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Carbon Chemistry: The Backbone of Biological Molecules

Explore the diverse world of carbon compounds and their importance in forming the molecular diversity of life. Learn about organic chemistry, bonding versatility, carbon chains, hydrocarbons, isomers, enantiomers, functional groups, and their chemical properties.

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Carbon Chemistry: The Backbone of Biological Molecules

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  1. Chapter 4 Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life

  2. Figure 4.1 Carbon Chemistry • Carbon is the Backbone of Biological Molecules (macromolecules) • All living organisms Are made up of chemicals based mostly on the element carbon

  3. Carbon Chemistry • Organic chemistry is the study of carbon compounds • Carbon atoms can form diverse molecules by bonding to four other atoms • Carbon compounds range from simple molecules to complex ones • Carbon has four valence electrons and may form single, double, triple, or quadruple bonds

  4. Ball-and-Stick Model Name and Comments Space-Filling Model Molecular Formula Structural Formula H (a) Methane CH4 C H H H H H (b) Ethane C2H6 C H C H H H H H (c) Ethene (ethylene) C C C2H4 H H Figure 4.3 A-C • The bonding versatility of carbon allows it to form many diverse molecules, including carbon skeletons

  5. Carbon (valence = 4) Nitrogen (valence = 3) Hydrogen (valence = 1) Oxygen (valence = 2) O H N C Figure 4.4 • The electron configuration of carbon gives it covalent compatibility with many different elements

  6. H H C C C C H H C H H H H H H C H H H H H H H H H H H H C C C C C C C H H H H H H H H H H H H (a) Length H Ethane Propane H H H H H H H H H H H C C C C C C C C H H H H (b) Branching Butane isobutane H H H H C H (c) Double bonds H H C C C H H C C H H C C 1-Butene 2-Butene H H C C C (d) Rings Figure 4.5 A-D Cyclohexane Benzene • Carbon may bond to itself forming carbon chains • Carbon chains form the skeletons of most organic molecules • Carbon chains vary in length and shape

  7. Fat droplets (stained red) 100 µm (b) Mammalian adipose cells (a) A fat molecule Figure 4.6 A, B Hydrocarbons • Hydrocarbons are molecules consisting of only carbon and hydrogen • Hydrocarbons Are found in many of a cell’s organic molecules

  8. H H H C H H C H H H H H H H (a) Structural isomers H C C C C C H H C H C C H H H H H H H H H X X X C C C C (b) Geometric isomers X H H H CO2H CO2H C C (c) Enantiomers H H NH2 NH2 CH3 CH3 Figure 4.7 A-C Isomers • Isomers are molecules with the same molecular formula but different structures and properties • Three types of isomers are • Structural • Geometric • Enantiomers

  9. L-Dopa (effective against Parkinson’s disease) D-Dopa (biologically inactive) Figure 4.8 • Enantiomers Are important in the pharmaceutical industry

  10. OH CH3 Estradiol HO Female lion OH CH3 CH3 O Testosterone Male lion Figure 4.9 Functional Groups • Functional groups are the parts of molecules involved in chemical reactions • They Are the chemically reactive groups of atoms within an organic molecule • Give organic molecules distinctive chemical properties

  11. Six functional groups are important in the chemistry of life • Hydroxyl • Carbonyl • Carboxyl • Amino • Sulfhydryl • Phosphate

  12. FUNCTIONAL GROUP HYDROXYL CARBONYL CARBOXYL O O OH C C OH (may be written HO ) In a hydroxyl group (—OH), a hydrogen atom is bonded to an oxygen atom, which in turn is bonded to the carbon skeleton of the organic molecule. (Do not confuse this functional group with the hydroxide ion, OH–.) STRUCTURE The carbonyl group( CO) consists of a carbon atom joined to an oxygen atom by a double bond. When an oxygen atom is double-bonded to a carbon atom that is also bonded to a hydroxyl group, the entire assembly of atoms is called a carboxyl group (—COOH).  Figure 4.10 Some important functional groups of organic compounds

  13. Ketones if the carbonyl group is within a carbon skeleton Aldehydes if the carbonyl group is at the end of the carbon skeleton NAME OF COMPOUNDS Alcohols (their specific names usually end in -ol) Carboxylic acids, or organic acids EXAMPLE H H H H O O C C H OH C C H C H C H OH H H H H C Ethanol, the alcohol present in alcoholic beverages H H Acetic acid, which gives vinegar its sour tatste Acetone, the simplest ketone H H O H C C C H H H Propanal, an aldehyde Figure 4.10 Some important functional groups of organic compounds

  14. AMINO SULFHYDRYL PHOSPHATE O H SH N P OH O (may be written HS ) H OH In a phosphate group, a phosphorus atom is bonded to four oxygen atoms; one oxygen is bonded to the carbon skeleton; two oxygens carry negative charges; abbreviated P . The phosphate group (—OPO32–) is an ionized form of a phosphoric acid group (—OPO3H2; note the two hydrogens). The amino group (—NH2) consists of a nitrogen atom bonded to two hydrogen atoms and to the carbon skeleton. The sulfhydryl group consists of a sulfur atom bonded to an atom of hydrogen; resembles a hydroxyl group in shape. Figure 4.10 • Some important functional groups of organic compounds

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