Organic Chemistry part 1

Organic Chemistry

• is the study of carbon-containing compounds
• the term "organic" was coined in 1801 by the Swedish chemist Jons Jakob Benzelius, to describe substances obtained from living sources plants and animals.

Friedrich Wohler

• A 27 y/o German Physician first synthesized the organic molecule urea from inorganic  material.

Families of Organic Compounds

1. Hydrocarbon- molecule contains only carbon and hydrogen
2. Substituted HC- one in which one or more hydrogen atom is replaced by another atom or group of atoms.
3. Functional Group- is an atom or group of atoms arranged in a particular way that is responsible for the chemical and physical properties of the molecule
4. Aliphatic HC- do not contain the benzene group or the benzene ring
5. Aromatic HC- contain the benzene group or the benzene ring

IUPAC

-International Union Of Pure Applied Chemistry