Organic chem Flashcards

1
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Mood stabilizer, well being and happiness

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serotonin

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2
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Associated with love, trust and attachment

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oxytocin

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3
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pain relief, runner’s high, relaxation

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endorphin

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4
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Pleasure, motivational role in the brain’s reward system

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dopamine

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5
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Compounds from living organisms

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Organic

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6
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Compounds from lifeless matter

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Inorganic

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7
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Organic compounds thought to have

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vital force

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8
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Discredited concept of ‘vital force’

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Friedrich Wöhler

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9
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Organic compounds are produced only under the influence of some mysterious force existing in the living organisms .

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Vital force theory

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10
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How many bonds can carbon make?

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4 bonds

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11
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Types Of Bonds

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single bond
double bond
triple bond

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12
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single covalent bond in which they share 1 pair of electrons.

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Single Bond

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13
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carbon atoms may share 2 pairs of electrons

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Double Bond

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14
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carbon atoms may share 3 pairs of electrons

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triple bond.

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15
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it is a phenomenon shown by numerous organic compounds wherein 2 or more compounds have the same molecular formula (same molecular weight) but different structural formulas and hence differ also in their properties

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Isomerism

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16
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Types of isomers

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skeletal isomers or chain isomers
position isomers
functional isomers
stereoisomers

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17
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same molecular formula but differ from each other in their dimensional structure.

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Stereoisomers

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18
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organic compound solubility in organic solvents

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soluble in organic

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19
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inorganic compound solubility in organic solvents

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insoluble in organic

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20
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Uses of organic compound in our daily life

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PRESERVATIVES
DRUGS
PLASTICS
FLAVORING IN FOOD
SCENTS
FUEL
PESTICIDES
VITAMINS

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21
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Citric acid, sodium benzoate

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Preservatives

22
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(antibiotics)
aspirin , acetaminophen

23
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the building blocks that compose plastic are organic molecules.

24
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what we taste are the organic compounds interacting with our taste buds.
Ex .octyl acetate – orange flavor

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Flavoring in food

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perfumes and food- anything we detect with our nose is an organic compound interacting with receptors in our nose
Scent
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gasoline for cars and oil for their engines are both organic compounds.
fuel
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Most pesticides are organic molecules
Pesticides
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This help our body do the chemical reactions it needs to do and contributes to the building blocks that our cells and parts need to stay healthy
Vitamins
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Open chain
Acyclic
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Closed chain
Cyclic
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c-c
alkane
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c=c
alkene
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c triple bond c
alkyne
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benzene ring
aromatic
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R-OH
alcohol
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Ar-OH
Phenol
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R-O-R
Ether
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R-SH
thiol
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R-X
Alkylhalides
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R-NH2
amine
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R-CO-H
Aldehyde
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R-CO-R
Ketone
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R-CO-OH
Carboxylic acid
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R-CO-O-R
Ester
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R-CO-NH2
Amide
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R-CO-O-CO-R
Acid anhydride
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A reactive part of a molecule that undergoes characteristic reactions
Functional group
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A primary source of hydrocarbons Major use: energy production
Petroleum
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Petroleum is usually found in one of two forms:
Natural gas and crude oil
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Used mainly for cooking and heating
Natural gas
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Must be refined before it can be used
Crude oil
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