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Organic Chemistry

Organic Chemistry. History of Organic Chemistry. Useful Chemicals from plants and animals known since prehistoric times. Egyptian indigo & royal purple dye. Alchemists: isolated compounds. First Synthetic Organic Molecule. Antoine Lavoisier. DuPont Co. 1802.

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Organic Chemistry

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  1. Organic Chemistry

  2. History of Organic Chemistry Useful Chemicals from plants and animals known since prehistoric times Egyptian indigo & royal purple dye Alchemists: isolated compounds First Synthetic Organic Molecule Antoine Lavoisier DuPont Co. 1802

  3. Top Chemicals Produced in U.S. in 2004thousands of metric tons 1: sulfuric acid 16: styrene 2: nitrogen 17: hydrochloric acid 3: ethylene18: ethylene oxide 4: oxygen 19: cumene 5: propylene 20: ammonium sulfate 6: chlorine 21: 1,3-butadiene 7: ethylene dichloride22: acrylonitrile 8: phosphoric acid 23: hydrogen 9: ammonia 24: vinyl acetate 10: sodium hydroxide 25: titanium dioxide 11: benzene 26: aluminum sulfate 12: nitric acid 27: aniline 13: ammonium nitrate 28: sodium chlorate 14: ethylbenzene 29: sodium sulfate 15: urea

  4. Source Nonrenewable Fossil fuel or Petroleum ( rock oil) Fractional distillation Natural gas Renewable Animal or plant source

  5. Products10 million Organic compounds Dyes Plastics Synthetic materials Explosives Pharmaceuticals Fuels Lubricants

  6. Barbecue Meat Chemicals:Grilling and Cancer Amino Acids convert to: Heterocyclic Amines or Amino-imidazoazaarenes (AIAs Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

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