BISC 1111 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4.3: Methyl Group, Organic Compound, Hydroxy Group
8 Feb 2017
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Properties of an organic molecule depend not only on the arrangement of its carbon skeleton but also on the chemical groups attached to that skeleton. Hydrocarbon- the underlying framework for more complex organic molecules: the simplest organic molecules. Chemical groups most important in the process of life: comparing estradiol (type of estrogen) and testosterone. Female and male sex hormones in humans and other vertebrates. Both are steroids, organic molecules with a common carbon skeleton in the form of four fused rings. They differ only in the chemical groups attached to the rings; the distinctions in molecular architecture are shaded in blue. The chemical groups are important because they affect molecular shape, contributing to function: functional groups- chemical groups are directly involved in chemical reactions. Each has certain properties, such as shape and charge, that cause it to participate in chemical reactions in a characteristic way: major groups most important in biological processes (seven)
