Organic Chemistry Mr Calmer Lawndale High School Hydrocarbons
Organic Chemistry Mr. Calmer Lawndale High School
Hydrocarbons • Hydrocarbons is the simplest organic compounds that contain only hydrogens and carbons • The 2 simplest hydrocarbons are methane and ethane • Carbon has 4 valence electrons, so it always forms 4 covalent bonds
Methane • The major component of natural gas • Formed by the action of bacteria on decaying plants in swamps • Livestock and termites emit substantial quantities of methane as a product of digestion
Alkanes • Alkane are hydrocarbons with only single covalent bonds • The carbon atoms in an alkane can be arranged in a straight chain or in a chain that has branches
Number of Carbons 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Prefix Meth. Eth. Prop. But. Pent. Hex. Hept. Oct. Non. Dec-
Branched-Chain Alkane • Parent Chain – the longest chain of carbons (main chain) • Branched-chain alkane – an alkane with one or more side group • Side Group – an atom or group of atoms that is attached to the side of a parent chain
Rules for Naming Alkane 1. Name the longest continuous carbon chain (parent chain) 2. Name the groups attached to this chain in alpha order (change ending to -yl) 3. Designate the location of each side group starting from the nearest side group • Use di-, tri-, tetra- for the same substituents • Use fluoro-, chloro-, bromo-, iodo for halogens
Saturation • Saturated compounds contain only single bonds • Unsaturated compound contain at least one double or triple bond
Alkene • Alkenes are hydrocarbons that contain one or more double covalent bonds Alkyne • Alkyne are hydrocarbons that contain one or more triple covalent bonds
Rules for naming Alkenes and Alkynes 1. Name the parent chain with the corresponding ending (-ene or –yne) 2. Name the side groups in alpha. order 3. The chain is numbered nearest to the double bond 4. If there are more than one double bond in the chain, use di- and tri-
How do you name the following?
How do you name the following?
Hydrocarbon Rings • Cyclic hydrocarbons – in some hydrocarbon compounds, the carbon chain is in the form of a ring
Aromatic Hydrocarbons • An organic compound that contains a benzene ring or other ring
Rules for Aromatic Hydrocarbons 1. Name the cycloalkane 2. Number all carbons starting with the first alphabetical substituent. 3. Name each substituent in alphabetical order.
Substituted Aromatic Compound
Functional Group • Functional Group - a specific arrangement of atoms in an organic compound
Alcohols • Alcohols – an organic compound with an –OH group
Ethers • Ether – a compound in which oxygen is bonded to two carbon groups
Aldehyde • Aldehyde – an organic compound in which the carbon of the carbonyl group is always joined to at least one hydrogen
Ketone • Ketone – an organic compound in which the carbon of the carbonyl group is joined to two other carbons
Carboxyl Acids • Carboxyl acids – a compound attached to a hydroxyl group
Esters • Esters – compounds that contain a carbonyl group and an ether link to the carbonyl carbon
Polymerization • Polymer – a large molecule formed by the covalent bonding of repeating smaller molecules • Monomer – smaller molecules that combine to form a polymer • An addition polymer forms when unsaturated monomers react to form polymers
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