Chemistry · Ch 13 — Organic Nitrogen Compounds
Nitro Compounds
Nitro Compounds
Nitro compounds are considered derivatives of hydrocarbons: replacing one hydrogen atom of a hydrocarbon with the -NO2 group gives the resulting organic compound …
Worked out. A short biography box: the American chemist who shared the 1987 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Jean-Marie Lehn and Charles J. Pedersen for developing molecules with structure-specific interactions of high selectivity, founding the field of host-guest chemistry. Cram expanded on Pedersen's ground-breaking synthesis of crown ethers -- two-dimensional organic compounds able to recognise and selectively bind ions of certain metals. He also worked in stereochemistry, and Cram' …
Worked out. The chapter-opening panel: amines (organic derivatives of ammonia) play a central role in bioregulation and neurotransmission. Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6) is an organic nitrogen compound needed to maintain healthy nerves, skin and red blood cells. Plants synthesise alkaloids and biologically active amines to defend themselves against insects and other animals -- dopamine (a neurotransmitter) and histamine (which dilates blood vessels) are shown as structural examples. Diazonium salts have major applications in synthetic organic chemistry, and nitrogen compounds broadly are key constituents of explosives, drugs, dyes, fue …