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4 main ERAS in the history of organic chemistry

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  1. 1700s History
  2. Theory of Vitalism
  3. Against Vitalism
  4. Structural Theory
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1700s HISTORY (2)

  • Year
  • Scientist
  • Event
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MID-1700s
- living (blood & synthesized sugar) and non-living substances (natural sugar & minerals) were discovered

1700s
- Torbern Bergman (differentiated the 2 substances)

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Theory of Vitalism (1)

  • Year
  • Scientist
  • Event
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1810
- Jons Jacob Berzelius

  • coined the term “organic”
  • said that organic compounds CAN ONLY be synthesized by living matter due to VITAL FORCE
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Against Vitalism (3)

  • Year
  • Scientist
  • Event
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1816
- Michel-Eugene Chevrul
- made FATTY ACIDS from soap (non-living matter)… soap is made from animal fats

1828
- Friedrich Wohler
- “Father of Organic Chemistry”
- synthesis of UREA from ammonium cyanate (first org synthesis)

1860
- Marcelin Berthelot
- synthesis of organic compounds from C H O N

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Structural Theory (7)

  • Year
  • Scientist
  • Event
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1858 & 1861
- Friedrich Kekule
- Archibald Couper
- Alexander Butlerov
- Tetravalency of Carbon & basis for STRUCTURAL THEORY

1862
- Emil Fischer
- triple bond in acetylene

1864
- Alexander Brown
- double bond in ethylene

1869
- Wilhelm Korner
- structures of benzenes

1872
- Viktor Meyer
- steric hindrance in organic compounds

1916
- Gilbert Lewis
- explained the nature of covalent compounds

1926
- Erwin Schrodinger
- Werner Heisenberg
- Paul Dirac
- advancement in ATOMIC and MOLECULAR STRUCTURE

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STRUCTURAL THEORY

  • main definition
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“in org chem, atoms form a fixed # of bonds”

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ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

_______ compounds
consists of mainly what type of atom
what type of bond

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chemical compounds
with CARBON atoms
covalent bonds

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Common misconception about ORGANIC MATERIALS

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organic materials STILL contain chemicals tho it is widely believed to be purely made of living matter

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2 TYPES OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

  1. Natural
    - definition (2)
    - example (3)
  2. Synthetic
    - definition (1)
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  1. Natural
    - derived from living things
    - isolated from living matter in a laboratory
    + biomolecules
    + phytochemicals
    + secondary metabolites
  2. Synthetic
    - made from scratch in a laboratory
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2 main properties of CARBON

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  1. Tetravalency
  2. Catenation
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TETRAVALENCY

  • How many bonds
  • What type of bonds
  • With what type of atoms
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  • Four bonds
  • Covalent bonds
  • All atoms (including carbon)
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CATENATION

  • ability to__?
  • what does catenation result to?
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  • ability to form bonds with carbon atoms
  • to form chains
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3 TYPES of backbone that CARBON can form:

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  1. Linear
  2. Branched
  3. Cyclic
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3 TYPES of bonds that CARBON can form:

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  1. Single
  2. Double
  3. Triple
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Who are the TWO (2) authors that proposed tetravalency?

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  1. Friedrich August Kekule
  2. Archibald Scott Couper
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OTHER 5 characteristics of CARBON in terms of:

  1. melting point
  2. solubility
  3. state in room temp
  4. combustibility
  5. sensitivity to ___?
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  1. LOW mp
  2. LIMITED (no) solubility in water
  3. MOST are liquid; SOME are gas
  4. combustible
  5. sensitive to heat
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2 TYPES of structural formula

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  1. Expanded
  2. Condensed
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Condensed Formula VS Skeletal Formula

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CF
- shows condensed elements into molecules

SF
- a “line-angle” structure

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SKELETAL FORMULA

how to draw the ff:
1. Carbon Atoms
2. Hydrogen Atoms
3. Other Atoms

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  1. not drawn (depicted in line ends/bends)
  2. not drawn IF ATTACHED to a carbon atom
  3. always drawn
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ISOMERS

  • 2 types
  • Where the WORD came from (2)
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  1. Structural
  2. Stereoisomers
  • ISO = equal ; MER = part
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STRUCTURAL ISOMERS (2) VS STEREOISOMERS (1)

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Structural
- same molecular formula
- different structural formula

Stereo
- differ in orientation of atoms in space

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Other term for structural isomers

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Constitutional Isomers

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If 2 compounds have different structural formulas despite having the same molecular formula, are they still considered as the same compound?

