• Alcoholsv
  • Phenols
  • Properties of Alcohols
  • Reactions of Alcohols
  • Synthesis of Alcohols
• Aldehydes and Ketonesv
  • Properties of Aldehydes & Ketones
  • Reactions of Aldehydes & Ketones
  • Synthesis of Aldehydes & Ketones
• Amidesv
  • Properties of Amides
  • Reactions of Amides
  • Synthesis of Amides
• Aminesv
  • Properties of Amines
  • Reactions of Amines
  • Synthesis of Amines
• Carboxylic Acidsv
  • Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  • Reactions of Carboxylic Acids
  • Synthesis of Carboxylic Acids
• Case Studiesv
  • Case Study: Fossil Fuels
  • What is Organic?
• Chiralityv
  • Absolute Configuration: R-S Sequence Rules
  • Chirality and Stereoisomers
  • Diastereomers
  • Fischer Projections
  • Fundamentals of Chirality
  • Meso Compounds
  • Optical Activity
• Conjugationv
  • Conjugated Dienes
  • Electrophilic Attack on Conjugated Dienes-Kinetic and Thermodynamic Control
  • Overlap of Adjacent p Orbitals-Electron Delocalization
  • Polymerization of Conjugated Dienes
  • The Diels-Alder Cycloaddition
• Estersv
  • Properties of Esters
  • Reactions of Esters
  • Synthsis of Esters
• Ethersv
  • Properties of Ethers
  • Reactions of Ethers
  • Synthesis of Ethers
• Fundamentalsv
  • Coulomb Forces
  • Electrophiles & Nucleophiles
  • Hybrid Orbitals
  • Index of Hydrogen Deficiency (IHD)
  • Ionic and Covalent Bonds
  • Lewis Structures
  • Molecular Classes
  • Omitting numbers
  • Resonance Forms
  • Rotation in Substituted Ethanes
  • Structure of Organic Molecules
  • The phenyl group
• Hydrocarbonsv
  • Alkanes
  • Alkenes
  • Alkynes
  • Aromatics
• Organic Chemistry With a Biological Emphasisv
  • Appendix I: Index of enzymatic reactions by pathway
  • Appendix: Review of laboratory synthesis reactions
  • Chapter 1: Introduction to organic structure and bonding I
  • Chapter 10: Phosphoryl transfer reactions
  • Chapter 11: Nucleophilic carbonyl addition reactions
  • Chapter 12: Acyl substitution reactions
  • Chapter 13: Reactions with stabilized carbanion intermediates I
  • Chapter 14: Reactions with stabilized carbanion intermediates II
  • Chapter 15: Electrophilic reactions
  • Chapter 16: Oxidation and reduction reactions
  • Chapter 17: Radical reactions
  • Chapter 2: Introduction to Organic Structure and Bonding II
  • Chapter 3: Conformations and Stereochemistry
  • Chapter 4: Structure Determination I: UV-Vis and Infrared Spectroscopy, Mass Spectrometry
  • Chapter 5: Structure Determination II: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
  • Chapter 6: Introduction to organic reactivity and catalysis
  • Chapter 7: Organic compounds as acids and bases
  • Chapter 8: Nucleophilic substitution reactions, part I
  • Chapter 9: Nucleophilic substitution reactions, part II
  • Full Table of Contents
  • Introduction
  • Reference Tables
  • Solution Manual
• Polymersv
  • Addition Polymers
  • Condensation Polymers
  • Polyethylene
  • Polymer Fundamentals
  • Rubber Polymers
  • Silicone Polymers
• Reactionsv
  • Addition Reactions
  • E1 Reaction
  • E2 Reaction
  • Elimination Reactions
  • Kinetics of Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions
  • Oxymercuration-Demercuration: A Special Electrophilic Addition
  • Pushing Arrows
  • Rearrangement Reactions
  • SN1
  • SN2
  • Substitution Reactions
  • The Generalized Electrophilic Addition
• Videos
• Virtual Textbook of OChemv
  • Alcohols
  • Aldehydes & Ketones
  • Alkanes
  • Alkenes
  • Alkyl Halides
  • Alkynes
  • Aromaticity
  • Benzene
  • Biochemicals
  • Carboxyl Derivatives
  • Chemical Reactivity
  • Ethers
  • Intermolecular Forces
  • Nomenclature
  • Phosphines
  • Spectroscopy
  • Stereoisomers
  • Structure & Bonding
  • Thiols and Sulfides

Just what is organic? The term "organic" often conjures up the image of life; something very separate from inanimate or not possessing any traits commonly attributed to being alive. That is, when something is alive and it therefore is organic. In the supermarket, we are used to seeing the "organic" label to designate something special, something more connected to nature. However, the term organic in chemistry has a very specific definition involving chemicals and chemistry that involves carbon. As discussed below, there a strong diversity of chemistry associated with organic compounds.

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