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Heteroeyeles structurally based on the phenalene ring system form an interesting elass, frequently possessing distinetive eolours. With nitrogen as the central atom we have the unstable 9b-azaphenalene (24), whieh has only fairly reeently been prepared and is still comparatively little studied (76JCS(Pl)34l). The cyclazine nomenclature is commonly applied to this and related compounds thus, (24) is (3.3.3)cyclazine. With further aza substitution, in positions alternant to the central atom, their stability increases the heptaazaphenalene (25) is (thermally) a very inert compound, derivatives of which, e.g. the triamine, have been known since the early days of organic chemistry (see Chapter 2.20). 

A substitution reaction is one in which an atom or group of atoms in a molecule is replaced by a different atom or group. Substitution reactions are very common in organic chemistry. Examples include the following ... 

The four atoms attached to the stereocenter are C, C, O, and H. We rank them from 1 to 4 based on atomic number. To do this, we must either consult a periodic table every time or commit to memory a small part of the periodic table—just those atoms that are most commonly used in organic chemistry ... 

An interesting, important, and common phenomenon in organic chemistry is that of structural isomerism. Consider a molecule having two carbon atoms, four hydrogen atoms, and two chlorine atoms (C2H4CI2). These atoms are capable of binding to each other in two different ways as shown. 

Mastering some study strategies in preparing for an organic chemistry exam Avoiding the mistakes commonly made on exams Remembering that a carbon atom has four bonds... 

The element carbon (symbol C) is almost always found in nature covalently bonded to other carbon atoms or to a variety of other elements (most commonly H, O, and N). Due to the presence of carbon-containing compounds in all living things, the chemistry of carbon compounds is known as organic chemistry. Most high explosives are organic compounds. TNT (trinitrotoluene), for example, consists of C, H, N, and O atoms, with a molecular formula of C yH 5N P e. We will encounter other organic compounds in our study of fuels and binders in pyrotechnic mixtures. 

One of the most common molecules studied in organic chemistry is the hydrocarbon. Hydrocarbons are compounds composed of carbon and hydrogen. The simplest of the hydrocarbons fall into the category of alkanes. Alkanes are chains of carbon molecules connected by single covalent bonds. Chapter 5 describes how single covalent bonds result when atoms share pairs of valence electrons. Because a carbon atom has four valence electrons, it s eager to donate those valence electrons to covalent bonds so it can receive four donated electrons in turn, filling carbon s valence shell. In other words, carbon really likes to form four bonds. 

With our first example of chemical reactions, we want to get acquainted with a very important type of reaction in organic chemistry, that is, with nucleophilic substitution at a saturated carbon atom. Since halogens are very common constituents of man-made organic chemicals, we consider their displacement by environmentally relevant nucleophiles. In these cases the halogen plays the role of the leaving group. 

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