Outline of organic chemistry
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to organic chemistry:
Organic chemistry is the scientific study of the structure, properties, composition, reactions, and preparation (by synthesis or by other means) of carbon-based compounds, hydrocarbons, and their derivatives. These compounds may contain any number of other elements, including hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, the halogens as well as phosphorus, silicon, and sulfur.[1][2][3]
General topics
[edit]- History of organic chemistry
- IUPAC nomenclature of organic chemistry
- Organic reaction
- Organic compound
- Organic synthesis
Current trends
[edit]Current trends in organic chemistry include (as of 2020):
- Biocatalysis
- Catalysis
- Chemosensors
- Chiral synthesis
- Flow chemistry
- Green chemistry
- Mechanochemistry
- Photoredox catalysis
Concepts
[edit]- Acids and bases
- Chemoselectivity
- Molecular structure
- Regioselectivity
- Stereoselectivity
- Spectroscopy
- Organometallic chemistry
Chemical species
[edit]- Acetals
- Alcohols and alkyl halides, diols, thiols
- Alkanes and cycloalkanes
- Alkenes
- Alkynes
- Amines
- Amino acids, peptides, proteins
- Aromatics
- Aromatic hydrocarbons
- Aryl halides
- Carbohydrates
- Carbonyl compounds
- Enols
- Ethers
- Imines
- Ketenes
- Lipids
- Nitriles
- Nucleic acids
- Organometallic compounds
- Oximes
Reactions
[edit]- Addition reaction
- Cyclization
- Elimination reaction
- Organic redox reaction
- Cannizzaro reaction
- Oxidation
- Reduction
- Pericyclic reaction
- Polymerization
- Rearrangement reaction
- Baker–Venkataraman rearrangement
- Beckmann rearrangement
- Benzilic acid rearrangement
- Brook rearrangement
- Claisen rearrangement
- Cope rearrangement
- Curtius rearrangement
- Fries rearrangement
- Ireland–Claisen rearrangement
- Newman–Kwart rearrangement
- Overman rearrangement
- Oxy-Cope rearrangement
- Pinacol rearrangement
- 1,2-Wittig rearrangement
- 2,3-Wittig rearrangement
- Substitution reaction
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Robert T. Morrison, Robert N. Boyd, and Robert K. Boyd, Organic Chemistry, 6th edition (Benjamin Cummings, 1992, ISBN 0-13-643669-2) - this is "Morrison and Boyd", a classic textbook
- ^ John D. Roberts, Marjorie C. Caserio, Basic Principles of Organic Chemistry,(W. A. Benjamin, Inc. ,1964) - another classic textbook
- ^ Richard F. and Sally J. Daley, Organic Chemistry, Online organic chemistry textbook. Ochem4free.info
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