Organic Chemistry – Some Basic Principles and Techniques
Kerala Board · Class 11 · Chemistry
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Overview
Organic chemistry is the branch of chemistry that deals with carbon compounds. Carbon's unique property of catenation allows it to form covalent bonds with other carbon atoms and elements like hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus, and halogens. This chapter introduces fundamental principle
Key Concepts
Carbon has four valence electrons
Carbon has four valence electrons and forms four covalent bonds through sp³, sp², and sp hybridization. sp³ hybridization gives tetrahedral geometry (
Organic compounds can be represented using
Organic compounds can be represented using complete structural formulas (showing all bonds), condensed structural formulas (abbreviated form), and bon
Organic compounds are classified as
Organic compounds are classified as: (1) Acyclic/Aliphatic - straight or branched chains, (2) Cyclic - including alicyclic (non-aromatic rings) and ar
Systematic naming system where names correlate
Systematic naming system where names correlate with structure. Steps include: (1) Find longest carbon chain, (2) Number to give substituents lowest nu
Functional groups are atoms or groups
Functional groups are atoms or groups responsible for characteristic chemical properties (e.g., -OH for alcohols, -COOH for carboxylic acids). Homolog
Learning Objectives
- Understand the tetravalence of carbon and shapes of organic compounds
- Learn different methods of representing organic structures
- Master IUPAC nomenclature system for organic compounds
- Classify organic compounds based on structure and functional groups
- Understand isomerism and its types
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- Kerala Board of Public Examinations — keralapareekshabhavan.in
- National Education Policy 2020 — education.gov.in
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