THE CHEMISTRY OF
ORGANIC MOLECULES
, THE CHEMISTRY OF ORGANIC MOLECULES
ORGANIC MOLECULES
19th vital force
chemists
century thought moucules of cells contain
of
chemistry into organic (living) inorganic (nonliving
↳ divided and
today "organic"
molecule contains
hydrogen and carbon
↳ means
molecules in
four classes of
organic living organisms
:
lipids ↳
nucleic acid
Carbohydrates proteins
↳ ↳ ↳
all
together called biomolecules
variety of molecules based unique properties of
organic on chemical carbon
↳ has total of 6 e- , 2 in first shell .
4 valence e- =
quite small
forms covalent bonds to form bonds with up to
always elements
4 other
gain 4
↳ can
1
with Catoms
carbon
generally forms bonds other and
·
living organisms
& &
H, N, O , P, S =
same elements that make up most It C |
D &
&
·
of carbon with other carbon atoms is
ability
to share e It
essential for
establishing shape ( function) of
=
biomolecules Methane
↳
C-c bond stable formation of chains
very
allows
long
=
also form
hydrocarbons chains of C
hydro carbons can
rings
=
H
with extra bonds
just for When in water
I 1
It1HNNNNI
C CCC It
H
C C
H HHNN Hit H |
Octane 16 16
C C
1616
H H
carbon can also form double bonds C C
itself flexible I
single
With -
not as as H
=
restrict movement of bonded atoms Cyclohexane
↳ double bonds affect shape and therefor function
carbon can also form triple bonds with itself e H-CEC-H
.
g
.
form C-form
branches can at
any long , complex chains
flexibility allows
diversity in
organic molecules
↳
ORGANIC MOLECULES
, THE CHEMISTRY OF ORGANIC MOLECULES
ORGANIC MOLECULES
19th vital force
chemists
century thought moucules of cells contain
of
chemistry into organic (living) inorganic (nonliving
↳ divided and
today "organic"
molecule contains
hydrogen and carbon
↳ means
molecules in
four classes of
organic living organisms
:
lipids ↳
nucleic acid
Carbohydrates proteins
↳ ↳ ↳
all
together called biomolecules
variety of molecules based unique properties of
organic on chemical carbon
↳ has total of 6 e- , 2 in first shell .
4 valence e- =
quite small
forms covalent bonds to form bonds with up to
always elements
4 other
gain 4
↳ can
1
with Catoms
carbon
generally forms bonds other and
·
living organisms
& &
H, N, O , P, S =
same elements that make up most It C |
D &
&
·
of carbon with other carbon atoms is
ability
to share e It
essential for
establishing shape ( function) of
=
biomolecules Methane
↳
C-c bond stable formation of chains
very
allows
long
=
also form
hydrocarbons chains of C
hydro carbons can
rings
=
H
with extra bonds
just for When in water
I 1
It1HNNNNI
C CCC It
H
C C
H HHNN Hit H |
Octane 16 16
C C
1616
H H
carbon can also form double bonds C C
itself flexible I
single
With -
not as as H
=
restrict movement of bonded atoms Cyclohexane
↳ double bonds affect shape and therefor function
carbon can also form triple bonds with itself e H-CEC-H
.
g
.
form C-form
branches can at
any long , complex chains
flexibility allows
diversity in
organic molecules
↳
