Organic Chemistry
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● Nonmetals tend to acquire electrons to satisfy the octet rule - they want to have 8
electrons. Nitrogen likes to form 3 bonds to get the 3 electrons it needs to reach 8.
● Oxygen has 6 valence electrons and fluorine has 7. They only need one more
electron to reach 8, which is why they like to form 1 bond. This is also true for
halogens like chlorine, bromine, and iodine.
If you want more examples and exceptions, check out my video on YouTube called "Lewis
Structures" where I dive deeper into this topic.
Alkenes and Their Properties
An alkene is an unsaturated organic compound having a double bond. Unlike alkane, it does not
contain the maximum number of hydrogen atoms it can possibly hold. This makes it
unsaturated. To rectify the situation, one can put a triple bond between the carbon and
hydrogen atoms. The general formula for an alkene with one double bond is CnH2n.
● Triple bonds have more bond strength than individual single bonds, making them
stronger.
● An alkane with four carbon atoms is known as butane, and for five carbon atoms, it is
pentane.
For example, CH3CH(OH)CH3 is an alkene. To draw its Lewis structure:
Start from the left side and work your way towards the right side.
On the left, there is a carbon with three hydrogen atoms.
The next carbon has a hydrogen atom (at the bottom) and an OH group.
Each carbon atom in the molecule has four bonds, and each hydrogen atom has one bond.
On the left side of this particular ether we have two carbons, which is an ethyl group, and on the
right side, we have a CH3. The common name for it is called ethyl methyl ether, and the IUPAC
name is CH3CH2OCH3.
I conducted an experiment to test the reverse psychology theory - I asked people not to watch a
video to see if they would be more compelled to watch it. If you have a moment, please
comment on why you chose to watch this video. Did you want to learn about organic chemistry
or were you just curious?
● Nonmetals tend to acquire electrons to satisfy the octet rule - they want to have 8
electrons. Nitrogen likes to form 3 bonds to get the 3 electrons it needs to reach 8.
● Oxygen has 6 valence electrons and fluorine has 7. They only need one more
electron to reach 8, which is why they like to form 1 bond. This is also true for
halogens like chlorine, bromine, and iodine.
If you want more examples and exceptions, check out my video on YouTube called "Lewis
Structures" where I dive deeper into this topic.
Alkenes and Their Properties
An alkene is an unsaturated organic compound having a double bond. Unlike alkane, it does not
contain the maximum number of hydrogen atoms it can possibly hold. This makes it
unsaturated. To rectify the situation, one can put a triple bond between the carbon and
hydrogen atoms. The general formula for an alkene with one double bond is CnH2n.
● Triple bonds have more bond strength than individual single bonds, making them
stronger.
● An alkane with four carbon atoms is known as butane, and for five carbon atoms, it is
pentane.
For example, CH3CH(OH)CH3 is an alkene. To draw its Lewis structure:
Start from the left side and work your way towards the right side.
On the left, there is a carbon with three hydrogen atoms.
The next carbon has a hydrogen atom (at the bottom) and an OH group.
Each carbon atom in the molecule has four bonds, and each hydrogen atom has one bond.
On the left side of this particular ether we have two carbons, which is an ethyl group, and on the
right side, we have a CH3. The common name for it is called ethyl methyl ether, and the IUPAC
name is CH3CH2OCH3.
