Tahmid Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Ok, our teacher has a weird style of teaching. Before teaching anything, she tests us on our knowledge. So, we are learning organic chemistry. And I want to know what I should know before the class. If anyone could help, it would be especially appreciated... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MulderMan Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 What age/level are you at? A few things to look up: Functional groups (and bonding rules): -alkenes -alkanes -alkynes -amines -alcohols -aldehydes -keytones -nitriles -ethers -esters Nomenclature Isomerism (functional group, positional, geometric, optical) Mechanisms -nucelophillic/electrophillic addition/substitution Aromaticity Spectroscopy (n.m.r., IR, mass spec) Tests for organic compounds... CURLY ARROWS!!! and ELECTRONS Haha, theres alot of things! Thats pretty much the spec. for circa 16-18 year olds, or so I should think/hope! Once you start to learn the basics, like bonding rules (i.e. carbon=4, oxygen=2 etc), nomenclature (the naming system) and basic mechanisms, and the concept of moving electrons with curly arrows you are set! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tahmid Posted April 30, 2008 Author Share Posted April 30, 2008 16/18! I study in class(standard in the US, I think), 7 and I'm only 13! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MulderMan Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Oh... you do organic chemistry at that age?!!! Thats crazy. I cant even think what I was doing in science at that age?! Hmm.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insane_alien Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 when i was thirteen we just got general chemistry, we didn't study its various branches. i was still fascinated by blowing stuff up around that age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedarkshade Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Oh... you do organic chemistry at that age?!!!Thats crazy. Where I come from, we took organic chemistry in the 8th class, when I was 14. It was not that advanced though.I think it was since then that I hate organic chemistry. It is indeed boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tahmid Posted May 1, 2008 Author Share Posted May 1, 2008 So, how old are you? I know that alkane, alkene and alkyne vary because of the bonding. But could anyone make me understand bonding? What is bonding? Single bonding? Double bonding? Triple bonding? Any help would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Skeptic Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Ok, our teacher has a weird style of teaching. Before teaching anything, she tests us on our knowledge. So, we are learning organic chemistry. And I want to know what I should know before the class. If anyone could help, it would be especially appreciated... So, you figure that if you can pretend that you know all the simple stuff, she'll skip ahead to the more advanced stuff? What you should know is what she taught in class, or assigned as homework or reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tahmid Posted May 2, 2008 Author Share Posted May 2, 2008 In class, we learnt the structural formula and the different hydrocarbons, depending on the number of carbon atoms. Thanks to MulderMan, I was prepared. So, what should I know next? Could someone please help........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedarkshade Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 I know that alkane, alkene and alkyne vary because of the bonding. Yes, basically! But could anyone make me understand bonding?What is bonding? Single bonding? Double bonding? Triple bonding? Any help would be appreciated. (a chemical bond is the force that keeps the atoms together). Carbon is tetravalent, which means that it can make four bonds. In can be bonded with four other atoms by a singe bond, like in alkanes. It can be bonded by two atoms with a double bond, like in alkenes. And it can be bonded by two atoms , one a triple one and one a single bond. There also can be combinations but the aim is to complete the tetravalence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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