Organic Chemistry - "Change", Part 1: Introduction & Summary Overview

 Organic Chemistry Changes

Just as we see a vast variety of structures (both molecular-scale and macroscopic) and properties, regarding organic compounds, we also find a fantastic array of changes (both physical and chemical) taking place.  Widely varying physical properties, and an immense number of Organic Chemical Reactions, all stem from a single entity: Carbon and its incredibly versatile bonding abilities!

Prerequisite Topics

To better understand Organic Chemistry Reactions, particular concepts should be understood.  Some of these concepts are: 

*Drawing Lewis Dot models and knowing how model structures relate to actual 3-D molecular structures.

*Double and Triple Covalent Bonding.

*The structures of functional groups containing Oxygen, Nitrogen, The Halogens, and Carbon.

*Reaction Mechanisms - What they are and how they relate to rates of reactions.

*Rate Law Equations

*Chemical Equilibrium Theory and Equations.

*Chemical Reaction Thermodynamics, including the concepts of Gibbs Free Energy, Enthalpy, and Entropy.

To help you review concepts, I have provided relevant links (above) to other sections of this blog. There are other, more detailed, posts than the hyperlinked ones above, if you want to "dig in deeper".

Listing of General Organic Reaction Types

This is a list of general organic reaction forms, which are the basis of most Organic Compound Reactions.

*Addition

*Elimination

*Substitution

*Esterification

*Saponification

In subsequent post, I'll lay out what the listed reaction types are about, with several examples.

Also, in futue posts, the prerequisite concepts will be referenced to explain several varying properties of Organic Chemical Reactions.

That's all for this post.  Thank you for reading!