{"id":50515,"date":"2023-12-09T12:50:40","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T07:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thechemistrynotes.com\/?p=50515"},"modified":"2023-12-20T20:47:41","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T15:02:41","slug":"general-organic-chemistry-terms-topics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thechemistrynotes.com\/general-organic-chemistry-terms-topics\/","title":{"rendered":"General Organic Chemistry: Terms, Important Topics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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General Organic Chemistry (GOC) introduces students to the fundamental ideas of organic chemistry. A solid comprehension of the principles covered by General Organic Chemistry is essential for studying more advanced topics (such as the mechanisms of named reactions). Berzelius (1808) introduced the vital force theory and defined organic chemistry as the chemistry of chemicals contained in living matter. Wohler’s synthesis of urea, the first organic chemical synthesized in a laboratory, delivered a fatal blow to the vital force idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organic compounds are hydrocarbons and their derivatives. Organic chemistry is the branch of chemistry that deals with these substances. Carbon typically catenates with four valence electrons, suggesting that it binds to itself, resulting in the formation of different compounds. Long chains of carbon atoms and hydrogens, such as dodecane, can be found, as can bands of carbon, such as anthracene, or complex structures of carbon and other atoms, such as the steroid estradiol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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