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Contents
• What is Chemistry?
• Origin of Organic Chemistry
• Earlier Theories.
• Modern Defination.
• Why Organic chemistry a separate branch?
• Classification of Organic Compounds.
What is Chemistry?
Chemistry is the branch of science which
deals with matter,its composition,its
structure,its property and its
transformation from one form to another
form.
Main Branches of Chemistry
Chemistry
After that,
• Kolbe synthesised CH3COOH from its
elements.
• Berthelot synthesised CH4
• Carbon is tetravalent as it contains four
unpaired electrons in its excited state
configuration.
The tetravalency of carbon was given by
Vanthoff and Lebel who were awarded the
first nobel prize in chemistry.
Modern Defination
Compounds which are made by carbon and
hydrogen are known as Hydrocarbon.
The branch of chemistry dealing with the
study of hydrocarbons and the compounds
which could be thought of as the derivatives
of hydrocarbons is called Organic
chemistry.
Why Organic Chemistry is a
separate branch?
• Large number of organic Compounds.
• Composition of Organic Compounds.
• Complexity of molecules.
• Most of the Properties are decided by
functional groups.
• They contain covalent bonds between
carbon and carbon as well as between other
elements.
• They shows property of isomerism.
• They have low melting and boiling points as
compared to inorganic compounds.
• They are not soluble in non-polar solvents.
• Combustibility
• Nature of Chemical reactions.
Organic Compounds
Saturated
(Alkanes) Unsaturated Homocyclic Compounds
Heterocyclic Compounds
Alkene Alkyne