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• Organic Chemistry


  Chemistry of carbon, from the interesting structures that it makes, to the reactions that carbon-containing compounds do
• Organic Chemistry is notorious for being complicated because there are so many types of organic compounds with unique properties and reactivity
• There are over 16 million known organic molecules
• Deboki Chakravarti


  Has a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering and is now a science writer/communicator
• Biomedical engineering involves learning how the tiniest bits of our cells come together to make our bodies work, which is rooted in the chemistry of molecules
• This series is about the tools that help us understand organic chemistry—things like bonding, structure, and naming molecules
• Molecules


  • (3S, 8S, 9S, 10R, 13R, 14S,17R)-10, 13 dimethyl-17-[(2R)-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[alpha]phenanthren-3-ol (Cholesterol)
• Chemists make observations, do experiments, and propose theories to understand the chemical and physical properties of the molecules that make the universe tick
• Building molecules


  1. From small molecules like ethanol to giant macromolecules like high-density polyethylene

  2. Elimination reactions

  3. Substitution reactions

  4. Pericyclic reactions
• Multi-step synthesis of larger molecules and learning about penicillin, a cornerstone drug in the fight against infection, will be covered in the second half of the course
• Organic chemistry is needed to understand health, medicine, and the biochemistry of how your body works
• Hank says there are no quadruple covalent bonds, but there are, with a metal center
• Organic Chemistry

  Chemistry of carbon, from the interesting structures that it makes, to the reactions that carbon-containing compounds do
• Organic Chemistry is notorious for being complicated because there are so many types of organic compounds with unique properties and reactivity
• Organic compounds

  • Caffeine in morning tea
  • Circuitry in cell phone
• There are over 16 million known organic molecules
• Using basic tools, some practice, and by taking things a step at a time, you can grow to like Organic Chemistry
• Deboki Chakravarti

  Has a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering and is now a science writer/communicator
• Much of what makes our bodies work is rooted in the chemistry of molecules, from what they look like to how they interact with each other
• Tools to understand Organic Chemistry

  Bonding, structure, and naming molecules
• Molecules

  • (3S, 8S, 9S, 10R, 13R, 14S,17R)-10, 13 dimethyl-17-[(2R)-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[alpha]phenanthren-3-ol (Cholesterol)
• Chemists make observations, do experiments, and propose theories to understand the chemical and physical properties of the molecules that make the universe tick
• Building molecules

  1. From small molecules like ethanol

  2. To giant macromolecules like high-density polyethylene
• Reactions

  • Elimination reactions
  • Substitution reactions
  • Pericyclic reactions
• You will have to do some practice yourself to really master organic chemistry reactions
• Organic chemistry is needed to understand health, medicine, and the biochemistry of how your body works
• There are quadruple covalent bonds, but they require a metal center