ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Fundamental Concepts of Organic Chemistry

Dr. Anju Srivastava Dept. of Chemistry

Hindu College Delhi

(12.04.2007) CONTENTS Introduction Ionic and Covalent Bonds

Orbital Picture of Covalent Bonding Valence Bond Theory and Molecular Orbital Theory Hybridization: Covalent Bonding of Carbon Hybrid Orbitals Hybridization in Molecules Having Heteroatoms

Parameters Affected By Hybridization Polar Covalent Bonds Polarity of Bonds Delocalised Chemical Bonding Resonance Types of Molecules That Have Delocalised Bonds Applications of Inductive Effect and resonance Effect Resonance Energy Aromaticity Hyperconjugation Intermolecular Forces Dipole - Dipole Interaction Van Der Waals Interactions Hydrogen Bonding Stereochemistry Organic Reactions Nucleophiles and Electrophiles Relative Strengths of Nucleophiles and Electrophiles Homolysis and Heterolysis of Covalents Bonds Types of Organic Reactions Energetics of Reaction Thermodynamics of Reaction Kinetics of Reaction

Reaction Profiles Reactive Intermediates Carbanions Carbocations Radicals Carbenes Nitrenes Arynes Formal Charge Investigating Reaction Mechanism by Various Techniques