Organic
Chemistry
Natalia Conde Martínez
Facultad de Ingeniería
Universidad de La Sabana
2020
nat alia. c ond [email protected] is ab ana. ed u. c o

Compuestos orgánicos
Hidrocarburos
Derivados de hidrocarburos
Alquenos
R-CH=CHR
Alcanos
R
—
H
Alquinos
R-C
≡C
-R
Aromáticos
Alcoholes y
derivados
R-OH, ROR
ArOH
Carbonilos
RCHO,
RCOR
Ácidos y
derivados
RCOOH,
RCOOR
RCONR
2
Aminas
RNH
2
,
R
2
NH
R
3
N
Haluros de
alquilo
RX
R
Esqueleto
HC Alifáticos
2

What are Aromatic
Compounds

What are
Aromatic
Compounds
Aromatic compounds
are
cyclic,
planar and have a fully
conjugated system
of orbitals
which gives them a special stability!

What are AromaticCompounds

What are
Aromatic
Compounds
Aromatic compounds contain
4n+2
π
electrons
(
where
n
is a whole number starting from 1)
Huckel’s
Rule

What are
Aromatic
Compounds
Huckel’s
Rule
Aromatic compounds contain
4n+2
π
electrons
(
where
n
is a whole number starting from 1)

What are
Aromatic
Compounds
Aromatic compounds
are
cyclic,
planar and have a fully
conjugated system
of orbitals
which gives them a special stability!
…and the
Huckel’s
Rule

Importance of Aromatic Compounds
Some important molecules that are not natural and
prepared through organic synthesis:

Aromatic
Heterocycles
Heterocyclic compounds
are the ones containing
atoms other than carbon in
the ring system.

Importance of Aromatic Compounds

Structure of Benzene

Structure of Benzene

Naming aromatic compoundsAdding thename of the substituent to “benzene” which is the parent:

Naming
aromatic
compounds
You should use the
common name
as the parent
and
not the “benzene”

.

Naming
aromatic
compounds
Disubstituted Derivatives of Benzene
