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Organic Chemistry – Some Basic Principles and Techniques

CBSE · Class 11 · Chemistry

Summary of Organic Chemistry – Some Basic Principles and Techniques for CBSE Class 11 Chemistry. Key concepts, important points, and chapter overview.

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Overview

Organic chemistry studies carbon compounds and the principles that explain their structures, reactions, naming, purification, and analysis. Carbon shows catenation and forms strong covalent bonds with many elements, which leads to a huge number of organic compounds. The chapter builds the foundation

Key Concepts

Berzelius proposed the vital force theory

Berzelius proposed the vital force theory for the formation of organic compounds. Wohler disproved it in 1828 by synthesising urea from ammonium cyana

Carbon can be sp3

Carbon can be sp3, sp2, or sp hybridised. sp3 carbon gives tetrahedral geometry, sp2 gives trigonal planar geometry, and sp gives linear geometry. Gre

A pi bond forms by sideways

A pi bond forms by sideways overlap of parallel p orbitals. Because proper overlap is needed, rotation around a C=C bond is restricted. Pi bonds are t

Organic compounds are written as complete

Organic compounds are written as complete structural formulas, condensed formulas, bond-line formulas, and wedge-dash formulas. In bond-line formulas,

Organic compounds are classified as acyclic

Organic compounds are classified as acyclic or open chain, and cyclic or closed chain compounds. Acyclic compounds are also called aliphatic compounds

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the reasons for tetravalence of carbon and the shapes of organic molecules
  • Write structures of organic molecules in different ways
  • Classify organic compounds on the basis of structure and functional groups
  • Name organic compounds using the IUPAC system and derive structures from names
  • Understand the concept of organic reaction mechanism

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