ORG CHEM UNIT 1

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The bonding of atoms of the same element into a series, called a chain.

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CATENATION

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       Compounds with the same molecular formula but different molecular structure.

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ISOMERS    

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States that organic compounds must have their origin in living organisms and could never be synthesized from inorganic materials.

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VITAL FORCE THEORY

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Chemical compounds featuring a bond between a carbon atom of an organic group and a metal atom.

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ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS

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A group attached to the parent chain or ring that replaces a hydrogen atom.

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SUBSTITUENT/ ATTACHED GROUP/ BRANCH

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The chemistry of compounds that contains the element carbon.

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ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

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Branch of chemistry that studies the structure, property, and reaction, of organic compounds and organic materials.

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ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

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Originally defined as the study of compounds extracted from living organisms and their natural products.

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ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

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Who were the first to use organic chemicals?

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Romans and Egyptians as dyes, medicines, and poisons from natural sources.

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Who was the first to define Organic Chemistry?

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Jon Jacob Berzelius