CHY 32

Organic Chemistry

February 6, 2023
Hannah Jean V. Esteban, RCh
 Overview of Organic Chemistry

Objectives:
At the end of the unit, the students must:
1. Know what is organic chemistry
2. Know the importance of organic chemistry
3. Differentiate organic from inorganic compound
4. Familiarize yourself with organic products commonly used
5. Be introduced to the chemistry of carbon
REVIEW:

Organic chemistry Definition

Vital Force Theory
Importance of Organic Chemistry
What is Organic Chemistry?

 Chemistry of the Compounds

of carbon
 Structures
 properties
Vital Force Theory

 Compounds from living matter

such as plants and animals
contain a “vital force” that is
necessary to synthesize it
 Organic compounds cannot be
synthesized in the lab
 Fredrick Wohler disproved the
theory when he synthesized
urea
Importance of Organic Chemistry

 Organic chemicals affect

virtually every facet of our
lives
 Isolation and synthesis of
new drugs / availability of
vaccines – expanded life
span
 Development of medicine
Importance of Organic Chemistry

 Food
 Other objects in our homes
 Textiles and fabrics (polyesters)
 Plastics
 Paints, varnishes and dyes (
mauveine by Henry Perkin)
 Fuel and Solvents
 Organic Chemistry

 All organisms are built from

molecules that have C atoms
as the basic building block
 The Chemistry of Carbon
 The Chemistry of Carbon
• Allotropes of Carbon
Graphite (graphene) Fullerene
 The Chemistry of Carbon

 Millions of organic
compounds
 Catenation
 Valency
• Kinetic stability
• Multiple bonds Ball and Stick model of the Vitamin
B12 molecule
Kathleen Lonsdale