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Organic.chap11.17

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Organic chemistry   Study of carbon compounds (not just living cells)  
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Characteristics of organic compounds   a.) Nonpolar-attractions between molecules are weak 2. Low boiling & melting points 3. High flammability 4.Most or not soluble in water unless a polar group is present  
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Hydrocarbons   Organic compounds that contain ONLY hydrogen and carbon  
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In organic compounds, every carbon atom ALWAYS has four bonds - true or false?   TRUE  
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Tetrahedral structure of carbon   Can be drawn as ball-and-stick model, etc.  
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Alkanes   Class or family of organic compounds that a.) contain only carbon and hydrogen atoms and b.) ONLY form single bonds  
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Alkanes (examples)   Many are fuels - methane, ethane, propane and butane  
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Alkanes (structure)   Contain two, three, four, etc. carbon atoms connected in a CONTINUOUS CHAIN  
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Pent   5  
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Hex   6  
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Hept   7  
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Oct   8  
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non   9  
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dec   10  
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Condensed structural formula   write each carbon atom & its attached hydrogen atom as a group  
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Alkyl group   A carbon branch - an alkane that is missing on hydrogen atom  
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Can Alkyl groups exist on their own?   No, they must be attached to a carbon chain  
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A halogen atom attached to a carbon chain   a HALO group - Remember the halogen group?  
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Halogen group molecules:   Fluoro (F), Chloro (CL), Bromo (Br), and Iodo (I)  
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Substituent   1.) alkane with four or more carbon atoms, 2. atoms can be arranged so that a side or BRANCH or SUBSTITUENT  
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Isomer   Two compounds - SAME molecular formula but different ARRANGEMENTS of atoms  
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Haloalkane   Halogen atoms (flourine, bromine, chlorine, iodine) instead of hydrogen (alkyl group) these are halo-alkanes  
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alkanes   gasoline, diesel fuels, heating oil, mineral oil, petrolatum  
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Alkanes - solubility and density   nonpolar (insoluble in water) BUT they are soluble with other nonpolar solutes (other alkanes) - Less dense than water (they float)  
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First 4 alkanes   methane, ethane, propane and butane-are gases at room temperature - used as heating fuels  
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Alkanes have 5-8 carbon atoms   Pentane, hexane, heptane & octane - are liquids at room temperature, volatile  
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Alkanes with 9-17 carbon atoms   Kerosene, diesel, & jet fuels -higher boiling points - higher molecular weights  
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Alaknes with 18 or more carbon atoms   Waxy solids at room temperature-paraffins - coat fruit - petrolatum or Vasline, is a mixture of liquid hydrocarbons  
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Alkanes - melting and boiling   Lowest melting & boiling of all organic compounds  
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Carbon-carbon bonds - combustion   Carbon-carbon single bonds are difficult to break-alkanes are the LEAST reactive family BUT they burn readily in oxygen  
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Combustion   Alkane + O2 ------ CO2 + H2) + energy  
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In alkanes, how are carbon atoms classified?   Primary-1 degree - carbon is bonded to another carbon - Secondary - 2 degree--carbon has two carbon atoms attached to it - Tertiary - 3rd degree carbon-bonded to three other carbons  
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halogenation of Alkanes (substitution)   Atoms of a halogen (fluorine, bromine, chlorine, iodine) replace hydrogen atoms - when exposed to light or heated  
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Chlorination   When the process of HALOGENATION (replacing a hydrogen atom with a halogen-group atom) uses chlorine  
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Bromination   When halogenation uses bromine  
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Halogenation - compare to hydrogen bonding   Halogens have 7 valence electrons; therefore they form one bond  
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Functional groups   compounds react in predictable ways  
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Alkenes   Functional group - contains a double bond between two adjacent carbon atoms  
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Alkynes   Contain a triple bond between two adjacent carbon atoms  
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Aromatic compounds   Contain Benzene - a molecule with a ring of six carbon atoms with one hydrogen atom attached to each carbon atom  
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Aromatic compounds   Benzene ring  
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Alcohol   Have a hydroxyl group (-----OH) Oxygen plus carbon equals alcohol!  
