Pictures of the Day CH320M/CH328M
11-20-24
The
Functional Group Paradigm: Synthesis of Complex Molecules
Shown
above are examples of chemistry you know being applied in very complex
situations.The point is that
functional groups such as the -OH group of alcohols or the pi bond of
alkenes generally react the same whether they are in complex molecules
such as those shown above, or in simple molecules like the ones we discuss
most often in class. The functional group based
approach to synthesis is a fundamental paradigm in organic chemistry,
and it explains why the text book is organized around the different functional
groups.