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3 TYPES of Structural Isomers

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  1. Skeletal
  2. Functional Group
  3. Positional
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3 TYPES of Structural Isomers SKELETAL ISOMER same.... different....
same functional group different carbon skeleton
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3 TYPES of Structural Isomers FUNCTIONAL GROUP ISOMERS ________ isomers different.......
constitutional isomers different functional groups
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3 TYPES of Structural Isomers POSITIONAL ISOMERS ______ isomers same.... same.... different...
constitutional isomers same carbon skeleton same functional group different location
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DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN: 1. Same compounds 2. Different compounds and not isomers 3. Different compounds that are constitutional isomers
1. Same # of C Same carbon structure 2. Different # of C May be same # of C but different # of bonds 3. Same # of C Different carbon structure
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Index of Hydrogen Deficiency FORMULA
IHD = 2C + 2 + N - H - X / 2 X = halogens
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Index of Hydrogen Deficiency OTHER TERM
Degree of Unsaturation
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3 RULES in IHD
1. Double Bond / Ring = 1 IHD 2. Triple Bond = 2 IHD 3. Always a positive integer
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Bond angle present in the ff: - Linear - Trigonal Planar - Tetrahedral
180 120 109.5 *if with lone pairs, bond angles will change acc since stronger repulsion
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LEWIS vs KEKULE structures and which of the 2 is more used in organic compounds
L: electron-dot structures K: line-bond structures KEKULA more used
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Are bond strength significant in resonance structures?
NO,, if yung changing of bonds yung affected per individual resonance structure
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5 rules on RESONANCE STRUCTURES
1. individual resonance structures are imaginary 2. only pi bonds and non-bonding e- can move around 3. resonance forms dont have to be equivalent 4. must be valid lewis structures 5. the RESONANCE HYBRID is the TRUE STRUCTURE of molecules
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In benzene rings, how is RESONANCE STABILITY symbolized?
Arrow na paikot sa loob ng ring
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FUNCTIONAL GROUPS - main function - 2 characteristics
classify organic compounds REGARDLESS OF size and complexity 1. definite arrangement 2. characteristic chemical behaviour
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"Class of Organic Compound" - definition
- group of compounds containing the same functional group
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Recite all FUNCTIONAL GROUPS HYDROCARBONS (4) HETEROATOMS (18)
hydrocarbons - hydrogen and carbon only heteroatoms - other elements
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AROMATIC RING, key features (2)
1. has a ring 2. all atoms forming the ring are connected to a double bond (OR there are 3 double bonds in strucuture)
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4 rules in CONDENSED formulas
1. central atoms and those connected to it are written in a group 2. carbons in linear backbone are written together 3. functional group written as one 4. double and triple bonds are always shown
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WHICH ARE MORE STABLE? compounds vs individual atoms
compounds
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Common BONDING PATTERNS of the following elements: 1. Carbon 2. Hydrogen 3. Nitrogen 4. Oxygen 5. Halogens
CARBON - 4 NITROGEN - 3 OXYGEN - 2 HYDROGEN - 1 HALOGEN - 1
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2 theories that explain SHARING OF ELECTRONS - main difference (process of formation)
COVALENT BONDS ARE FORMED FROM: 1. Valence Bond Theory - the overlap of atomic orbitals (each with opposite electron spins) 2. Molecular Orbital Theory (a mathematical combination of atomic orbitals to form a new set of orbitals: MOLECULAR ORBITAL)
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In VALENCE BOND THEORY: - relationship between AMOUNT OF ORBIT OVERLAP and STRENGHT OF BOND
DIRECT greater overlap = greater strength
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ANTIBONDING vs BONDING molecular orbitals - what interacts? - presence of electron density
BONDING - like phases interact - increases electron density between nuclei ANTIBONDING - opposite phases interact - no electron density between nuclei
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ORBITAL HYBRIDIZATION - proposed by? - when - main definition - explains what?
- Linus Pauling (1931) - mathematical mixing of orbitals that are close in energy to generate a set of equivalent HYBRID ORBITALS - explains the valence bond treatment of bonding in organic molecule with the tetravalent carbon IN RELATION TO GEOMTERY
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4 CONSIDERATIONS in writing structures
1. Valency of Atoms 2. Possible functional groups 3. Isomerism 4. Degree of hydrogen deficiency
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IMPORTANT REMINDER for connecting carbon atoms with bonds
Sa carbon dapat didikit
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EXAMPLE of HALOGENS
F, Cl, Br, I, At, Ts

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