Organic Chemistry

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Organic Chemistry
Chemistry of carbon compounds chemistry of
living things.
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Bonding of Carbon Atoms

• Carbon atoms have a tendency to covalently bond
  with other carbon atoms and form chains.
• Carbon atoms are able to form up to four covalent
  bonds
• Remember
• Carbon atoms can engage in single, double, or
  triple
• covalent bonds
• ?saturated compounds carbon atoms have 4
  single bonds.
• ?unsaturated compounds carbon atoms have one
  or more multiple bonds (double or triple).

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This double bond between the two carbon atoms
makes this organic compound unsaturated.
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Molecular vs. Structural Formulas
Molecular Formulas indicates the actual
number of atoms of each element in one molecule
of a substance. Structural Formulas shows not
only the number and kinds of atoms in the
molecule but also the arrangement (connections)
of the atoms. Molecular Formula Structural
Formula Condensed Structural
Formula CH4 CH4
C2H6 CH3CH3
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Hydrocarbons

• Compounds composed of carbon and hydrogen
  only.
• Homologous series of hydrocarbons
• (a) Alkanes
• - General formula
• (b) Alkenes
• - General formula
• (c) Alkynes
• - General
  formula

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Naming Organic Compounds

• Naming straight-chained hydrocarbons
• ? Use Organic Prefixes, and Homologous Series
  of Hydrocarbons) to name write the
  formulas.
• ? When naming alkenes alkynes, indicate where
  the double/triple bond is located in
  the molecule.

The carbons are numbered so as to keep the
number for the double bond as low as possible
The triple bond is located on the 1st carbonso
its name would be
The double bond is located on the 1st carbonso
its name would be
Both compounds have four carbons (use prefix
but-) and a double bond (use ending ene)
Both compounds have four carbons (use prefix
but-) and a triple bond (use ending yne)
The double bond is located on the 2nd carbonso
its name would be
The triple bond is located on the 2nd carbonso
its name would be
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Naming Organic Compounds

• Naming branched hydrocarbons
• 1) Find the longest carbon chain which contains
  the functional group or multiple bond if present
  and name it (find correct prefix ending).
• 2) Number the longest chain (left to right or
  right to left) so that the functional
  group/multiple bond/longest side chain (branch)
  is on the lowest numbered carbon possible.
• 3) Name each side group but change the ending to
  -yl.
• 4) Use a prefix di-, tri-, tetra-, etc. to
  denote how many side groups of each length are
  present.
• 5) Before naming the side group give the number
  of the carbon to which the side group is
  attached.
• 6) Arrange the side groups in alphabetical order
  ignoring the prefixes di-,tri-, etc.

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Examples
3.) The side group has only one carbon, so use
the prefix meth- and add the ending yl methyl.
1.) The longest chain has 5 carbons, so the
prefix pent- must be used.
2.) There are only single bonds, so the ending
ane must be used.
4.) Since the side group is right in the middle,
the carbons can be numbered from either side.
The methyl group is located on the 3rd carbon.
Name
3.) Each side group has only one carbon, so use
the prefix meth- and add the ending yl methyl.
Since there are 3 methyl groups, use the prefix
tri- trimethyl.
1.) The longest chain has 4 carbons, so the
prefix but- must be used.
2.) There are only single bonds, so the ending
ane must be used.
4.) Count carbons so that the longest side chain
has the lowest . The first 2 methyl groups are
located on carbon 2, and the next methyl group is
located on carbon 3.
Name
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Isomers

• As the of carbon atoms in a compounds
  increases, the of possible isomers also
  increases.

Three of these compounds have the molecular
formula C5H12. Which compound is not an isomer
of the others?
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Functional Groups

• atoms or groups of atoms that can replace
  hydrogen atoms in a hydrocarbon and give the
  compound distinctive physical and chemical
  properties
• Halides
• when any of the halogens
• (F, Cl, Br, or I) replaces a hydrogen
• atom in an alkane
• - named by citing the location of the
• halogen attached to the chain and
• adding the appropriate prefix
• (fluoro-, chloro-, bromo-, or
• iodo-)

Note Table R provides examples on how to
recognize and name compounds w/ each of the
functional groups!
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• (2) Alcohols
• one or more hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon
  are replaced by an OH group
  (called a hydroxyl group)
• - named by citing the location of the OH
• group and changing the ending to
  ol.
• - Classifying alcohols