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Ethers   Functional group - one oxygen atom bonded to two carbon atoms  
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Aldehydes & ketones   Contain carbonyl group C===O (Carbon double-bonded to oxygen  
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Aldehyde   Caron atom of the carbonyl group is bonded to one carbon & one hydrogen atom  
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Ketone   Carbonyl group is bonded to two other carbon atoms  
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Amines   Central atom is nitrogen atom  
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Amines   Derivatives of ammonia NH3 - carbon atoms replace one, two or three of the hydrogen atoms  
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AmiDDDDe   Instead of hydroxyl group as in carboxylic acid -- there is a nitrogen group  
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shape of carbon atoms   tetrahedral  
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combustion - alkanes   Alkane + O2 ---CO2 + H2O + energy  
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Alcohols   A class of organic compounds that contains the hydroxyl (--OH) group bonded to a carbon atom  
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Aldehydes   A class of organic compounds that contains a carbonyl group (C==O) bonded to a least one hydrogen atom  
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Alkanes   Hydrocarbons containing only single bonds between carbon atoms  
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Alkenes   Hydrocabons that contain carbon-carbon double bonds (C==C) Hint: Alkenes contains two "e" and they contain two "C" bonds  
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What is the degree of angle for the carbon tetrahedron?   109.5  
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Cycloalkanes   Carbon atoms form a ring or cyclic structure  
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How do you write name of cycloalkane?   prefix "cyclo" before the alkane name with the same number of carbon atoms  
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What does the IUPAC name indicate in organic molecules?   It indicates the NUMBER of carbon atoms  
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A continuous alkane   Carbon atoms are connected on a chain and bonded to hydrogen atomes  
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Sustituents can replace __________ on an alkane   Sustituents replace hydrogen atoms  
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A Haloalkane contains one or more   F, CL, Br or I atoms  
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condensed structural formula   Show arrangement of carbon atom in a molecule but group each carbon with its bonded hydrogen atom  
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halogenation reaction   A substitution reaction - can occur naturally in light or with heat - halogen atoms replace hydrogen atoms in an alkane  
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line-bond formula   A type of structural formula that shows only the bonds from carbon to carbon  
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Are organic compounds typically solid at room temperature?   No, that is more characteristic of inorganic compounds, which also have high melting & boiling points, are soluble & have strong covalent bonds  
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polymers of alkanes - what are they? How do they occur naturally?   Long-chain molecules that consist of many repeating units of smaller carbon molecules (monomers) Cellulose & starch are polymers of glucose  
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Name two polymers of glucose   Cellulose & starch  
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Name two polymers of amino acids   Proteins are polymers of amino acids  
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Synthetic polymers - Ex.   nonstick Teflon -poly tetra flouro ethylene  
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Aromatic compounds-what is the base?   Benzene "rings" smells  
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Benzene   A ring of 6 carbon atoms with one hydrogen atom attached to each carbon  
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Naming aromatic compounds   ortho (1,2 arrangement) - meta (m) 1,3 arrangement and para (p) is 1,4 arrangement  
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Ortho - di chloro benzene   1,2 chloro on benzene ring  
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Ortho   "o-o's" don't go very far from each other 1-2 are not far from each other  
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Meta (m)   Meta (m) 1,3 arrangment - "a-e" are three steps apart  
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Para (p)   1,4 (ara) first are separate by a number from the back of the alphabet  
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sulfanation   "Sulfa saved our nation" sulfa drugs produced by adding sulfur to benzene rings  
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Nitration   Benzene is heated with nitric acid  
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Halogenation   (blank)  
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Markovnikov's rule   (blank)  
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halogenation adds _____ or ______ to form _______   Halogenation adds Cl2 or Br2 to form haloalkane  
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Hydorhalogenation adds ______ and _______ to form ________   Hydrohalogenation adds HCl, HBr to form haloalkanes  
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Hydrogenation adds ______ to form _____   Hydrogenation adds H2 to form Lakanes  
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Hydration adds ______ to form ______   Hydration adds H2O to form alcohols  
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Aromatic compounds undergo _________ reactions, because they are stable   Aromatic compounds undergo SUBSTITUTION reactions such as halogenation, nitration and sulfonation  
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Unsaturated hydrocarbons   A compound of carbon & hydrogen which contains at least one double or triple bond  
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Cis isomer   A geometric isomer which simlar gropus are connected on the same side of the double bond  
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Trans isomer   A geometric isomer in which similar gropus are connected to opposite sides of the double bond in an alkene  
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Alcohol   A hydroxyl group (--OH) replaces a hydrogen atom in an alkane  
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What makes alcohol in Ohio?   An --OH group bonded to a carbon atom OR A CARBON CHAIN  
