Consumer Chemistry 9 Module 1 Intro To Organic Chemistry
Consumer Chemistry 9 Module 1 Intro To Organic Chemistry
Consumer Chemistry 9 Module 1 Intro To Organic Chemistry
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Consumer Chemistry
Quarter 1- Module 1
INTRODUCTION TO
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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CONSUMER CHEMISTRY 9
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Consumer Chemistry
Quarter 1 – Module 1
Introduction to
Organic Chemistry
Introductory Message
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Organic chemistry is the area of chemistry that involves the study of carbon and its
compounds. Carbon is now known to form a seemingly unlimited number of compounds. The
uses of organic compounds impact our lives daily in medicine, agriculture, and general life.
In this module, you will be able to learn the importance organic chemistry to your life
and be able to trace the development of the history of organic chemistry.
Understand the key concepts in organic chemistry, and the uses and benefits of
organic compounds to one’s health, industry, and the environment.
After using this module, you are expected to attain the following objectives
Define organic chemistry
Cite the importance of chemistry in our lives
Recognize the contributions of some scientist in organic chemistry
Trace the development of the history of chemistry.
What I Know
Direction: Read the following questions carefully and write only the letter of the correct
answer on a separate sheet of paper.
1. What is Organic Chemistry?
A. It is the study of the structure, properties, composition, reactions, and preparation of
carbon-containing compounds.
B. It is the branch of chemistry which deals with the study of properties, composition
structure and changes of matter
C. It is the science of obtaining, processing, and communicating information about the
composition and structure of organic matter.
D. It is branch of science concerned with the chemical and physicochemical processes
and substances that occur within living organisms
2. All of the following can combine with carbon to form an organic compound EXCEPT
A. copper
B. oxygen
C. nitrogen
D. hydrogen
6. There are over five million organic compounds known today and an almost infinite
number of new compounds could possibly be synthesized. This can be compared to the
total number of inorganic compounds, which is approximately half a million. What do you
think will happen if these organic chemicals are produced continually in quantities?
A. Most of these chemicals naturally decomposed in the environment.
B. These organic products can cause pollution if they are improperly disposed.
C. Man’s life becomes comfortable because of the vast increase of organic products.
D. There are varieties of commercial products that are always available in the market.
7. Organic Chemistry was originally limited to study of compounds which are _____.
A. existing naturally
B. man-made products
C. produced by living organisms
D. synthetic and natural products
8. Which organic compound produced from the reaction between the inorganic compounds
lead cyanate and the aqueous ammonia?
A. Urea
B. Silica
C. Cyanide
D. Carbides
9. Who introduced the term, Organic Chemistry to describe the study of compounds isolated
from nature?
A. Jöns Jacob Berzelius
B. Hermann Emil Louis
C. William Henry Perkin
D. Friedrich August Kekulé
10. All of the following found in food are organic compounds EXCEPT:
A. fats
B. proteins
C. minerals
D. carbohydrates
11. Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the development of the
history of organic chemistry?
A. I → II → III → IV
B. I → II → IV → III
C. II → IV → III → I
D. II → I → III → IV
12. Friedrich Wohler is known as the father of modern organic chemistry. What is his
greatest contribution to organic chemistry?
A. He introduced the process of making soap and detergent.
B. He developed the concept of tetravalent structure of carbon
C. He developed synthetic method of producing indigo from petrochemicals
D. He prepared organic compound, urea, from the reaction of lead cyanate and
aqueous ammonia.
15. All of the following are importance of organic chemistry in our lives EXCEPT
A. Several careers apply an understanding of organic chemistry
B. It deals with few chemical compounds found in the environment.
C. All of the chemical reactions in organic chemistry are related to life
D. It plays a part in the development of common household chemicals, foods, etc.
Try to remember the questions which you were not able to answer as you read the
module and perform the activities and exercises. Find the answers to these questions in the
lessons that follow. Have a great day of learning!
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
The science of Organic Chemistry has a broad and diverse past with many
investigators from many countries making discoveries that when combined over 200 years
led to the field of Organic Chemistry. The intrigue found with substances that contain carbon,
organic compounds, arose because so many different substances could be found in nature and
many of them had medicinal uses. The discovery of a laboratory synthesis of urea by
Friedrich Wöhler (1828) showed that organic chemicals did not have to be prepared by the
vital forces of nature but could also be prepared by humans, thus opening the way for the
field of synthetic organic chemistry.
Why do you need to study organic chemistry?
You are studying organic chemistry at a time of its greatest influence on our daily
lives, at a time when it can be considered a mature science, when the challenging questions
to which this knowledge can be applied have never been more important..
What’s In
Chemistry is a branch of science which deals with the study of matter, its properties,
compositions and structures, the changes it undergoes and the laws and principles governing
such changes.
What is matter? What are phases of matter? Kindly give examples.
There are five primary branches of chemistry namely: physical chemistry,
organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, analytical chemistry, and biochemistry
In this module, we will be dealing with organic chemistry. You will be introduced in
the world of organic compounds.
