MBB 222 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Covalent Bond, Acetylene, Substituent
31 Mar 2016
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Organic: contains carbon, the building blocks of living things. Most macromolecules that make life possible are organic compounds. Most naturally occurring compounds that we rely on are organic. Many synthesized organic compounds such as fabrics, plasics, rubber, compact discs, and most prescribed pharmaceuicals are now essenial to our way of life. Organic chemistry is a pre-requisite to understanding biochemistry, medicinal. " carbon can form bonds with up to 4 other atoms by sharing electrons though covalent bonds. " carbon is more lexible, and forms stronger bonds than other elements that form 4 bonds. Methane: a single carbon atom covalently bonded to 4 hydrogen atoms in a tetrahedral geometry: each of the 4 c- h bonds is idenical. The large lobes of the carbon sp3 orbitals overlap with the 1s orbitals of hydrogen forming a covalent (sigma) bonds. Bonds: covalent bonds formed by direct overlapping of orbitals. All single bonds found in organic compounds are bonds.
