CHEMISTRY IN CONTEXT
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY UNIT STUDY GUIDE
FEBRUARY 1, 2007
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Organic Chemistry
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What three things does organic chemistry study?
List FOUR bonding characteristics of carbon.
What is distillation? List the three steps to distilling a substance.
List four categories of organic chemicals.
What are the 3 types of hydrocarbons? Define and provide and example of each.
What is one primary characteristic that governs ALL hydrocarbons?
What two elements do hydrocarbons contain?
What three elements do alcohols and organic acids contain?
What functional group do alcohols have attached to them?
What functional group do organic acids have attached to them?
Draw structural formulae and condensed formulae for the following:
a) benzene*
b) methane
c) ethane*
d) propane
e) butane
f) ethane*
g) ethyne*
h) 1-propanol*
i) 1-propanoic acid*
Be able to create ball-and-stick models (Molymod Modeling Kits) for the chemicals
identified with a * above.
What color is PURE carbon? Describe a lab activity that would release pure carbon
from a sugar such as cellulose, starch, or sucrose.
What is the name of the type of organic chemical produced when you react an
alcohol with an organic acid?
List and briefly discuss TWO VERY dangerous organic compounds that have NOT
already been listed on this page (HINT: Refer to the homework worksheet.)
What is an amine?
BONUS: Which organic models look like a doggie and a doggie holding a ball with
his front feet?