What’s New
Organic Chemistry is the study of carbon compounds, excluding CO, CO2, CS2 and
various bicarbonates, carbonates and cyanides, which are traditionally considered to be
inorganic compounds.
Why is organic chemistry important?
Organic chemistry is the study of organic compounds which are important to our daily
lives. Our bodies are made up of organic compounds. Most household chemicals are organic
compounds. The materials we are using like clothes, medicines and other health sanitations
are made of organic compounds. We can’t live without food composed of organic compounds
viz carbohydrates, proteins, fats and even vitamins.
Let’s find out the importance of organic chemistry by doing the activity below.
1. Clothing = ___________________________________________________________
2. Education = __________________________________________________________
3. Food = ______________________________________________________________
4. Health = _____________________________________________________________
5. Sanitation = __________________________________________________________
6. Shelter = ____________________________________________________________
7. Sports and Recreation = _________________________________________________
8. Transportation = _______________________________________________________
9. Energy = _____________________________________________________________
10. Arts and Aesthetics = __________________________________________________
What is It
Organic chemistry has great contributions in the different areas of human needs like
food, shelter, education, energy, transportation, sports and recreation and arts and aesthetics.
3. Textiles and clothing: Cloth is made of cotton, wool, silk, polyester, etc. All these
materials are organic. This chemistry helps in the study of textiles material, their
improvement for durability, color and cleaning process.
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4. Sanitation: In industries and labs, organic solvents are widely used for cleaning. at home
and other places of living, we use phenols and other agents to clean the floor and walls. These
sanitizing agents work on the principle of organic chemistry to remove the dirt and also kill
the microbes.
5. Sterilization: Most of the sterilizing agents and disinfectants like phenol, formaldehyde,
etc. are carbon compounds. Due to their properties like solubility, pH they can kill microbes
and even human body cells.
6. Chemical Analysis: Chemical substances like drugs, pesticides, cosmetics, are tested as a
part of quality control.
7. Valuables: Diamonds, graphite, petroleum. Interestingly the carbon compounds are found
to be highly valuable, durable and hardest in the world. Their properties are studies in organic
chemistry.
8. Chemical synthesis: Organic chemistry helps us synthesize many compounds that are
needed on a large scale.
10. For better molecules: If a molecule is already used for a long time. It can be replaced by
similar molecules with a slight change in its chemistry. This change is aimed at more
effective performance. This is possible by substituting some organic functional groups.
Thus the importance of organic chemistry is immense in human life
What’s New
The history of organic chemistry can be traced back to ancient times when medicine
men extracted chemicals from plants and animals to treat members of their tribes.
Organic chemistry was first defined as a branch of modern science in the early 1800's
when one of the leading scientists of his generation Jöns Jacob Berzelius coined the term
“organic chemistry” for the study of compounds derived from natural sources in 1807.
Let’s familiarize with these scientists and their contributions by doing the next
activity.
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Procedure:
A Direction: Using references, identify the name of the scientists given their contributions in
organic chemistry. Refer to the scientists below.
________1. He first synthesized salicylic acid. (1853)
________2. He developed synthetic method of producing indigo from petrochemicals (1867)
________3. He discovered urea, the first natural organic compound to be synthesized in the
laboratory. (1828)
________4. He discovered the structure of benzene (1865)
________5. He introduced the term, Organic Chemistry to describe the study of compounds
isolated from nature ( 1807)
________6. He discovered the existence of molecular asymmetry, the foundation of
stereochemistry (1848)
________7. He observed polarization with several organic liquids, including oil of
turpentine.(1815)
________8. He devised a method of distilling paraffin from coal and oil shale. (1848)
________9. He developed new methods for the quick and precise measurement of the
quantities of carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen in organic compounds. (1840)
________10. He discovered the first synthetic organic dye, mauveine, made from aniline.
(1856)
________11. He studied soaps made from fats and alkalis. (1826)
________12. He discovered the esterification of carboxylic acid. (1895)
Louis Pasteur
Justus von Liebig Jean Baptiste Biot William Henry Perkin
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What is It
Name of
Year Scientist/s Country Contributions
8000 BC Possibly the first "controlled" organic reaction was the
production of ethanol using fermentation
340 BC Aristotle Greece The concept of vitalism has been derived from the
philosophy of Aristotle.
1250 Taddeo Alderotti Italy An alchemist who is given credit for the development
of fractional distillation.
1540 Valerius Cordus Germany The student of Paracelsus who synthesized diethyl
ether by the action of sulfuric acid on ethanol.
1746 John Roebuck England Sulfuric acid is used to catalyze many organic
reactions as noted with the synthesis of diethyl ether
from ethanol. .
1770 Torbern O. Sweden He was the first to distinguish between organic and
Bergman inorganic chemistry with organic being associated with
chemicals derived from living things and containing a
"property" called vitalism.
1806 N-L. Vauquelin, France Vauquelin and his student Robiquet isolated the first
P-J. Robiquet known amino acid
1826 Michel Chevreul Sttudied soaps made from fats and alkalis
1828 Friedrich Wöhler Germany By synthesizing urea from the "inorganic" ammonium
cyanate.
