Contains carbon
Organic Compounds Low melting points Low boiling points Exist as gases, liquids, and solids at room temperature
Hydrocarbons Compounds made up of… Hydrogen Carbon
Hydrocarbons Can be… Straight Branched Ring-Shaped
Flammable All hydrocarbons burn easily Release lots of energy!!!
Hydrophobic Hydrocarbons mix very poorly with water Rainbow-colored film
Molecular Formula Includes the chemical symbols and the number of atoms Propane C3H8
Subscripts Propane C3H8 The little numbers
Structural Formula Shows the kind, number, and arrangement of atoms in a molecule
Isomers Compounds that have the same molecular formula, but different structures C4H10 Butane Isobutane
Saturated Hydrocarbon -ane All single bonds
Unsaturated Hydrocarbon -eye, -yne Double & Triple Bonds
Alcohols Hydroxyl group -OH group Methanol CH3OH
Organic Acids Carboxyl group -COOH group Formic Acid HCOOH
Monomers Single molecules of… Alcohols Esters Organic Acids
Polymers Large molecules made up of “many” small molecules