Chapter 4.1 & 4.2 Flashcards
the study of compounds that always contain oxygen
organic chemistry
synthesis of organic compounds is the origin of life
stanley miller experiments
can form 4 bonds to make a variety of organic molecules
carbon
important to an atom’s chemical configurations
electron configuration
determines the number of bonds to form with other atoms
electron configuration
what are the most frequent bonding partners of carbon
H, O, N
organic molecules with only H and C
hydrocarbon
many organic molecules have what componets?
hydrocarbon
compounds with the same molecular formula but different structures and properties
isomers
have different covalent arrangements of their atom
structural isomers
same covalent bonds but different spatial arrangments
cis-trans isomers
isomers that are the mirror image of another
enantiomers
seen in the pharmaceutal industry
enantiomers
componets of organic molecules involved in chemical reactions
functional groups
important source of energy for cellular processes
ATP