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(^25) Organic Chemistry
Chapter Outline
25.1 Hydrocarbons – The Backbone of Organic Chemistry
25.2 FUNCTIONALGROUPS
25.3 ORGANICREACTIONS
26.5 References
From the simple and pleasurable creation of a craft item, like the necklace above, to the heavy-duty pipes that carry
water and other materials, polymers are an essential part of today’s society. Polymers are very large molecules based
on small structural units that are repeated hundreds or even thousands of times. Most of these materials are based
on carbon chains, which puts them in the domain of organic chemistry. However, polymers are but one application
of modern organic chemistry. The chemistry of carbon-containing compounds encompasses over twenty million
compounds and thousands of different reactions, many named after the chemists who developed them. This chapter
will give a small sampling of the complex field of organic chemistry.
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