Introduction to Organic Chemistry
Organic chemistry is a field that deals with the study of structural frameworks compounds, their properties, composition of materials within a compound, various reactions within the compounds, and the methods of preparing rich-carbon compounds.
The compounds that fall under organic chemistry include hydrocarbons, and any other compound having a defined number of elements like hydrogen. The bonding of organic compounds have at least one carbon-hydrogen bond, or halogens, sulphur, phosphorus, or silicon elements (McMurry 24).
Types of Compounds found in Organic Chemistry
The nature of a compound is determined by the element that constitutes to the bond. Also, the concentration of these elements within the compound generally dictates the strength of a given compound. Organic chemistry has been broadened on the study perspectives, and it currently includes study of human-made substances like plastics, from a conventionally-perceived study of natural organic compounds. Due to the nature of these compounds, they attract wide range of applications in real life scenario, with some uses cutting across food production, manufacturing of explosives, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and petrochemicals.
The Nature of Bonds in Organic Compounds
The bonding is organic compounds is determined with the nature of electronic structure, and bonding in compounds like methane, ethane. Other bonding inherent with organic compounds includes, electronic and covalent bonds in benzene, as well as the electronegativity idea and the polarity of each bond (McMurry 28).
Conventions in Organic Chemistry
This is mode of naming to these organic compounds. It also involves the mode of drawing to the identified names of these hydrocarbons. Typically, organic compounds use curly arrows during the reactions, and as such form predetermined structural bond.
Isomerism in Organic Compounds
This is the concept in which organic compounds form different structures. Two types of isomerism are evident on hydrocarbons; the structural and stereoisomers.
Work Cited
McMurry, John. Organic Chemistry. Singapore: Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning, 2012. Print.
