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TUTORIAL 1: INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

1.0 Introduction to organic chemistry

a) Give the definition of organic compound.
b) Differentiate between organic and inorganic compound.
c) Give the definition of catenation.
1.1 Brief Chemistry of Carbon
Complete the following structure of organic compound by filling hydrogen to the carbon
atoms.
a)
b)

c)

d)

C C C
C C C

CCCCC
C C

C C C
C
C

e)

C C

C C C
C

1.2 Classifying of organic compound

Identify the functional groups present in the following compound (make a circle).

a)

b)

d)
c)

e)

f)

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1.3 Type of organic compound

Classify each of the following compounds into (aliphatic, alicyclic or aromatic) and
(saturated or unsaturated).
H
H
a)

H
H

b)

CH2CH3
c)

d)

CH3CH2CH3

e)

CH2=CHCH3

f)

Br

CH3

1.4 Formula of organic compound

Write the structural formulas, condensed formulas, empirical formulas and bond line
formulas (if have) for the following molecules.
a) Butane, C4H10
b) Ethanol, C2H6O
c) Propene, C3H6
d) 2-pentyne, C5H8
e) Hexane, C6H14
1.5 Isomers
a) State 2 types of isomers and define each type.
b) Draw the structural formulas for all the structural isomers of the following
compound and give their respective IUPAC name.

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i.

C4H10 (hint : has 2 isomers)

ii.

C5H12 (hint : has 3 isomers)

iii.

C6H14 (hint : has 5 isomers)

c) From the following pairs of molecules, identify which are cis and trans isomers.

CH3
i.

ii.

H
C

CH3

CH3

CH3

Br

Br

CH3

CH3

C
I

1.6 Classify each Transformation as substitute, elimination and addition

O
O
C

CI

O
OH

OH

CH

OH
O

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TUTORIAL 1: INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIC CHEMISTRY