1. 2. FAMILIES OF CARBON COMPOUNDS. Functional Groups. (approx
2. FAMILIES OF CARBON COMPOUNDS. Functional Groups. (approx. lecture time: 1 hr)
Topics covered:
This will be a quick survey and review of functional groups and their physical properties
alcohol
Phenol
Estradiol

2. Functional Groups

4. Recognizing Functional Groups

5. Recognizing Functional Groups
This compound reverses and prevents symptoms of Alzheimer’s and Huntingdon’s diseases in animal models (Chem Eng News, 2011)

6. Naming Alkyl Fragments

7. use of primary (1o), secondary (2o) and tertiary (3o) designations

8. Amines and Amides

9. Aldehydes and Ketones

10. Simple Organic Compounds used in Medicine or Otherwise
CH3CH2OH
Ethyl Alcohol: oldest recreational drug; at low doses causes euphoria.
Ethylene:
Plant hormone; controls ripening of fruits.
H2C=CH2
Chloral Hydrate: hypnotic, sedative; used for insomnia.
Isoamyl Nitrite: vasodilator; treatment of angina; recreational drug.
Dichloroacetic acid (DCA): potentially useful for cancer treatment, especially brain cancers (trials ongoing).
Gamma-Hydroxybutyric Acid (GHB): treatment of narcolepsy; has now gained illicit use; similar to alcohol in effect.
Nitroglycerin: vasodilator; treatment of angina; explosive used in Dynamite.
Valproic Acid: established drug for epilepsy, bipolar disorder, depression.
Amantadine: Parkinson’s disease; fatigue in MS patients; once used for influenza.
Barbital: first marketed barbiturate (hypnotic; sedative).