2: Polarity, Intermolecular Forces, and Physical Properties of Molecules
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- 2.1: Electronegativity and Bond Polarity (Review)
- Recognizing and distinguishing between polar and nonpolar compounds is an essential skill for organic chemistry. Polarity is the underlying factor of intermolecular forces and polar bonds are often a source of chemical reactivity.
- 2.2: Intermolecular Forces (IMFs) - Review
- Intermolecular forces (IMFs) have many useful applications in organic chemistry. For students interested in biochemistry, the concepts of IMFs are called non-covalent interactions when they occur within a large biological molecule creating secondary and tertiary structure.
- 2.3: Organic Functional Groups- H-bond donors and H-bond acceptors
- When evaluating organic compounds, we want to visualize the compounds in their three-dimensional shapes exerting intermolecular forces on their environment. Because reactions will occur in aqueous and non-aqueous (organic) solutions, it is important to recognize which functional groups are both H-bond donors and H-bond acceptors and which groups are only H-bond acceptors.
- 2.4: Intermolecular Forces and Relative Boiling Points (bp)
- The relative strength of the intermolecular forces (IMFs) can be used to predict the relative boiling points of pure substances.
- 2.5: Intermolecular Forces and Solubilities
- Organic chemistry can perform reactions in non-aqueous solutions using organic solvents. It is important to start considering the solvent as a reaction parameter and the solubility of each reagent.