Note The OH group does not dissociate, and
therefore alcohols are not bases/electrolytes.
However, the OH group does make alcohols polar
molecules.
Monohydroxy alcohol one OH group
Dihydroxy alcohol two OH groups
Trihydroxy alcohol three OH
groups
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• - Alcohols can also be classified according to
  the position of their OH group

PRIMARY (1o) the functional group is bonded to
a carbon that is on the end of the
chain. SECONDARY (2o) The functional group is
bonded to a carbon in the middle of the
chain. TERTIARY (3o) The functional group is
bonded to a carbon that is itself directly bonded
to three other carbons.
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• (3) Aldehydes
• the carbonyl group (-CO) is found on the end
  carbon
• - named by substituting al in place of the
  final e of the corresponding alkane name

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• (4) Ketones
• the carbonyl group (-CO) is found on an
  interior carbon atom that is attached to
  two other carbon atoms
• - named by replacing the final e from the
  corresponding alkane with one if necessary,
  cite which carbon atom the carbonyl group
  is attached to.

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• (5) Ethers
• two carbon chains are joined together by an
  oxygen atom bonded between two carbon atoms
• - named by first naming the two methyl groups,
  followed by the word ether (when both R
  groups are the same, use prefix di-)

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• (6) Organic Acids
• contain the carboxyl functional group (-COOH)
• - named by replacing the e in the
  corresponding alkane name with oic acid

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• (7) Esters
• have the type formula R-CO-OR (R-CO-O- part
  of formula comes from an organic acid the
  R part comes from an alcohol- see
  Esterification)
• - named for the alcohol and organic acid that
  make up the ester

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• (8) Amines
• formed when one or more of the hydrogen atoms
  of ammonia are replaced by an alkyl group
• - named by changing the alkane ending of e to
  amine and then numbering the alkane chain to
  show the location of the amine group

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• (9) Amides
• a compound formed by the combination of two
  amino acids
• (See Condensation reaction)
• - named by changing the carboxylic acid
• acid reactant ending oic acid with
• -amide

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Organic Reactions

• Note Generally occur more slowly than
  inorganic reactions. When covalently bonded
  substances react, they must first break
  relatively strong existing bonds before making
  new bonds.
• Combustion
• Hydrocarbons burn in the presence of oxygen
  to produce water
• and carbon dioxide

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• (2) Substitution
• involves the replacement of one or more of
  the hydrogen atoms in a saturated hydrocarbon
  with another atom or group
• (3) Addition
• involve adding one or more atoms at a double
  or triple bond

Ethene
Ethene
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• (4) Esterification
• the reaction between an organic acid and an
  alcohol to produce an ester plus water
• (5) Saponification
• when an ester reacts with an inorganic base to
  produce an alcohol and a soap

Organic Acid Alcohol ? Ester Water
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• (6) Fermentation
• a chemical process in which yeast cells
  secrete the enzyme zymase and break down sugar
  into carbon dioxide and two carbon fragments of
  alcohol
• (7) Polymerization
• the formation of large polymer molecules
• (a) Addition polymerization
• involves the joining of monomers of
  unsaturated compounds
• (b) Condensation polymerization
• involves the joining of monomers by
  removing water from hydroxyl groups and
  joining the monomers by an ether or ester
  linkage

Polymers organic compounds make up of chains of
smaller units covalently bonded to each other
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Addition Polymerization
Condensation Polymerization
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First 10 Alkanes in Series
Hydrocarbon Molecular Formula Methane CH4 Et
hane C2H6 Propane C3H8 Butane C4H10
Pentane C5H12 Hexane C6H14 Septane C7
H16 Octane C8H18 Nonane C9H20 Decane
C10H22
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First 10 Alkenes in Series
Hydrocarbon Molecular Formula Ethene C2H4 P
ropene C3H6 Butene C4H8 Pentene C5H10
Hexene C6H12 Septene C7H14 Octene C
8H16 Nonene C9H18 Decene C10H20
Notice There is no alkene corresponding to the
methane of the alkane series. That is b/c there
must be at least 2 carbon atoms to form a double
bond.
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First 10 Alkynes in Series
Hydrocarbon Molecular Formula Ethyne C2H2 P
ropyne C3H4 Butyne C4H6 Pentyne C5H8
Hexyne C6H10 Septyne C7H12 Octyne C8
H14 Nonyne C9H16 Decyne C10H18
Notice There is no alkyne corresponding to the
methane of the alkane series. That is b/c there
must be at least 2 carbon atoms to form a triple
bond.