INTRODUCTION TO

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
BUTCH STEPHEN C. DUAY
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

•The historical origins of the terms

•organic and inorganic involve the
•following conceptual pairings:
•Organic - living organisms
•Inorganic - inanimate materials
BREAK-DOWN OF VITAL FORCE THEORY
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

•Organic chemistry
•is the study of hydrocarbons
(compounds of carbon and
hydrogen) and their derivatives.
NOT ALL COMPOUNDS CONTAINING CARBON
ARE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

•Oxides of Carbon (CO, CO2)

•Carbonates and Bicarbonates (NaHCO3 ,
CaCO3)
•Cyanides (NaCN)
SIGNIFICANCE OF ORGANIC COMPUNDS

•Nearly all compounds found in living organisms

are still classified as organic compounds, as are
many compounds that have been synthesized in
the laboratory and have never been found in a
living organism.
REVIEW LEWIS ELECTRON DOT STRUCTURE
STRICT FOLLOWERS OF OCTET RULE
CARBON AND HYDROGEN
REPRESENTING THE STRUCTURES OF ORGANIC
COMPOUNDS