Organic compounds nitrogen hybridization

It is probably fair to say that life reflects and depends on three chemical aspects (1) hybridization of carbon and oxygen (as well as nitrogen), (2) the facile way carbon atoms may bind to other carbon atoms, and (3) the unique ability of hydrogen to form H-bonds. The catenation and tetrahedral geometry of the carbon atoms are the fundamental features of all organic compounds in cells. However, the most abundant molecule in any living cell is water. 

The valence-bond concept of orbital hybridization described in the previous four sections is not limited to carbon compounds. Covalent bonds formed by-other elements can also be described using hybrid orbitals. Look, for instance, at the nitrogen atom in methylamine, CH3NH2, an organic derivative of ammonia (NH3) and the substance responsible for the odor of rotting fish. 

The most recent studies of such compounds involves Mo03-pyrazine [17], M0O3—pyrrolidinedithiocarbamate [18] and M0O3—phen [19] hybrids. The obtained results surest that lamellar M0O3 can be successfully used as a molecular sieve toward a series of nitrogen-containing organic species. 

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