ORGANIC CHEMISTRY – SOME BASIC PRINCIPLES AND
TECHNIQUES|VERIFIED ANSWERS100%|2025
General Introduction-Organic chemistry is the study of carbon compounds (except
CO₂, CO, carbonates, etc.).
Feynman Technique:
Think of organic chemistry like Lego - you use carbon atoms as base blocks and
attach other atoms (H, O, N) to build bigger structures.
Tetravalence of Carbon & Shape of Compounds-Carbon has 4 valence electrons →
forms 4 covalent bonds → leads to different shapes (like chains, rings, branches).
Feynman Technique:
Imagine carbon as a person with 4 hands. It can hold hands with 4 different atoms or
other carbons - forming chains or cycles.
Structural Representation of Organic Compounds-Ways to draw organic compounds:
Complete structure (all atoms & bonds)
Condensed structure
Bond-line (skeletal) formula
Feynman Technique:
It's like drawing a human in detail, in stick figure, or shorthand. All represent the
same person (compound) in different styles.
Classification of Organic Compounds-Organic compounds are classified as:
Acyclic (open chain)
Cyclic (ring compounds)
Saturated (single bonds)
Unsaturated (double/triple bonds)
Aromatic (benzene-like)
Feynman Technique:
Imagine different carbon arrangements: like trains (chains), wheels (rings), or
musical notes (aromatic for stability).
Nomenclature of Organic Compounds-Systematic naming using IUPAC rules:Prefix
+ Word root + Suffix
