BIOL 1201 Chapter : Biol 1201 Outline 4
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>>>>>>>>aside from water, most biologically related molecules contain carbon. Organic chemistry is the study of carbon compounds. --organic chemistry the study of carbon compounds. --organic molecules molecules which contain carbon exceptions: co, co2, and all carbon molecules (e. g. , diamonds, graphite, coal) Carbon atoms are the most versatile building blocks of molecules (see fig 4. 4) Carbon atom has a valence of 4 and can bind to 2,3, or 4 other atoms. --hydrocarbons molecules that contain only hydrogen and carbon. Are hydrophobic (ie, non-polar) because c-c and c-h bond are nonpolar. Variations in the carbon skeleton can contribute to the diversity of organic molecules (see fig 4. 5). --isomers molecules which contain the same atoms but have those atoms arranged in a different pattern. --structural isomers molecules which contain the same atom but have a different shape. --geometric isomers isomers are molecules which contain the same atoms but the groups around a double bond are arranged differently.
