organic chemistry
Carbon compound study
Organic chemistry is the branch of chemistry concerned with carbon-containing compounds.
Despite the name, most organic chemistry deals with synthetic rather than living materials—plastics, pharmaceuticals, dyes, fuels.
The field emerged when chemists realized carbon's unique ability to form long chains and complex structures.
She's taking organic chemistry this semester.
Often shortened to orgo or o-chem in student slang.
All-carbon-and-hydrogen compound
- alkaneSaturated hydrocarbon series
- alkeneDoubly-bonded carbon compound
- alkyneTriple-bonded carbon compound
- aromaticPleasantly strong-smelling
ketone · aldehyde · ester · ether · amine · amide · alcohol · phenol
Forming close connections
- hybridizationMixing distinct genetic lines
- tetrahedralHaving four triangular sides
- linearArranged in straight succession
- stereochemistryStudy of molecular shape
chirality · enantiomer · conformer · resonance · conjugation · aromaticity · configuration · Fischer projection
Substances for chemical analysis
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- mechanismMeans by which something operates
- multistepRequiring several stages
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
workup · catalysis · convergent · linear · asymmetric · combinatorial · intermediate · precursor
Joining quantities mathematically
- eliminationAct of removing entirely
- substitutionExchange of one for another
- rearrangementAltered ordering of elements
- oxidationLosing electrons chemically
reduction · hydrogenation · hydration · dehydration · esterification · polymerization · Diels-Alder · photochemical
Study of light-matter interaction
- mass spectrometryMeasures ionic weight ratios
- infraredHeat-bearing electromagnetic waves
- chromatographyTechnique separating mixtures by differential migration
- melting pointLiquefaction threshold temperature
boiling point · titration · TLC · absorption · peak · spectrum
Having valence of four
- catenationSelf-bonding into chains
- single bondOne electron pair shared
- double bondTwo shared electron pairs
- triple bondThree electron pairs shared
backbone · saturated · unsaturated · graphite · diamond · fullerene
hydrocarbon
All-carbon-and-hydrogen compound
- alkaneSaturated hydrocarbon series
- alkeneDoubly-bonded carbon compound
- alkyneTriple-bonded carbon compound
aromatic · ketone · aldehyde · ester · ether · amine · amide · alcohol · phenol · thiol
bonding
Forming close connections
- hybridizationMixing distinct genetic lines
- tetrahedralHaving four triangular sides
- linearArranged in straight succession
stereochemistry · chirality · enantiomer · conformer · resonance · conjugation · aromaticity · configuration · Fischer projection
reagents
Substances for chemical analysis
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- mechanismMeans by which something operates
- multistepRequiring several stages
purification · workup · catalysis · convergent · linear · asymmetric · combinatorial · intermediate · precursor
addition
Joining quantities mathematically
- eliminationAct of removing entirely
- substitutionExchange of one for another
- rearrangementAltered ordering of elements
oxidation · reduction · hydrogenation · hydration · dehydration · esterification · polymerization · Diels-Alder · photochemical · condensation
spectroscopy
Study of light-matter interaction
- mass spectrometryMeasures ionic weight ratios
- infraredHeat-bearing electromagnetic waves
- chromatographyTechnique separating mixtures by differential migration
melting point · boiling point · titration · TLC · absorption · peak · spectrum
tetravalent
Having valence of four
- catenationSelf-bonding into chains
- single bondOne electron pair shared
- double bondTwo shared electron pairs
triple bond · backbone · saturated · unsaturated · graphite · diamond · fullerene
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Study of non-carbon-based compounds
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