Small Organic Molecules

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organic molecules

started with photosynthesis, C+H, derived from living sources

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Why Carbon?

  • versatility

  • stable covalent bonds

  • common bonding partners

  • has 4 covalent bonds

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Common Carbon Bonding Partners

  • carbon

  • oxygen

  • nitrogen

  • hydrogen

  • sulfur/phosphate

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Hydrocarbon

Molecules containing carbon + hydrogen only

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Methane

CH4

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Ethane

C2H6

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Propane

C3H8

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Butane

C4H10

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Pentane

C5H12

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Alkane

hydrocarbon with single bond

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Alkene

hydrocarbon with double bond

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Alkeyne

hydrocarbon with triple bond

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Isomer

molecules w/ same chemical formula but different arrangment

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Structural Isomer

different atoms participate in bond

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Cis-Trans Isomers

orientation of grouping of atoms around the plane of c=c

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Enantiomers

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