INTRO TO ORGANIC CHEMISTRY Flashcards
study of compounds that contain carbon
organic chemistry
organic chemistry was first defined as a branch of modern science in early 1800s by
Jon Jacob Berzelius
it is an organic compound that could be made by heating ammonium cyanide
urea
linkage of atoms of the same element into longer chains
catenation
any member of a large class of gaseous, liquid, or solid chemical compounds
organic compound
term for conversion of an organic substance into carbon
carbonization
manufactured from labs
invention/human ingenuity
open chains of carbon atoms; they can be branched or unbranched; contains single, double, or triple bond
aliphatic
closed ring of carbons; contain benzene ring
aromatic
close ring of carbon atoms that form the shape of polygon (triangle, square, etc)
alicyclic
atom/s which determine the chemical/physical properties of an organic compound
functional groups
same general formula and functional group
homologous series
T/F molecular size increase = increase boiling point
T
formula of organic compounds with actual number of atoms of each element
molecular formula
formula of organic compounds with the simplest ratio number of atoms
empirical formula