intro

• Organic chemistry - major branch of chemistry that deals with compounds of carbon

  • if it is/was living -> organic
• Inorganic:

  CO2, CO, CN-, CO3 2- (any ion with carbon) , metals, alloys, salts
• Hydrocarbons:

  • Exclusively H + C atoms
  • Alphatic and Aromatic
  • Alkane
  • Alkene
  • Alkyne
  • Alicyclic rings
• Hydrocarbon Derivative

  • C, H, and at least one other elemens (ie. O, N, Cl)
  • ex. acids, COOH
• Alkanes and aromatics are considered saturated hydrocarbons. Alkenes and Alkynes are unsaturated
• Meth_ C

  Eth_ C2

  Prop_ C3

  But_ C4

  Pent_ C5

  Hex_ C6

  Hept_ C7

  Oct_ C8

  Non_ C9

  Dec_ C10
• alkanes: CnH2n+2 // cyclic: CnH2n

  alkenes: CnH2n // cyclic: CnH2n-2

  alkynes: CnH2n-2 // cyclic: CnH2n-4
• hydrocarbons are only comprised of carbon and hydrogen, so the molecules are non-polar. Not soluble in water but ARE soluble in a non-polar solvent