1. Organic Chemistry - Introduction
Organic chemistry is the study of carbon compounds. It’s the most versatile element on the table!
Animals, plants, and other forms of life consist of organic compounds.
Nucleic acids, proteins, fats, carbohydrates, enzymes, vitamins, and hormones are all organic compounds.
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2. Bonding in Organic Compounds
Besides carbon, the most common elements in organic compounds are hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, and the halogens.
All of the preceding elements are non-metals, therefore organic compounds have covalent bonding.
Any structural formula that obeys the bonding rules in the following table probably represents a possible compound.
A drawn structure that breaks the bonding rules is unlikely to exist.
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4. In structure (b) the O can only have 2 bonds.
Two structural formulas are shown above. Which on does not represent a real compound?
In structure (a) each H and halogen has one bond, each C has four bonds, and each O has two bonds.
In structure (b) the O can only have 2 bonds.
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5. The structural formula above appears in a recent chemistry book
The structural formula above appears in a recent chemistry book. Check the number of bonds to each atom and determine whether any bonding rules are violated.
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6. Identifying Incorrect Structural Formulas Confidence Exercise
O should have two bonds, C should have 4 bonds
Each C should have 4 bonds
Each N should have 3 bonds
This is not a valid structure for caffeine!
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7. Hydrocarbons are the most simple organic compounds.
Hydrocarbons contain only carbon (C) and hydrogen. (H)
There are two major categories of hydrocarbons Aliphatic (Without Benzene) and Aromatic (With Benzene)
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8. Aliphatic Hydrocarbons
Aliphatic hydrocarbons are straight chain hydrocarbons without benzene rings. (Well talk more about those later.
Four major divisions:
Alkanes
Cycloalkanes
Alkenes
Alkynes
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9. Alkanes are hydrocarbons that contain only single bonds.
Alkanes are said to be saturated hydrocarbons
The have the maximum number of hydrogen atoms possible.
Alkane general formula  CnH(2n + 2)
The names of alkanes all end in “-ane.”
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10. Alkanes – What are they good for?
Methane = primary component of natural gas
Propane & Butane = primary component of bottled gas
Gasoline = pentane to decane
Kerosene = alkanes with n = 10 to 16
Alkanes with n > 16  diesel fuel, fuel oil, petroleum jelly, paraffin wax, lubricating oil, and asphalt
Alkanes are found in paints, plastics, drugs, detergents, insecticides, and cosmetics.
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11. A New Naming System!!!
The prefix for an alkane is important. It tells us how many carbons are part of the molecule. 1 Carbon = “Meth” 6 Carbons = “Hex” 2 Carbons = “Eth” 7 Carbons = “Hept” 3 Carbons = “Prop” 8 Carbons = “Oct” 4 Carbons = “But” 9 Carbons = “Non” 5 Carbons = “Pent” 10 Carbons = “Dec”
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12. How to draw an Alkane – 4 ways!
Structural formula – a graphical representation of the way atoms are connected
Condensed structural formula – save time/space and are convenient. Write like a formula.
Line Angle formula– fast to draw. All “bends” and “ends” are carbons. Hydrogen is assumed.
Ball-and-Stick models – 3D models that can be built by students
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13. Models of Three Alkanes
Structural Formula
Condensed Formula
Ball and Stick Models
Line Formula
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14. #1) Draw the structural formula for propane
#1) Draw the structural formula for propane. (Think Lewis Dot w/o the dots)
#2) Draw the condensed structural formula for butane. (Think Chemical formulas)
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15. Practice – Naming! #3) Name this Alkane: CH3(CH2)4CH3
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17. Isomers
Molecules that have the same molecular formula but different structural formulas
In the case of many alkanes there is more than one way to arrange the atoms.
For example butane and isobutane.
Both of these alkanes have the molecular formula of C4H10 but their structural formula and arrangement is quite different.
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18. Butane Isobutane C4H10 Structural Formula Ball-and-Stick Model C4H10
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19. SO, We can have the same formula but have different names? AWESOME!
I know it can seem a bit overwhelming, but no worries. There is a system of naming that allows us to determine how to name all Organic Compounds.
IUPAC – International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
A standardized way to write chemical compounds.
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20. What is different and unique about this molecule?
It’s called a branched Alkane! How many total carbons make it up?
But it’s not simply hexane. The Carbons are not all in a straight line. This is an example of a “methyl” group. A 1 carbon “side chain” off of a 5 carbon “backbone”
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21. Alkyl Groups
Alkyl group contains one less hydrogen than the corresponding alkane.
Think of it as adding a CH3 group to a carbon.
In naming this group the “-ane” is dropped and “-yl” is added.
For example, methane becomes methyl.
Ethane becomes ethyl.
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22. Alkyl Group These groups do not exist independently but occurs bonded to another atom or molecule.
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23. IUPAC System For Naming Alkanes
1) Compound is named for the longest continuous chain of C atoms.
2) Find something “interesting” that attaches to the chain of carbon. Number the carbons so that the “interesting” thing has the lowest number possible.
3) If there is more than one interesting thing, list them in order alphabetically.
4) If there is more than one of the same interesting thing, include prefixes – di, tri, tetra, ect…. (These are not Alphabetical!)
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24. An Example to Consider 2-methylpentane
Start by finding the longest continuous chain of Carbon atoms. This is going to be a __________.
Is there anything interesting attached? Number the carbons so that it has the lowest number possible.
What is the interesting thing? And what number carbon is it on?
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25. Another Example to Consider
First draw and then name the following molecule:
CH3CH2CH(CH2CH3)CH2CH3
3-ethylpropane
What’s the longest carbon chain?
What’s the interesting thing?
What’s the lowest possible number it can be on?
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26. Substituents involving Halogens
These elements are just like hydrocarbon side chains. They can be attached to any carbon.
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27. Practice Problem
1) Draw the complete structural formula for 1-bromopentane.
2) Draw the line formula for 1-chloro-2-fluorobutane
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28. Two of the same thing! F 1,4-difluoropentane F
How would you name this compound?
What’s the longest C chain?
What are the interesting things?
Humm, they’re the same thing, so this is when we prefixes! (Difluoro) but where are they?
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29. Practice Problem Draw the structural formula for 2,3-dimethylhexane.
Note that the end name is hexane .
Draw a continuous chain of six carbon (C) atoms, with four bonds around each.
Number the carbons and put two different methyl groups on the correct carbons.
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30. Drawing a Structure from a Name Confidence Exercise
Draw the structural formula for ,2,4-trimethylpentane.
Note that the end name is pentane .
Draw a continuous chain of five carbon (C) atoms, with four bonds around each.
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31. Drawing a Structure from a Name Confidence Exercise (cont.)
Number the C atoms from right to left.
Attach two methyl groups (CH3--) to carbon number 2 and one to number 4.
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32. 2,2,4-trimethylpentane Ball-and-Stick Model
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33. Review of the Rules
1) Compound is named for the longest continuous chain of C atoms.
2) Find something “interesting” that attaches to the chain of carbon. Number the carbons so that the “interesting” thing has the lowest number possible.
3) If there is more than one interesting thing, list them in order alphabetically.
4) If there is more than one of the same interesting thing, include prefixes – di, tri, tetra, ect…. (These are not alphabetical!)
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34. Practice Problem
1) Draw the correct condensed formula for 2-bromo-3-ethylbutane.
2) Draw the correct line structure for 2,3-difluoro-1,2,5-trimethaloctane.
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35. Practice Problem 1) Name this molecule: 2) Name this molecule: Br Cl
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36. Cycloalkanes
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