Organic Chemistry Terms Starting with I
Definitions of 16 organic chemistry terms that start with I, such as Imidazole, Imine, Induction. Plain-language explanations linked to reactions and…
Terms starting with I
- Imidazole: Aromatic five-membered ring containing two nitrogen atoms.
- Imine: Compound containing C=N.
- Induction: Electron-withdrawing or donating effect transmitted through σ bonds.
- Initiation: First radical-chain step that creates radicals.
- Integration: NMR peak area used to estimate the relative number of hydrogens.
- Intermediate: Species formed in one reaction step and consumed in another.
- Intermolecular Forces: Attractions between separate molecules.
- Internal Alkyne: Alkyne where both triple-bond carbons are attached to carbon groups.
- Inversion of Configuration: 3D arrangement flips, classically during an SN2 reaction.
- Ionic Bond: Electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions.
- Ionic Reaction: Reaction involving charged species and electron-pair movement.
- Isoelectric Point (pI): pH where a molecule such as an amino acid has zero net charge.
- Isolated Diene: Double bonds separated by more than one single bond.
- Isoprene: 2-Methyl-1,3-butadiene, important building block in natural products and rubber.
- Isotactic: Polymer where substituents have the same regular stereochemical orientation along the chain.
- IUPAC: Organization responsible for standardized chemical naming rules.