Organic Chemistry Part 8. INDEX of notes on the chemistry of Organic Nitrogen (organo-nitrogen) Compounds

 Index of GCSE level oil and basic organic chemistry notes

INDEX of Organic Nitrogen Compound Notes

Nitrogen compounds covered in My Organic Chemistry Part 8 notes

Aliphatic and aromatic Primary amines .. Secondary amines .. Tertiary Amines .. Quaternary ammonium salts .. Amino acids and zwitterions .. Primary acid amides .. Secondary acid amides .. Tertiary acid amides ... Polyamides (Nylon and Kevlar) .. Diazonium salts and azo dyes .. Nitro-aromatics .. Nitriles ... Amino acids, peptides, polypeptides, proteins, hydrogen bonds between bases in the structure of DNA and RNA.

I've also included examples of infrared spectra, mass spectra, 1H NMR spectra and 13C NMR spectra of selected organic nitrogen compounds. Selected spectra of organo-nitrogen compounds

PLEASE NOTE: When I finally reached writing up organo-nitrogen compounds, I'd already written much chemistry on them in other sections, SO, here I've linked to previous notes on other parts of my website, BUT added extra notes where appropriate.

8.1 Molecular structure and nomenclature of nitrogen containing organic compounds

(Also includes an introduction as to how to write and display organic-nitrogen formulae including isomers)

Multiple choice/type in name quiz on classification, structure and naming of organic nitrogen compounds - good practise revision exam questions

8.2 The structure, classification and physical properties of aliphatic amines

8.3 Methods of synthesising amines (aliphatic and aromatic), includes reactions of amines with halogenoalkanes

8.4 Acid-base chemistry of aliphatic amines, their comparative strength as bases and reactions with acids

8.5 The chemistry of amides e.g. formation by reacting acid chlorides or acid anhydrides with ammonia and amines, hydrolysis and formation of polyamides - e.g. Nylon formation, structure, properties and uses

8.6 The complexing reaction of primary aliphatic amines with 3d-block metal ions (transition metal complexes)

8.7 Amine bases and the hydrogen bonding in DNA and RNA

8.8 LINKS to all my advanced level notes on amino acids, peptides, polypeptides and types of proteins

8.9 Occurrence of organo-nitrogen compounds in nature and pharmaceutical products

AND other IMPORTANT pages involving organonitrogen compounds previously written

Section 6.11 Amides - molecular structure, preparations and reactions, uses, brief mention of polyamides

Section 6.12 The chemistry of nitriles - molecular structure, preparations and reactions

Section 6.13 Amino acids - molecular structure, preparation and reactions - two functional groups

Section 6.14 More on the uses of carboxylic acids and derivatives and occurrence in nature

Section 7.10 The chemistry of aromatic amines including preparation of phenylamine, acylation, electrophilic substitution and azo dyes

and Amino acids as a case study of R/S isomerism

also infrared, mass, 1H NMR and 13C NMR spectra of specific organo-nitrogen compounds

See also Part 15 Organic Chemistry Spectroscopy - examples of IR, mass, H-1 NMR and C-13 NMR spectra

The following notes have basic reaction conditions, reagents and general equations as well as notes on the mechanisms indicated and were written before the above notes on the chemistry of organic nitrogen compounds.

Nucleophilic substitution by cyanide ion to give a nitrile [S_N1 or S_N2]

Nucleophilic substitution by ammonia/primary amine giving primary/secondary amines [S_N1 or S_N2 mechanisms]

Nucleophilic addition of hydrogen cyanide to form a hydroxy-nitrile

Amide formation from reaction of acid chlorides with ammonia or primary amines

Nitration of arenes to give nitro-aromatics like nitrobenzene