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Chain-chain-chain of fools...   When naming alcohols, count longest chain CONTAINING the --OH group  
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Phenol   benzene ring with --OH group  
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ethanol   ethyl alcohol - intoxicating product - ethene plus water used to make commercial alcohols such as varnishes  
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Phenal is part of essential oil of plants   such as eugenol (in cloves0  
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Why is glycerin good in soaps?   it is a trhydroxy alcohol - the presence of polar --OH groups makes it strongly attracted to water, so that it is useful as a skin softener  
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Thiols   SMell bad - if you had to smell someone thigh - all over -- you'd stink - oysters, cheddar chees  
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What is on the thiols?   an --SH group  
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Ethers   Have OXYGEN atom attached by SINGLE BONDS - to two carbon groups  
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ether (structure)   "Either or" the oxygen is in the middler, the carbon is either on one side or the other,  
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ether (examples)   ethers are anesthetics - inhibit pain signals to the brain  
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Cyclic ethers (example)   Dioxin-formed during forest fires - is highly toxic  
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Cyclic ethers   have an oxygen atom within a carbon ring Di-oxin  
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Alcohol   --OH group replaces a hydrogen atom  
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Phenol   Hydroxyl --OH group is attached to aromatic rings  
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Thiols   family of organic compounds containing sulfhydryl --SH group (similar to alcohol but --SH group takes the place of an --OH group  
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Who wants to smell my thigh--all?   YECCH--skunks, onions, and garlic have THIOL  
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Primary alcohol   One alkyl group (CH3) attched to carbon atom  
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Secondary alcohol   2 degrees - has two Alkyl (CH3) group attached  
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Tertiary 3 degree   Has three alkyl (CH3) groupps attached to it  
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Phenols   Benzene ring bonded to hydroxyl --OH group  
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Phenol - Beano-drunko   benzene (beano) with hydroxyl group  
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T   (blank)  
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ester   H in carboxyl group is replaced with an alkyl group  
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Esterification   Carboxylic acid and alcohol react (in presence of acid catalyst) to produce an ester  
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Ester (examples)   Aspirin, oil of wintergreen  
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esters - fruits & flowers   give them their fragrance  
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lipids   biomolecules that contain fatty acids or steroid nucleus  
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what type of lipid does NOT contain fatty acids?   steroids  
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Fatty acid formulas   Long line-bond formulas (remember video of guy holding long model)  
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Do fatty acids contain carboxylic acids?   Yes --they are composed of  
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Fatty acid formulas (condensed)   Indicate # of carbon atoms, # of double bonds & the position of the double bonds  
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Saturated fatty acids (naturally occuring)   SINGLE C-C bonds; fit closely together, strong attraction between fatty acid chains MEATS  
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UNsaturated fatty acids   Kinky, loose--liquid-low melting point  
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Prostaglandins - weird name, weird shape   trans double bond on carbon 13 - look like long "U's"  
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Fatty ACID**   a long carbon chain with CARBOXYLIC ACID group at one en  
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Prostaglandins- what number is so associated with them that they are sometimes called ____   20 - they have 20 carbons - called "eicos" - greek word for 20  
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What is structure of most prostoglandins?   hydroxyl group on cabron 11&15 - trans double bond on carbon 13  
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What do prostaglandins do?   increase blood pressure, cause pain & inflammation in injured tissue  
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Esters   fatty acid plus long-chain alcohol  
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Triacylglycerols   Fatty acids stored in body  
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How are triacylglycerols formed?   "tri" three acyl (the fatty acid?) plus glycerol (  
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hydrogenation   ADDITION REACTION - Unsaturated fats with Carbon-carbon double bonds to single bonds  
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traicylglycerols - how are they formed?   through esterification - hydroxyl groups ract with carboxyl groups of fatty acids  
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Glycerophospholipid - Structure (think LAB-stuff floating in water)   POLAR head (amino alcohol) with NONPOLAR fatty acid chains -  
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Glycerophospholipid - examples (think brainy - the word is so long you have to be brainy to find it)   Lecithin - in brain & nerve tissues - egg yolks, wheat germ & yeast  
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SPHINGOLIPIDS   found in nerve cells  
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sphingolipids   "SPHinx" has a big head - nerves are in your head  
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sphingomyelin   white matter of myelin sheath--surrounding nerve cells  
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glycosphingolipids & cerebroside   sphingolipids that have sugars (glyco--stupid)  
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gangliosides   "GANG UP - tay-sachs disease-accumulates in body  
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steriod   "steering wheels" - FOUR rings - 3 cyclohexane plus 1 cyclopentane  
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Do steroids contain fatty acids?   NO - and they're non-polar  
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