1 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY ORGANIC CHEMISTRY IN DAILY LIFE WARM UP Give definitions of organic chemistry, biology and biochemistry in your own words. What is organic chemistry? It is more than just the study of compounds containing carbon-carbon or carbon-hydrogen . All living things are made of carbon compounds , and all the processes that in living things are chemical reactions involving carbon compounds. The ability of carbon to make so many different compounds creates the rich diversity of life on Earth . Carbon atoms can combine with each other in uncountable numbers of ways. For example, carbon atoms in one way become soft, graphite; rearranged in another way they form diamond, one of the hardest materials in the world. The principles of chemical structure and bonding are crucial for understanding the structures of biological contained in all living things. Macromolecules contain thousands of carbon and hydrogen atoms and are composed of many smaller molecules bonded together. They include proteins, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, and lipids. bonds It is the study of all the chemical reactions related to life. 1 happen 1 arranged pliable macromolecules MORE Carbon compounds surround us. Paper, plants, plastic, plants, our clothes and we ourselves contain carbon. 1 DO Watch the video and find out why carbon is special. Why is the Carbon Atom said to be unique? posted by theCLOUDSCHOOL 1 Functional groups The concept of functional groups is in organic chemistry, both as a means to classify structures and for predicting properties. Functional groups are groups of atoms in organic molecules that are of those molecules. Functional groups can have a decisive influence on the chemical and physical properties of organic compounds. central responsible for the characteristic chemical reactions Organic compounds Our world is by : the foods we eat, the clothes we wear, the fuels we use, the medicines we take, plastics or polymers in general, soaps and detergents, perfumes and , cosmetics, synthetic fibres and the vast of petrochemicals that our modern world – petrol (gasoline in AmE), coal, natural gas and various other forms of oil, used either directly or indirectly in heat, light, and electric power. shaped organic compounds toiletries array power providing us with