1820's Jons Jacob Sweden He coined the terms isomerism, catalyst & protein
Berzelius and reportedly noticed that lactic acid has two optical
isomers.
1849 Louis Pasteur France He made a very significant contribution to organic
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What’s More
You have learned in this module the importance and history of organic chemistry
To further understand the nature and scope of organic chemistry, kindly do the
following activities.
Activity 3. Organic Chemistry and its Organic Chemicals
Objective: At the end of the activity, you should be able to identify the importance of
organic chemistry and the application of some organic compounds.
Material: paper and pen
Procedure:
A. Identify what areas of human needs the following organic chemicals belong.
3. fats in soap
1. Nylon thread
2. sodium benzoate in
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B. Unscramble the letters to reveal the correct name of the organic chemicals given
their uses.
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1869 1865
_______ has been August Kekulé 1862
given credit for discovered the _______ first to suggest the
preparing the first famous structure possibility of double and
synthetic polymer of _______ triple bonds between two
carbons.
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1883 1891 Francis Aston invented
Adolf von Baeyer ________developed the ____, an extremely
determined the thermal cracking for powerful method for
structure of ____ and for the synthesis of determining the structure
other dyes. many organic and identification of
chemicals organic compounds
1930
1937 1929
Wallace Carothers
Catalytic discovered ____ and the Kathleen Lonsdale
cracking was useful synthetic proved using x-ray
developed by techniques for producing ________ that benzene
________. these polymers is flat and all bonds are
the same length
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Direction: Summarize the lessons that we studied in this module by answering the
following question.
1. What is Organic Chemistry?
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
2. Why do we need to study Organic Chemistry?
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
3. What is the importance of Organic chemistry to our daily life?
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
4. When does organic chemistry started?
___________________________________________________________________________
5. Enumerate five scientists and their contributions to organic chemistry.
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
What I Can Do
Direction. Create a timeline of at least 10 events in the history of organic chemistry using the
graphic organizer below.
Scientist and
contribution
year
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Assessment
Direction: Read the following questions carefully and write only the letter of the correct
answer on a separate sheet of paper.
1. What is Organic Chemistry?
A. It is the study of the structure, properties, composition, reactions, and preparation of
carbon-containing compounds.
B. It is the branch of chemistry which deals with the study of properties, composition
structure and changes of matter
C. It is the science of obtaining, processing, and communicating information about the
composition and structure of organic matter.
D. It is branch of science concerned with the chemical and physicochemical processes
and substances that occur within living organisms
2. All of the following can combine with carbon to form an organic compound EXCEPT
A. hydrogen
B. oxygen
C. nitrogen
D. copper
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6. There are over five million organic compounds known today and an almost infinite
number of new compounds could possibly be synthesized. This can be compared to the
total number of inorganic compounds, which is approximately half a million. What do you
think will happen if these organic chemicals are produced continually in quantities?
A. Most of these chemicals naturally decomposed in the environment.
B. These organic products can cause pollution if they are improperly disposed.
C. Man’s life becomes comfortable because of the vast increase of organic products.
D. There are varieties of commercial products that are always available in the market.
7. Organic Chemistry was originally limited to study of compounds which are _____.
A. existing naturally
B. man-made products
C. produced by living organisms
D. synthetic and natural products
8. Friedrich Wohler is known as the father of modern organic chemistry. What is his
greatest contribution to chemistry?
A. He introduced the process of making soap and detergent.
B. He developed the concept of tetravalent structure of carbon
C. He developed synthetic method of producing indigo from petrochemicals
D. He prepared organic compound, urea, from the reaction of lead cyanate and
aqueous ammonia.
9. Who introduced the term, Organic Chemistry to describe the study of compounds isolated
from nature?
A. William Henry Perkin
B. Jöns Jacob Berzelius
C. Friedrich August Kekulé
D. Hermann Emil Louis
10. All of the following found in food are organic compounds EXCEPT:
A. fats
B. proteins
C. minerals
D. carbohydrates
For item 11, refer to the information below.
I. Friedrich August Kekulé proposed the structure of benzene
II. Vauquelin and his student Robiquet isolated the first known amino acid.
III. William Perkin discovered the first synthetic organic dye, mauveine, made from
aniline.
IV. Jons Jacob Berzelius introduced the term, Organic Chemistry to describe the study
of compounds isolated from nature
11. Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the development of the
history of organic chemistry?
A. I → II → III → IV
B. I → II → IV → III
C. II → IV → III → I
D. II → I → III → IV
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12. Which organic compound produced from the reaction between the inorganic compounds
lead cyanate and the aqueous ammonia?
A. Urea
B. Silica
C. Cyanide
D. Carbides
15. All of the following are importance of organic chemistry in our lives EXCEPT
A. All of the chemical reactions in organic chemistry are related to life
B. Several careers apply an understanding of organic chemistry
C. It deals with few chemical compounds found in the environment.
D. It plays a part in the development of common household chemicals, foods, etc.
Additional Activities
Write a short essay about the importance of organic chemistry. The title will be
”Organic Chemistry in my Daily Life.”
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Answer Key
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