Module 1: Introduction to Organic Chemistry

Question 1

Organic chemistry is the study of compounds containing

Answer 1

Carbon

Question 2

Of the more than 37 million presently known chemical compounds, more than ____ of them contain carbon

Answer 2

99%

Question 3

Carbon can share

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four valence electrons

Question 4

Carbon can share FOUR valence electrons and form four strong

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covalent bonds

Question 5

Carbon can share FOUR valence electrons and form four strong covalent bonds (which can either be single, double, or triple bond), forming a stable

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tetrahedral geometry

Question 6

Carbon bonds readily with itself, forming chains

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polymerism

Question 7

Can also produce compounds with the same number of atoms but different structures

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isomerism

Question 8

There are three generally accepted sources of organic compounds

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carbonized organic matter
living organisms
invention/human ingenuity

Question 9

It is the study of compounds containing carbon, both naturally occurring and synthetic compounds

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Organic chemistry

Question 10

Any atom that is not carbon or hydrogen is called a

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heteroatom

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examples of heteroatom

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N, O, S, P and halogens

Question 12

Compounds with Carbons that are Inorganic

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carbonate (CO32-)
cyanide (CN-)
bicarbonate (HCO3-)
carbon dioxide (CO2)
carbon monoxide (CO)

Question 13

Remember that organic compounds are compounds that were either ________________ or derived from something that was ______________, or they can be _______________.

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once-living
once living
synthesized

Question 14

often flammable

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organic

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non-flammable

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inorganic

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usually covalent

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organic

Question 17

often ionic

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inorganic

Question 18

based on C

Question 19

organic

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not based on C (Sometimes contain carbon but not C-H bonds)

Question 20

low BP and MP

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organic

Question 21

high BP and MP

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inorganic

Question 22

derived from living or once-living matter

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organic

Question 23

minerals and ores

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inorganic

Question 24

In the ______, organic compounds are believed to have originated from living organisms, and only living things could synthesize

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1800’s

Question 25

“We cannot prepare organic compounds in the laboratory because ‘vital force’ is absent there.”

Answer 25

Jons Jacob Berzelius

Question 26

However, in ________, Friedrich Wöhler discovered that urea

Answer 26

1828

Question 27

However, in 1828, ________________________ discovered that urea

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Friedrich Wöhler

Question 28

However, in 1828, Friedrich Wöhler discovered that urea, an organic compound, could be made by heating the inorganic compound ______________________

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ammonium cyanate

Question 29

“The great tragedy of science, the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact.”

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Friedrich Wöhler

Question 30

In the 20th century, organic chemistry branched into sub-disciplines such as

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polymer chemistry pharmacology bioengineering petrochemistry

Question 31

date: morphine extracted from opium poppy

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1804

Question 32

date: aspirin commercialization

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1899

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date: discovery of penicillin

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1928

Question 33

date: use of tubocurarine as anaesthetic

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1942

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date: vinca alkaloids, cancer treatment

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1963

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date: taxol discovery

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1971

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date: artemisinin discovery

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1972

Question 37

date: captopril approval for hypertension treatment

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1981

Question 38

lovastatin approved as lipid-lowering agent

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1987

Question 39

date: prialt ziconotide, oseltamivir tamiflu

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2000